2014-2015学年浙江金华青春共同体八年级上期中英语试卷（解析版）

完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was “Double 11”yesterday. Many people say it’s Bachelor’s Day(光棍节) because it’s named after the ____November 11th. For most young singles(单身), it’s such a special day that they usually ______ lots of shopping online to celebrate themselves. They are happy because they are free.

Whenever the day comes, I think of my parents. I once doubted(怀疑) whether there was______between my parents. Every day they were very busy trying to make money for my brother and me. They never act ____ the romantic(浪漫的) ways that I read in books or see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too _____for them to say. Sending each other flowers on Valentine’s Day is _____ more impossible. Finally Dad became impatient(不耐心) when he was very tired from the hard work.

One day, Mum was sewing(缝纫) a quilt（被子）. I silently sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there love between you and Dad?” Mom stopped_____ and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer at once.

I was worried because I thought I had hurt her and didn’t know ____ to do. At last she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, then love should be thread. It can hardly be seen _____ or anytime, but it’s really ______. Love is inside.”

I couldn’t understand _____ until the next spring, when Dad suddenly got sick(生病的) seriously. Mom had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned, I read the “love” in their hearts. After that, every day at dusk(黄昏), Mom _　　 _ Dad walk slowly on the country road. How _____I was to see that!.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet _____. But from this experience, I know life a lot______. Love is life, it is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.A. season　　　　　　 B. date　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. month

2.A. do　　　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　 D. spend

3.A. money　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　 D. peace

4.A. with　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　 D. at

5.A. easy　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　 D. interesting

6.A. so　　　　　　　　 B. quite　　　　　　　 C. very　　　　　　 D. even

7.A. work　　　　　　 B. to work　　　　　　 C. working　　　　 D. worked

8.A. how　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

9.A. somewhere　　　 B. anywhere　　　　 C. nowhere　　　　 D. everywhere

10.A. that　　　　　　　　 B. here　　　　　　　 C. there　　　　　　　 D. this

11. A. him　　　　　　　　 B. you　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　 D. her

12.A. helped　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　 C. advised　　　　　　 D. wanted

13.A. tired　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　 C. interested　　　　　 D. bored

14.A. looks　　　　　　　 B. kisses　　　　　　 C. foods　　　　　　　 D. Walks

15. A. more　　　　　　　 B. farther　　　　　　 C. higher　　　　　　　 D. longer

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Film Times(13th June-23th June)

1.Which film lasts the longest?

A. Harry Potter　 B. Catch Me If You Can

C. The Twins　 D. I Spy

2.You can see Harry Potter on ________.

A. Saturday　　 B. Sunday　　 C. Friday　　 D. Monday

3. When Mr Wang and his 9-year-old son go to see The Twins, they should pay _______.

A. ￥45　　 B. ￥40　　　 C. ￥35　　 D. ￥30

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Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.

★ When to arrive

The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you to his/her house, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can arrive a few minutes after 3:00, but it is also a good idea to arrive at the right time.

★ What to bring

Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share(分享), or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.

★ How to greet (问候)

When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. This will show them more respect(尊重).

It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!

1. If your friend asks you to get to your friend’s house around 5:00 p.m, it is polite to arrive at ________ p.m.

A. 4:30　　　　　　 B. 4:50　　　　　　 C. 5:02　　　　　　 D. 5:30

2. The passage mainly(主要)tells us ____________.

A. when to arrive at your friend’s house

B. how to greet people

C. what to bring to your friend

D. how to be a good visitor

3.It’s not good to bring your friend ____________ when you go to his/her house.

A. a box of chocolates　　　　　　 B. some flowers

C. a movie　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some money

4.The passage may be from ____________.

A. a notice(通知) on a wall　　 B. a letter to a friend

C. an article in a magazine　　 D. a piece of news in a newspaper

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Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.

Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. They get their food by eating plants and other animals. If you look carefully at plants around you, you will find there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.

Flowering plants can make seeds(种子). The seeds are guarded by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float(漂浮) in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and sandy places, they usually grow into plants.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that _____________.

A. plants are important for life

B. plants cannot grow without air

C. there are many plants in the world.

D. we can not live without water.

2. From Paragraph 2, we know there is(are) _______ kind(s) of plants around us.

A. four　　　　　　　　 B. three　　　　　　　 C. two　　　　　　 D. one

3.In paragraph 3, the underlined word “guarded” most probably means ____________.

A. offered　　　　　 B. protected

C. produced　　　　 D. saved

4. According to the underlined sentence“Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds”, the following statements are wrong EXCEPT ___________.

