2018华育中学八年级英语期中试卷

上海市民办华育中学2018-2019学年八年级上学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．Be careful not to wake the baby.A．/keə’fl/B．/kiə’fl/C．/’keəfl/ D．/’kiəfl/ 2．Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others? A．She was standing on one foot. B．I won’t leave until you come back.C．She was unable to contain her excitement. D．Who will pay the electricity bill?3．A little boy wrote ________ “u” and ________ “n” on the wall.A．a; an B．an; a C．an; an D．a; a4．I have lost my pen. I must buy ________ today.A．it B．this C．one D．that 5．You’ve got so many books. Could you please lend me ________ to read?A．anything B．any C．something D．some 6．They’ve taken everything with ________.A．them B．themselves C．they D．their 7．She had to borrow a new ________ in order to attend the party.A．cloth B．clothes C．clothing D．dress8．________ useful information board you have made!A．How B．What C．How a D．What a9．I am not sure how long Oliver ________.A．has joined the army B．has joined in the army C．has served the army D．has served in the army10．What is the chemical symbol ________ water?A．about B．of C．on D．for11．________ a father, she has a younger brother to support.A．Beside B．Besides C．Except D．Except for 12．I hate to admit it, ________ I think I was wrong.A．and B．but C．or D．so13．He’s an ________ engineer, he can deal with ________ problems.A．electricity, electrical B．electrical, electrical C．electrical, electric D．electrical, electricity14．History ________ repeat itself.A．needs not B．need not C．doesn’t need D．need not to 15．What did you ________ about water pollution at the meeting?A．talk B．say C．speak D．tell16．In the past few years, ________ great changes in Shanghai.A．there were B．there have had C．there had been D．there have been 17．Joyce suggested ________.A．them talk it over among themselves B．them talked it over among themselves C．they talk it over among themselves D．they talked it over among themselves 18．Where do you think ________ Tonny ________ the jacket?A．did, buy B．did, bought C．has, bought D．/, bought 19．Which sentence is correct?A．I wonder where you have gone. B．I wonder where they visited.C．I wonder when you have finished the task. D．I wonder what is the matter with you. 20．—John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.—Oh, ________!A．cheer up B．well done C．go ahead D．congratulations二、用所给单词的正确形式填空21．They have both behaved ________ than before and I am very hurt. (bad)22．You can reduce these long ________ to simple charts or diagrams. (explain)23．In ________ cold weather, everything seems to be frozen. (freeze)24．Our government is trying to take ________ to prevent and control pollution. (measure) 25．My father exercises ________ because he doesn’t have e nough time. (regular) 26．They do not have the ________ to apologize for their actions. (encourage)27．A friend is a living treasure, and if you have one, you have one of the ________ gifts in life. (value)28．Such negative thoughts and feelings make some people feel like ________ up. (give) 29．I didn’t know a thing about the verbs, for I ________ my lesson. (not study)30．The miners ________ alive when the tunnel collapsed. (bury)31．Look! Jerry ________ and he belongs to a ski club. (ski)32．I hope you ________ the secret of how to be happy. (find)33．I don’t think Renee saw us. She ________ a watch for her father. (choose)34．Let us hold our hands and ________ the environment. (not pollute)三、改写句子35．Daisy was told not to eat sweets any more. （反意疑问句）Daisy was told not to eat sweets any more, ________ ________?36．The doctor took good care of the wounded. （改为被动句）The wounded ________ ________ good care of by the doctor.四、同义句转化37．I don’t know if I will go with you tomorrow. （同义句转换）I don’t know ________ ________ go with you tomorrow.38．Benny wanted to trick his sister. （同义句转换）Benny wanted to ________ ________ ________ ________ his sister.五、划线部分提问39．Life in our cities will be inconvenient without electricity.（划线提问）________ will life in our cities ________ ________ without electricity?六、将所给单词连成句子40．machine, makes, kinds, works, it, goods, the, of, that, all（连词成句）________________________________.七、短文选词填空Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once.More Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims, “The school bus is a mirror of the community.” They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right—sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl.Bruce Hardy. school bus driver for Althouse BUS Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg, 41．her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus.This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says, “It’s been a great ride 42．! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good liste ner. Sometimes when you’re a child, adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important.” Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree 43．what Liesl said. Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 40 years working for Althouse Bus Company. Larry Althouse, president of the company, acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record, “You do not come by employees lik e Bruce these days. He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accident-free miles. Hardy’s reputation is made 44．evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus.”Althouse further adds, “Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation 45．. My grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come.”Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks 46．drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations, Liesl’s mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District.八、阅读单选The Exploding Lakes of CameroonWhat comes to mind when you think of a lake? You probably imagine a pretty scene with blue water, birds, and fish. For the people in the northwestern Cameroon, however, the image is very different. For them, lakes may mean terrible disasters. In 1984, poisonous gases exploded out of Lake Monoun and came down into the nearby villages, killing thirty-seven people. Two years later, Lake Nyos erupted a cloud of gases rolled down the hills and into the valleys and killed 1,700 people.Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are crater (火山口) lakes. They were formed when water collected in the craters of old volcanoes. The volcanoes under Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are not active anymore. However, poisonous gases from the center of the earth continue to flow up through cracks in the bottom of the lake. This is normal in a crater lake. In most crater lakes, these gases are released often because the water “turns over” regularly. That is, the water from the bottom of the lake rises and mixes with the water at the top, allowing the gases to escape slowly.However, in Lakes Nyos and Monoun, there is no regular turning over. No one knows the reason for this fact, but as a result, these lakes have more gases tapped at the bottom than other crater lakes. In fact, scientists who have studied Lakes Nyos and Monoun have found 16,000 times more gases. When a strong wind, cool weather, a storm, or a landslide (滑坡) causes the water to turn over suddenly, the gases escape in a violent explosion.In the past, no one knew when the gases might explode, so there was no way for the villagers to escape disaster. Now scientists from the United States, France, and Cameroon have found a way to reduce the gas pressure at the bottom of Lake Nyos. They stood a672-foot plastic pipe in the middle of the lake, with one end of the pipe near the bottom and the other end in the air. Near the top of the pipe, the team put several holes that could be opened or closed by a computer. Now, when the gas pressure gets too high, the holes are opened and some of the gas-filled water shoots up through the pipe into the air like a fountain. With less pressure, a disastrous explosion is much less likely. However, the scientists are not sure that one pipe will be enough to prevent explosions. They hope to put in others soon and they plan to install a similar pipe and a computer system at Lake Monoun as well.To protect people nearby until all of the pipes are in place, the scientists have installed early warning systems at both lakes. If the gas pressure rises to a dangerous level, computers will set off loud sirens (警报) and bright lights to warn the people in the villages. That way, they will have time to escape from the dangerous gases.47．