2015年八年级第二学期英语检测练习题：第四单元
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I.听力测试。(共30分)
第一节(每小题1.5分，共9分)
根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语。听一遍。
1. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Have a nice trip. C. You’re so kind.
2. A. Yes, I think so. B. Yes, they do. C. That’s all right.
3. A. I am washing clothes. B. I was calling my friend. C. I help mom clean the house.
4. A. Yes, it is. B. That’s amazing. C. No, it isn’t.
5. A. Since three years ago. B. Only once. C. For three weeks.
6. A. Never mind. B. You’re quite right. C. My pleasure.
第二节(每小题1.5分，共9分)
根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答案。听一遍。
7. A. Boring. B. Fantastic. C. Tiring.
8. A. About 10 meters. B. About 20 kilometers. C. About 10 kilometers.
9. A. At home. B. In the supermarket. C. In the library.
10. A. Because he did too much homework.
B. Because he watched a soccer game until late.
C. Because he caught a bad cold.
11. A. Mr. Green’s daughter . B. Mrs. Green. C. Mr. Green’s father.
12. A. Sunday. B. Wednesday. C. Monday.
第三节(每小题1.5分，共6分)
根据你所听到的对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答案。听两遍。
听第一段材料，回答第13和14小题。
13. What is Henry’s father?
A. A zookeeper. B. An animal doctor. C. A cleaner in the zoo.
14. How many foxes does Henry’s father look after?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听第二段材料，回答第15和16小题。
15. What happened to the man last Sunday?
A. He hurt his head in an accident.
B. He was caught in the rain.
C. He walked into the tree and was hurt badly.
16. What should the man do?
A. Go to work as usual. B. Have a r est and drink more water. C. Take some hot food.
第四节(每小题1.5分，共6分)
根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。听两遍。
17. Sun Xi is a ____________ boy.
A. lazy B. helpful C. shy
18. Sun Xi always thinks about how to ___________ in his free time.
A. help his parents B. improve his Chinese C. make money
19. It took the boy ____________ to find a plan that worked.
A. five years B. five weeks C. five months
20. From the passage, we know Sun Xi ___________________.
A. won’t help the poor children any more
B. will go on helping the poor children
C. will ask more people to help those poor children
Ⅱ. 单项选择。(每小题1分，共20分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
21. -We had _______ unusual trip in South Korea by ________ ship.
-Excellent!
A. an; / B. a; / C. an; the D. a; the
22 . -Will you keep these old toys?
-Of course. They hold the sweetest __________ about my childhood.
A. gold B. silence C. research D. memory
23. -It rains again!
-Yes. The weather in Chongqing this summer is much cooler than _______in Chengdu.
A. that B. it C. one D. this
24. -How do you know I’ve just come back from the beach?
-There is _____________ sand in your shoes.
A. a little of B. a little bit C. a bit of D. a few
25. -What does Yu Gong Moves a Mountain tell us?
-It tells us we will never give up _________ there are difficulties in front of us.
A. but B. even though C. however D. unless
26. -Let’s go to the Children’s Home.
-Wait a minute. I think we should _____________ the old toys and books one more time.
A. run out B. check out C. think out D. come out
27. -What do you often do on weekends?
-Our family like to drive _______________ to enjoy ourselves.
A. somewhere peaceful B. to somewhere peaceful
C. peaceful somewhere D. to peaceful somewhere
28. -I called you at 9 o’clock yesterday evening, but you didn’t answer.
-Let me see. I __ __________ a shower at that time.
A. have taken B. will take C. was taking D. take
29. Many students are so interested in comic books that they can’t ______________.
A. put it down B. put down it C. put them down D. put down them
30. Among these science fictions, Thomas likes Journey to the Center of the Earth _________.
A. good B. better C. best D. well
31. -Could you help me? I will make a duty report in my English class tomorrow.
-We have so many things __________, for example, your favorite singer.
A. to talk B. to talk about C. to talk with D. to talk to
32. —I can’t stand people killing so many endangered animals for money.
—_____________ I think we should protect them instead.
A. So can I. B. Neither I can. C. So I can. D. Neither can I.
33. There ____________ a lot more places to enjoy different performances in Chongqing recently.
A. was B. will be C. have been D. has been
34. -What’s in this big box ?
-I’m sure you will fall in love with the gift in the box as soon as you ________ it.