A. All the plants grow from seeds.

B. No flowering plants grow from seeds.

C. Only non-flowering plants grow from seeds.

D. A few of non-flowering plants grow from seeds.

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Is your mobile phone just to make phone calls? If yes, you are out of date then. The very recent fashion ---Apple iphone has started a new _______ for mobile phones and developed more and more uses. Its touch-to-go function(功能) and shining design make the iphone one of young people’s favorite toys. They take notes, enjoy music, surf the web with it and it can also be used as a picture, video and voice recorder. The iphone is like a mini-computer and can provide all the entertainment that you need.

A U.S university has found a new use for the Apple iphone ---as a musical instrument. Professors from the University of Michigan have worked together in the past five months to create what they call a 21st century orchestra. There are no traditional instruments, only 20 of Apple’s best selling mobile phones. This mobile phone group can play different parts together, such as the piano, the trumpet, the violin and the saxophone(萨克斯). They wrote programs to let users experiment with the iphone’s technologies themselves. With their programs, the iphone users can change their iphones into electronic musicians that can play the wanted music.

It is said that the first CD recorded by the iphone orchestra will soon go to the market. Still waiting? Act now and own your personal orchestra!

1. Which of the following may be the best word to put in _______in the passage?

A. plan　　　　　　　　 B. journey　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　 D. life

2.Which of the following best describes Apple iphone’s functions?

A.A toy most favored by the young people.

B.Its touch-to-go function and shining design.

C.An orchestra that doesn’t need a piano, a violin or a saxophone.

D.A mini entertaining computer and a picture, video and voice recorder.

3.In this passage, the writer tries to encourage(鼓励) people to ________.

A. learn more about fashion

B. write programs for mobile phones.

C. own a personal iphone.

D. enjoy music from the orchestra.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. IPhone ---Young People’s　 New Fashion

B. Iphone Has a New Use

C. How to Be an Electronic Musician

D. Buy an Iphone Now

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A) 用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

1.Which city is _________, Beijing or Shanghai?

2.Let’s do what we can ________ those homeless children.

3.Of all the ways to travel, I think going by train is the_________.

4.It’s a good idea to practise _________ English in and out of class.

5.Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature _________ and becomes famous around the world.

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

My family is 1.______(计划) a journey to China in the winter. Our first 2.______(选择) is to visit Beijing, one of the3.________(大) places in the world. So we need to 4._______(预订) the plane tickets. To tell you the truth, we like going by train　 5._______ (好) . But we think it is too slow and it 6.________(花费) much time. Though going by plane is more 7.________(昂贵的)，it goes 8.________(快) and saves time. Some people may think it’s not9._____(安全) , but our family all 10. ________(赞同)it’s our favorite way to travel.

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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

There are many ways for students to go to school. Some students walk to school because they live 1._______ to their school. Some students live far 2.______ their schools, so they may go by car or bus. In big3.________(city), students can take the underground to go to school.

Now many people drive cars and the fresh4.______　 is less and less(更少). I think going to school on foot is good for us.

First of all, walking to school is a wonderful way 5._______(exercise) and it’s good for health. 6._______, it’s fun to walk together with friends every day. We can talk about something interesting and know7.________ other. Then, if we walk, our parents won’t have to drive 8._______ (we) to school. There will be fewer cars on the road. More walking and less9._____(drive ) helps to make our city cleaner.

I hope more and more students will walk to school. 10.______ everyone can do so, we will have a better life and a green world.

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下面是某校八年级本学期在进行小组活动时所讨论的英语话题内容。请将话题的字母编号填写到相应的横线上。（有一个话题多余）

1.________. The WWF is working hard to save pandas---the symbol of animals in danger.

2._________. A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but it costs more money.

3._________. It was a small village 30 years ago, but now it has more and more tall buildings.

4._________. You need to listen for key words and main ideas, just the same as reading.

5._______. The match was difficult and no one could score at all. It was really boring.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

书面表达（共1小题，满分20分）

假设你是Li Dan，你的英国网友Sally目前正在上海学习中文。请根据表格中所给的信息给她提出一些学好中文的建议。（80词左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入词数。）

要求：所给的建议必须包括表中的信息，并适当发挥。

Dear Sally,

Glad to hear you are learning Chinese in Shanghai. Don’t worry about your problems. Here is some advice for you. ________________________________________________________________

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____________. I really hope my advice helps you a lot. Welcome to Jinhua!

Li Dan

难度: 困难查看答案及解析