What will happen when Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode?A．Water will flow down the hills. B．Poisonous gases will be released suddenly.C．A strong wind will rise from the lakes. D．The volcanoes will come to life. 48．Which of the following statements about Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun is true? A．They were formed in 1984. B．They are at the top of two activevolcanoes.C．They are not like most other crater lakes. D．Water in them turns over regularly. 49．Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode because ________.A．the gases rise to the top and mix with airB．people from the villages turn over the waterC．scientists have put in a computer systemD．they have more gases trapped at the bottom than other crater lakes50．A team of scientists has ________.A．erected a pressure-releasing pipe in the lake B．identified the gases at the bottom of the lakeC．built a beautiful fountain near the lakes D．removed all dangerous gases from the lakes51．What do we learn from the last paragraph?A．Scientists are planning to install pipes in all crater lakes B．Scientists still do not know how to prevent gas explosionsC．Explosion disasters could be avoided in the future D．Warming systems have been set up in the villages nearby.九、完型填空It was just getting dark; there was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. But I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury.I was going along quietly at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream- “Help!” I looked round, but the only 52 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking(看起来可疑的) car just turning a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was 53 the cry had come from: I 54 speed and went after it. I thought the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew nea r, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling(发抖)with fear.“Let me go, you fool; you’re hurting me. Oh! Oh!”I felt my blood 55 . The fog was coming down thicker now, the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no 56 noticed this. Again, came a cry.“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!” Then a cry and a groan.If I was to save her, it was now or 57 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would 58 try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its path, and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch (沟渠) on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.“Fool!” he shouted 59 he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into a blow that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, pulled the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.“You have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Holl ywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”52．A．person B．sign C．figure D．form 53．A．how B．when C．what D．where 54．A．put aside B．put up C．put down D．put on 55．A．boil B．run C．come D．freeze 56．A．sign B．effort C．doubt D．troubles 57．A．late B．then C．ever D．never 58．A．at most B．at least C．at last D．at first 59．A．before B．after C．as D．while十、短文首字母填空Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.A Chimps(黑猩猩) will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory. But beyond the minimum requirements as social beings, they have little instinct (本能) to help one a60．. Chimps in the wild seek food for themselves. Even chimp mothers regularly decline to share food with their children, who are able from a young age to gather their own food.In the laboratory, chimps don’t naturally share food either. If a chimp is put in a cage where he can pull in one plate of food for himself or, with no great effort, a plate that also provides food for a neighbor to the next cage, he will pull at random—he just doesn’t carewhether his neighbor gets fed or not. Chimps are truly selfish.Human children, on the other hand are extremely cooperative. From the earliest ages, they desire to help others, to share information and to participate in a61．common goals. The psychologist Michael Tomasello has studied this cooperativeness in a series of experiments with very young children. He finds that if babies aged 18 months see a worried adult with hands f62．trying to open a door, almost all will immediately try to help.There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help, inform and share are not taught, but n63．possessed in young children. One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parents have started to train children to behave socially. Another is that the helping behaviors are not improved if the children are rewarded. A third reason is that social intelligence d64．in children before their general cognitive(认知的)skills, at least when compared with chimps. In tests conducted by Tomasello, the children did no better than the chimps on the physical world tests, but were considerably better at understanding the social world.The core of what children’s minds have and chimps’ don’t is wha t Tomasello calls shared intentionality. Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking. But b65．that, even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose. They actively seek to be part of a “we”, a group that intend s to work toward a shared goal.十一、阅读回答问题Read the following passage and answer the questions.Being an astronaut sounds cool, doesn’t it? In space, they can do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity.However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can’t do because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad. What’s worse, they can’t even let their sadness show—because it’s impossible to cry in zero gravity.Of course, astronauts can still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go—they just stick to your eyes.In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. “Tears,” he said, “don’t fall off your eyes. They just stay there.” Besides making your visionunclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on the earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that’s not the same in space. The space environment dries out astronauts’ eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. “My right eye is painful like crazy” Feustel told his teammate during the walk.Since gravity doesn’t w ork in space astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears.Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet (头盔) to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait—“When the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eye and float around”, astronaut Ron Parise said.There are lots of small things—things like crying that we are so used to on the earth. We usually take them for granted, until they become a problem in a completely different environment, like space. There, astronauts ca n’t talk to each other directly. They can’t eat or drink in normal ways; They can’t even burp (打嗝) because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up (呕吐) everything in their stomachs, according to the UK National Space Center.Thus perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly say: “Gravity, you’re the best.”66．Crying isn’t more difficult in space than on the earth, is it?_______________________________67．Who experienced that the tears in space caused pain rather than comfort?_______________________________68．How do astronauts get rid of the tears in space?_______________________________69．Why can’t astronauts burp in space?_______________________________70．In the last paragraph, the writer says: perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly say: “Gravity, you’re the best.” Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not?_______________________________十二、材料作文71．Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic. “The fun of learning________ (English/painting/to play the piano/to play basketball…”Necessary points:1. What’s your experience of learning ________?2. Why do you think learning ________ is fun?（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。