A. see B. will see C. saw D. sees
35. -Have you seen the Smiths?
-No. The Smith family ______________ Brazil to watch the World Cup.
A. have been to B. have gone to C. has been to D. has gone to
36. -Are you free after lunch?
-Yes. I have _____________ to do.
A. nothing else B. nothing others C. no else things D. no another things
37. The news says that __________ middle school students in China choose to __________ every year.
A. millions of; study in abroad B. millions of; study abroad
C. million of; study in abroad D. million of; study abroad
38. -You still got _________ in the face of big challenges. How brave you are!
-Every time I want to stop, my parents and teachers always encourage me _______ on.
A. success; moving B. succeed; to move C. success; to move D. succeed; moving
39. -Two of my classmates cheated in the English exam.
-______________________ They should learn a lesson from it.
A. Not yet. B. I’m afraid not.
C. What a shame! D. Nothing much.
40. -He looks very worried.
-I wonder ______________________.
A. why does he look so B. whether he has met difficulties
C. that he isn’t in trouble D. when did it happen
Ⅲ. 完形填空。(每小题1分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Once upon a time, a good-looking hawk(鹰) lived in a tree alone. He felt lonely because he had 41 friends.
One day, he saw a beautiful she-hawk and wanted to 42 her. But the she-hawk refused, because he had no friends. “Will you be with me if I make three friends?” he asked. She answered yes.
The hawk flew to 43 friends. Along the way, he met some animals, 44 a huge bear, a fox and a tiger. He asked them if they could make friends with him. They said, “Of course. Call us when you are 45 need and we shall come to your side.”
The hawk was very happy. He flew back and became the she-hawk’s 46 . Some months later after their marriage, they got tw o baby hawks and had a happy life.
One day, two hungry hunters (猎人) came and sat under that tree. They had 47 to eat. Suddenly, they heard the baby hawks 48 . And then they decided to catch them and eat them.
The parent hawks became worried. So they had to turn to their friends and told them 49 . With their help, the two hunters ran away, and the babies became safe.
The hawk thanked his three friends. He found that the she-hawk was very 50 in advising him to make friends before marriage.
41. A. a few B. no C. a couple of D. several
42. A. marry to B. get ma rried C. get married with D. marry
43. A. look for B. look after C. look like D. look through
44. A. include B. included C. including D. includes
45. A. on B. in C. with D. into
46. A. husband B. wife C. child D. parent
47. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
48. A. cry B. crying C. to cry D. cried
49. A. the whole thing B. whole the thing C. all thing D. the all thing
50. A. silly B. nervous C. smart D. honest
Ⅳ. 阅读理解。(每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A
Have you heard of EXO? EXO is a Chinese-South Korean boy band with 12 people. They are in two teams: EXO-M and EXO-K. There’s even a “competition” between the two teams. “I will not call it a competition. It’s always in good fun,” said Sehun of EXO-K.
Here comes the new superstar! His name is Austin Mahone. The 18-year-old is a pop singer in the US. His success story is just like that of Justin Bieber. Last month Mahone’s new album The Secret came out. Maybe it’s a good chance for us to know more about him and his music.
Forget about Super Junior. We now have TFBOYS. TFBOYS is a popular Chinese boy band made up of three members. They are Wang Junkai, 14, Wang Yuan, 13, and Yi Yangqianxi, 13. The boys are all junior middle school students. Their songs are full of positive energy (正能量). In their latest album, they call on teenagers not to be afraid of dreaming big.
51. Members of EXO come from _____________.
A. the UK and the US B. China and South Korea
C. China and America D. South Korea and Japan
52. If you listen to TFBOY’s songs, you can feel a lot of ____________.
A. trouble in study B. tiredness of life C. positive energy D. anger of society
53. Austin Mahone’s success story is almost the same as ___________.
A. TFBOY’s B. Justin Bieber’s C. EXO’s D. Taylor Swift’s
B
French wax sculptor (雕刻家) Marie Tussaud set up the first Madame Tussauds in London, UK over 200 years ago. It shows waxworks of many famous people. There are 16 Madame Tussauds in many big cities around the world, such as New York, Tokyo and Sydney. The newly opened Beijing museum is the fourth Madame Tussauds in China, following Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wuhan.
What’s there in Beijing’s Madame Tussauds? Let’s take a look right now!