初二英语第一学期期中教学质量调研测试二、选择填空(共25小题;每小题1分，满分25分)A)单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。

21.一Do you know man over there?一Yes, he is honest person. Now he is planning one-day tripA. a; an; anB. an; the; aC. the; an; a D .the; a; an22.一Excuse me, where is Children’s Park, please?一Take the No.5 bus and at the fifth bus stop.A. get offB. get onC. get to D .get up23. The number of the books in our library about 20,000.A. have B .are C .has D. is24.一does the steel bridge weigh?一About 90,000 tons.A. How muchB. How manyC. How heavyD. How wide25.一Daniel, if you answer the question , you will lose the game.一OK, I know . But I’m if(是否)I can do it well.A .incorrectly; certain B. incorrectly; uncertainC. uncorrectly; certainD. uncorrectly; incertain26.一We don’t have a night these days because of too much work.一Are you crazy? You’d better have a rest instead working too long，A .on; off B. off; of C. on; of D .off; on27.一I don’t know how to do it well.一Don’t worry. Here are some .A .ropes B. tapes C. tips D. pipes28.一How beautiful this piece of furniture looks!一Yes, it is made rosewood(红木) Hainan，A. from; in B . from; of C. by; of D .of; from29.Bob skates than I, but he doesn’t skate my brother.A .better; so good asB .better; so well asC .worse; as good as D. worse; as well as30.一How do you usually come to school?一By bike. Taking a bus may much money and walking too much time.A .take;paysB .cost; takesC .pay; costsD .pay; takes31. We had a good time TV yesterday, but Simon had no time TV.A. watching; watching B .to watch; to watchC .watching; to watchD .to watch; watching32. .The text is easier and interesting than that one.A .more; much.B .much; moreC .more; moreD .much; much33.—. 一He’s friendly and helpful.A .What’s he like?B .How’s he like?C .What’s he? D. What does he like?34.Our teacher often advises us notes while reading.A .takeB .to takingC .takingD .to take35.—, J udy. Let’s go to the cinema!一I’m sorry I can’t go with you. I have a lot of homework to do.A .Thank youB .Take careC .See youD .Come onB) 完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。

2018学年第二学期期中联考八年级英语学科试题卷第一部分听力部分一、听力（本题有15小题，第一、二节每小题1分；第三节每小题2分，共20分）第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.What’s Colin’s favourite cartoon hero?A B C2.Where has the man worked?AB C3.How many girl students are there in the class?4.Which sign is mentioned(提到) in the conversation?5.What has the girl done for six years?AB C第二节：听较长对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项，回答问题。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-7两个问题。

6.What does the man think of the pies?A. Bad.B. Nice.C. Terrible.7.Where are the two speakers probably?A.In a restaurant.B. In the man’s home.C. In the woman’s home.girls girls听下面一段较长对话，回答第8-10三个问题。

8.What's the girl doing in the city?A.Looking for a job.B. Looking for a farm.C. Looking for a house.9.What did the girl's father advise her to do?A.To live in the city.B. To work on his farm.C. To go back to school.10.The relationship(关系) between the two speakers is _________?A.Brother and sister.B. Two good friends.C. Teacher and student.第三节：听下面一段独白，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项，完成信息表。

Part II V ocabulary and GrammarI. Choose the best answer. 20%26. Be careful not to wake the baby.A. /keə’fl/B. /kiə’fl/C. /’keəfl/D. /’kiəfl/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. She was standing o n one foot.B. I won’t leave u ntil you come back.C. She was unable to c o ntain her excitement.D. Who will pay the electricity bill?28. A little boy wrote “u” and “n” on the wall.A. a; anB.an; aC.an; anD. a; a29. I have lost my pen. I must buy today.A. itB. thisC. oneD. that30. Y ou’ve got so many books. Could you please lend me to read?A. anythingB. anyC. somethingD. some31. They’ve taken everything with .A. themB. themselvesC. theyD. their32. She had to borrow a new in order to attend the party.A. clothB. clothesC. clothingD. dress33. useful information board you have made!A. HowB. WhatC. How aD. What a34. I am not sure how long Oliver .A. has joined the armyB. has joined in the armyC. has served the armyD. has served in the army35. What is the chemical symbol water?A. aboutB. ofC. onD. for36. a father, she has a younger brother to support.A. BesideB. BesidesC. ExceptD. Except for37. I hate to admit it, I think I was wrong.A. andB. butC. orD. so38. He’s an engineer, he can deal with problems.A. electricity, electricalB. electrical, electricalC. electrical, electricD. electrical, electricity39. History repeat itself.A. needs notB. need notC. doesn’t needD. need not to40. What did you about water pollution at the meeting?A. talkB. sayC. speakD. tell41. In the past few years, great changes in Shanghai.A. there wereB. there have hadC. there had beenD. there have been42. Joyce suggested .A. them talk it over among themselvesB. them talked it over among themselvesC. they talk it over among themselvesD. they talked it over among themselves43. Where do you think T onny the jacket?A. did, buyB. did, boughtC. has, boughtD. /, bought44. Which sentence is correct?A. I wonder where you have gone.B. I wonder where they visited.C. I wonder when you have finished the task.D. I wonder what is the matter with you.45. -- John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.-- Oh, !A. cheer upB. well doneC. go aheadD. congratulationsII. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words: 7%46. They have both behaved than before and I am very hurt. (bad)47. Y ou can reduce these long to simple charts or diagrams. (explain)48. In cold weather, everything seems to be frozen. (freeze)49. Our government is trying to take to prevent and control pollution. (measure)50. My father exercises because he doesn’t have enough time. (regular)51. They do not have the to apologize for their actions. (encourage)52. A friend is a living treasure, and if you have one, you have one of the gifts in life. (value)III. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in their proper forms: 7%53. Such negative thoughts and feelings make some people feel like up．(give)54. I didn’t know a thing about the verbs, for I my lesson. (not study)55. The miners alive when the tunnel collapsed. (bury)56. Look! Jerry and he belongs to a ski club. (ski)57. I hope you the secret of how to be happy. (find)58. I don’t think Renee saw us. She a watch for her father. (choose)59. Let us hold our hands and the environment. (not pollute)IV. Rewrite the sentences as required: 6%60. Daisy was told not to eat sweets any more．（反义疑问句）?61. The doctor took good care of the wounded．（改为被动句）The wounded good care of by the doctor.62. I don’t know if I will go with you tomorrow．（同义句转换）I don’t know go with you tomorrow.63. Life in our cities will be inconvenient without electricity．（划线提问）will life in our cities without electricity?64. Benny wanted to trick his sister．（同义句转换）Benny wanted to his sister.65. machine, makes, kinds, works, it, goods, the, of, that, all（连词成句）V. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be usedMore Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims. “The school bus is a mirror of the community.” They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right--- sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy. school bus driver for Althouse BUS Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg, 66 her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus.This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She sa ys, “It’s been a great ride 67 ! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when you’r e a child, adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important.” Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda W olfe agree 68what Liesl said. Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 40 years working for Althouse Bus Company. Larry Althouse, president of the company, acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record, “Y ou do not come by employees like Bruce these days. He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accidentfree miles. Hardy’s reputation is made 69 evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus.”Althouse further adds, “Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation 70 . My grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to com e.”Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks 71 drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations, Liesl’s mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District.Part III Reading and WritingA. Choose the best answer 5%The Exploding Lakes of CameroonWhat comes to mind when you think of a lake? Y ou probably imagine a pretty scene with blue water, birds, and fish. For the people in the northwestern Cameroon, however, the image is very different. For them, lakes may mean terrible disasters. In 1984, poisonous gases exploded out of Lake Monoun and came down into the nearby villages, killing thirty -- seven people. T wo years later, Lake Nyos erupted a cloud of gases rolled down the hills and into the valleys and killed1,700 people.Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are crater (火山口) lakes. They were formed when water collected in the craters of old volcanoes. The volcanoes under Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are not active anymore. However, poisonous gases from the center of the earth continue to flow up through cracks in the bottom of the lake. This is normal in a crater lake. In most crater lakes, these gases are released often because the water ‘t urns over’ regularly. That is, the water from the bottom of the lake rises and mixes with the water at the top, allowing the gases to escape slowly.However, in Lakes Nyos and Monoun, there is no regular turning over. No one knows the reason for this fact, but as a result, these lakes have more gases tapped at the bottom than other crater lakes. In fact, scientists who have studied LakesNyos and Monoun have found 16,000 times more gases. When a strong wind, cool weather, a storm, or a landslide (滑坡)causes the water to turn over suddenly, the gases escape in a violent explosion.In the past, no one knew when the gases might explode, so there was no way for the villagers to escape disaster. Now scientists from the United States, France, and Cameroon have found a way to reduce the gas pressure at the bottom of Lake Nyos. They stood a 672-foot plastic pipe in the middle of the lake, with one end of the pipe near the bottom and the other end in the air. Near the top of the pipe, the team put several holes that could be opened or closed by a computer. Now, when the gas pressure gets too high, the holes are opened and some of the gas-filled water shoots up through the pipe into the air like a fountain. With less pressure, a disastrous explosion is much less likely. However, the scientists are not sure that one pipe will be enough to prevent explosions. They hope to put in others soon and they plan to install a similar pipe and a computer system at Lake Monoun as well.T o protect people nearby until all of the pipes are in place, the scientists have installed early warning systems at both lakes. If the gas pressure rises to a dangerous level, computers will set off loud sirens (警报) and bright lights to warn thepeople in the villages. That way, they will have time to escape from the dangerous gases.72. What will happen when Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode?A. W ater will flow down the hills.B. Poisonous gases will be released suddenly.C. A strong wind will rise from the lakes.D. The volcanoes will come to life.73. Which of the following statements about Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun is true?A. They were formed in 1984B. They are at the top of two active volcanoes.C. They are not like most other crater lakesD. W ater in them turns over regularly.74. Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode because .A. the gases rise to the top and mix with airB. people from the villages turn over the waterC. scientists have put in a computer systemD. they have more gases trapped at the bottom than other crater lakes75. A team of scientists has .A. erected a pressure-releasing pipe in the lakeB. identified the gases at the bottom of the lakeC. built a beautiful fountain near the lakesD. removed all dangerous gases from the lakes76. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. Scientists are planning to install pipes in all crater lakesB. Scientists still do not know how to prevent gas explosionsC. Explosion disasters could be avoided in the futureD. W arming systems have been set up in the villages nearby.B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. 8%It was just getting dark; there was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. But I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury.I was going along quietly at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream –“Help!” I looked round, but the only 77 _ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking(看起来可疑的) car just turninga bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was 78 the cry had come from: I 79 speed and went after it. I thought the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near,the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling(发抖)with fear.“Let me go, you fool; you’r e hurting me. Oh! O h!”I felt my blood 80 _. The fog was coming down thicker now, the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no 81 noticed this. Again, came a cry.“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!” Then a cry and a groan.If I was to save her, it was now or 82 _. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would 83_ try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its path, and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch (沟渠) on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.“Foo l!” he shouted _84_ he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into a blow that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, pulled the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.