Visit well-known film scenes(场景)
Inside Madame Tussauds, you can see scenes of certain films. One of the most popular scenes is one from the 1961 US film Breakfast at Tiffany’s (《蒂凡尼的早餐》). It is about Audrey Hepburn having her breakfast at Tiffany’s. You can sit beside her and take a photo with her.
Find famous people
You can meet famous people from different fields (领域), for example, American singer Michael Jackson, Chinese basketball player Yao Ming and American businessman Steve Jobs. US President Barack Obama is also here to meet you. You can even sit on his chair in his office.
Learn about how to make wax figures
There is a special area in Madame Tussauds to help you learn more about the life of Marie Tussaud. Also, you can see everything from how to measure (测量) a person to finishing a wax figure. It takes nearly four months to finish a figure.
54. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Beijing is the __________ one opened in China.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
55. From the passage, we know that Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a ____________.
A. movie B. game C. restaurant D. museum
56. In Beijing’s Madame Tussauds, you can do many things except(除了) _________.
A. visiting well-known film scenes
B. making a wax figure by yourself
C. finding famous people from different fields
D. learning about how to make wax figures
57. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. You can only find famous singers and actors in Beijing’s Madame Tussauds.
B. French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud set up the first Madame Tussauds in Paris.
C. It takes about four months to finish making a wax figure.
D. There is no Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Japan.
C
Yu Qiuyu is a famous writer. Once, he went to Germany to learn more about the life there. He found a room for renting(出租). The owner was an old man. Yu looked around the room and found it very nice, so he decided to rent it.
The old man smiled, saying, “Don’t worry, young man. You haven’t lived here. I think you can try living here for a few days. Then you can decide whether to live for a long time or not.” Yu thought it fair enough, and finally signed a contract(合同) of five days. The room was quite comfortable. The cleaners took away the trash every day. The hallway was always tidy and clean.
On the fifth day, when Yu wanted to talk with the old man about the long-time rent, he broke a glass carelessly. He was very nervous, feeling that the glass was expensive. However, when he told the old man on the phone, the old man said , “Don’t worry. It’s not a big deal. I’ll bring one later.” Yu swept the glass pieces into the trash bag together with other things, and put them outside of the door. A moment later, the old man came. After entering the room, he asked before Yu said anything, “Then where are the glass pieces?”
Yu answered quickly, “I put them outside.” The old man went out at once. After looking at the trash bag, he came back to the room with a gloomy face. He said to Yu, “You can move out tomorrow, because I won’t rent the room to you.”
Yu couldn’t believe his ears and asked, “Is it because I broke your favorite glass that you are upset?”
“No, it’s because you didn’t think of others.”
Just then, the old man went out of the room with a pen and another trash bag. He poured out the trash that Yu had put in the bag. Then the old man picked up every piece of glass very carefully. After a long time, he put all the glass pieces into a trash bag, and wrote with the pen on the bag: “Dangerous! Glass pieces inside”. And other trash was put into another bag, with “Safe” written on it.
Yu was looking at it. He didn’t know what to say. His face burned with shame.
58. Yu Qiuyu went to Germany to ____________.
A. teach in a school B. volunteer in a hospital
C. join a writing club D. learn more about the life there
59. The underlined word “gloomy” possibly means _____________ in Chinese.
A. 开心的 B.有趣的 C.阴沉的 D.友善的
60. According to the writer, the old man refused to rent the room because___________.
A. Yu didn’t know how to throw away trash
B. he didn’t think Yu could make the room clean
C. he didn’t think Yu cared about others a lot
D. Yu didn’t tell him about the broken glass
61. The best title of this passage is ________________.
A. The life in Germany B. A Comfortable Room
C. Safe or Dangerous D. Think More of Others
D
June 6th is National Eye Care Day. It is a good chance for us to improve our eye health. What are common eye problems we have today? How can we protect our eyes? Read on to find out the answer.
Eyes are important in our everyday life. We use them to read books, see colors and view the wonders of the world. But sometimes, we use them too much and it hurts them.
In the past, nearsightedness (近视) was a common eye problem among children. This is mostly because of their bad eye habits, such as watching TV too long and reading books in bed.
However, today’s technology is changing the way we live. Children spend more time working and playing in front of computers, smartphones and iPads. US children spend more than 42 hours a week in front of electronic screens (电子屏幕), US’ ABC news reported.