“Y ou have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark T aylor. The news will follow immediately. “77. A. person B. sign C. figure D. form7 8A. how B. when C. what D. where7 9A. put aside B. put up C. put down D. puton8 0A. boil B. run C. come D. freeze8 1A. sign B. effort C. doubt D.troubles8 2A. late B. then C. ever D. never8 3A. at most B. at least C. at last D. atfirst8 4A. before B. after C as D. whileC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words 6%A Chimps(黑猩猩) will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory. But beyond the minimum requirements as social beings, they have little instinct (本能) to help one a 85 . Chimps in the wild seek food for themselves. Even chimp mothers regularly decline to share food with their children, who are able from a young age to gather their own food.In the laboratory, chimps don’t naturally share food either. If a chimp is put in a cage where he can pull in one plate of food for himself or, with no great effort, a plate that also provides food for a neighbor to the next cage, he will pull at random---he just does n’t care whether his neighbor gets fed or not. Chimps are truly selfish.Human children, on the other hand are extremely cooperative. From the earliest ages, they desire to help others, to share information and to participate in a 86 common goals. The psychologist Michael T omasello has studied this cooperativeness in a series of experiments with very young children. He finds that if babies aged 18 months see a worried adult with hands f 87 trying to open a door, almost all will immediately try to help.There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help, inform and share are not taught, but n _88_ possessed in young children. One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parents have started to train children to behave socially. Another is that the helping behaviors are not improved if the children are rewarded. A third reason isthat social intelligence d 89in children before their general cognitive(认知的)skills, at least when compared with chimps. In tests conducted by T omasello, the children did no better than the chimps on the physical world tests, but were considerably better at understanding the social world.The core of what children’s minds have and chimps’ don’t is what T omasello calls shared intentionality. Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking. But b _90_ that, even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose. They actively seek to be part of a “we”, a g roup that intends to work toward a shared goal.D. Read the following passage and answer the questions 5%Being an astronaut sounds cool, doesn’t it? In space, they can do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity.However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can’t do because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad. What’s worse, they can’t even let their sadness show---because it’s impossible to cry in zero gravity.Of course, astronauts can still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go -- they just stick to your eyes.In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. “T ear s,” he said, “don’t fall off your eyes. They just stay there. “Be sides making your vision unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on the earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that’s not the same in space. The space environment dries out astronaut s’ eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. “My right eye is painful like cr azy” F eustel told his teammate during the walk.Since gravity doesn’t work in space astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears.Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet (头盔) to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait -- “W hen the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eye and float around, astronaut Ron Parise said.There are lots of small things -- things like crying that we are so used to on the earth. W e usually take them for granted, until they become a problem in a completely different environment, like space. There, astronauts can’t talk to each other directly. They can’t eat or drink in normal ways; They can’t even burp (打嗝) because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up (呕吐) everything in their stomachs, according to the UK National Space Center.Thus perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly sa y: “Gravity, you’r e the best.”91. Crying isn’t more difficult in space than on the earth, is it?92. Who experienced that the tears in space caused pain rather than comfort?93. How do astronauts get rid of the tears in space?94. Why can’t astronauts burp in space?95. In the last paragraph, the writer says: perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly sa y: “Gravity, you’r e thebest. “Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not?E. Writing 10%Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic. “The fun of learning _(English/painting/to play the piano/to play basketball..).Necessary points1. What’s your experience of learning _?2. Why do you think learning is fun?（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分.）26-30 CAACD 31-35 ADDDD 36-40 BBBBB 41-45 DCDDD46. worse 47. explanations 48. freezing 49. measures 50. irregularly 51. courage 52. most valuable53. giving 54. hadn’t studied 55. were buried 56. is skiing 57. will find 58. was choosing 59. not pollute60. wasn’t she 61. were taken 62. whether to 63. What be like 64. play a trick on65. It works that the machine makes all kinds of goods.66-71: HFDGEA 72-76:BCAAC 77-81 BDDAC 82-84 DBC85.another 86.achieving 87.full 88.naturally 89.develops 90.besides91.No,it isn’t92. Astronaut Andrew Feustel.93. They rubbed their eyes against their helmet to wipe the tears away or wait until the tears get big enough to simply break free of the eyes and floated around.94. Because there is no gravity to hold the food down their stomachs.95. Y es, I do. Because with gravity we can do many things in comfort rather than in pain such as cry, burp and so so.。