This has caused a new p roblem for our eyes: digital (数字的) eyestrain (眼疲劳). People with digital eyestrain may get headaches, dry and red eyes, eye pain, watering and other eye problems.
But don’t worry. The following tips can help you protect your eyes. Try them out.
Screen advice:
1. When you are watching electronic screens, keep them at least 30 cm from your eyes. Try not to use your smartphone in direct sunlight.
2. Blink (眨眼) more often when you are looking at the screen. This can help to stop dry eyes.
3. Remember to take a 20-20-20 break: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet (about 6 meters) away.
4. Spend less time in front of screens. One to two hours a day is OK for your eyes.
62. People get a good chance to care about their _______________ on June 6th every year.
A. tooth health B. physical (心理) health
C. eye health D. heart health
63. As people ________________, digital eyestrain has become a new eye problem.
A. read books in bed and watch TV too long
B. spend too much time before electronic screens
C. eat too much junk food and smoke a lot
D. spend too little time doing sports outside
64. According to the 20-20-20 break rule, we’d better take a break ________ if we need to watch the electronic screens for one and a half hours.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times
65. The main idea of the passage is _______________.
A. what caused digital eyestrain and how we can protect our eyes
B. what people do on Eye Care Day
C. what good habits of using eyes
D. how today’s technology is changing the way we live
第II卷(共60分)
(请将第II卷各题的答案用钢笔或圆珠笔书写在答题卷上，不得在试卷上直接作答。)
Ⅴ. 任务型阅读。(每题2分，共6分)
阅读下文并回答问题。
Toys may be children’s best friends, but when you talk about large museums that are full of different kinds of toys—it isn’t a children’s pla y anymore.
As the largest of its kind in the world, Penang Toy Museum has over 100,000 toys, dolls and other fun things. It has also entered the Malaysia Book of Records as the first toy museum in the country and with the largest toy collection.
The owner, Loh Lean Cheng, said everything began with his love of toys. He started to collect toys after visiting the London Toy and Model Museum many years ago.
In the past 40 years , his collection has kept on growing and growing. Today, almost everything that you think of about toys can be found there. According to the owner, some of his toys are limited editions (限量版) that he got during his trips around the world. The most expensive toy that he has had is a Gundam robot from Japan.
If you go to Malaysia, don’t forget to go and have a look at the toys. It will be a great dream in every person’s mind.
66. Is Penang Toy Museum the first toy museum in Malaysia?
________________________________________________________________________________
67. When did Loh Lean Cheng start to collect toys?
________________________________________________________________________________
68. What’s the most expensive toy that Loh Lean Cheng has had?
________________________________________________________________________________
Ⅵ. 口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分)
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。
A: Hi, Bill! You are reading the fiction again!
B: Yes, Tom. I just can’t stop reading.
A: 69
B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can learn something new.
A: Really? 70
B: Charles Dickens. I think he is a great English writer. What about you?
A: 71 He is also my favorite foreign writer. Please let me have a look at it.
B: OK, here you are! … What do you think of this fiction?
A: 72 I haven’t read such a fiction for long. Where did you buy it?
B: In Sisyphus Bookstore.
A: I don’t know where it is. 73
B: No, only 10 minutes’ walk from here, next to Sha Pingba Cinema.
A: Oh, I see. I will go there to get one, too. Thank you!
B: You’re welcome!
A. How many times have you read i t?
B. I don’t agree with you.
C. Is it far from here?
D. It’s wonderful.
E. How long does it take me to get there?
F. Who wrote it?
G. Me, too.
Ⅶ. 用单词的正确形式填空。(每空1分，共8分)
74. People like to camp in the mountain to enjoy the ________ of nature. (beautiful)
75. Three fifths of the population in the USA___________ white people. (be)
76. I hurried __________911 when I saw a fire in my neighbor’s house. (call)
77. Coming Home is one of the greatest films that Zhang Yimou ___________(make).
78. They are discussing what ____________with the money they made in the yard sale. (do)
79. It’s really ___________that China has progressed in such a rapid way these years.(believe)
80. Can you tell me where I can eat the traditional _________ food in Chongqing?(India)
81. There are many Chinese living in our neighborhood, so we can ________ speak Putonghua. (simple)