2018—2018年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷2018—2018年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷2018—2018年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷w 2018—2018年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷考生须知考试时间共90分钟全卷共十道大题满分120分。

第一部分听力部分(20分)一．听句子，选出与其意思相符的图片(5分)( )1．Which subject are they talking about?( )2．What mark did the girl get in her Math test last month?( )3．Which way does Mary like best?( )4．Which sport does Tom like best?( )5．What did Peter drink?二．听句子，选出最佳答案(5分)( )6．A．Yes，please． B．Sorry, I can’t． C．It’s boring．( )7．A．I’m sorry to trouble you． B．It’s OK，sir． C．Something is wrong with my stomachache．( )8．A．I like watching movies． B．It was interesting．C．It has the best service．( )9．A．Walking to school is good for health．B．It takes ten minutes to walk there．C．About ten minutes’walk．( )10．A．In my father’s car． B．On time． C．To do homework．三．听对话，选择正确答案 (5分)听第一段对话，回答第11小题( )11．How is Dave’s English?。

2018年下学期八年级期中测试英语试卷时量：90分钟满：120分第一部分听力技能（共2节，满分20分）第一节听力选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听下面的对话，根据相应对话完成第1~5小题。

（）1.What does Sally wear?CA BA B CA.She danced.B. She sang a song.C. She played the guitar.( )4. What are the boy and the girl talking about?A. A shoe shopB. A movie theaterC. A clothes store( )5. What does Steven like to watch?A.Talent showsB. Sports showsC. Game shows第二节听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面对话或独白，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听下面一段对话，完成第6和第7两个小题。

（）6. Who did Jack go to Mount Tai with?A.His parents.B. His cousin.C. His friends.( ) 7. How did Jack go to Mount Tai?A.By car.B. By train.C. By plane.听下面一段对话，完成第8和第9两个小题。

( )8. How does Peter look?A.Tired.B. Relaxed.C. Excited.( )9. What program did Peter watch last night?A. A talk show.B. A talent show.C. A soap opera.听下面一段对话，完成第10和第11两个小题。

2018年秋学期期中考试八年级英语试题（考试时间：100分钟试卷分值：150分考试形式：闭卷）亲爱的同学，经过半学期的努力，你的英语学习一定取得了新的进步！请认真思考，规范答题。

祝你取得优异成绩！Good luck!注意事项：1. 本试卷包含第I卷选择题（第1～65小题）、第II卷非选择题（第66～100小题及书面表达题，还有附加题）两部分。

2. 附加题供选做。

选做的同学务必将答题卡上附加题题目后的小方块用2B铅笔涂黑。

3. 本试卷中所有试题必须作答在答题卡上规定的位置，否则不给分。

4. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上。

试卷Ⅰ（选择题, 共90分）一、听力（共20题，每小题1.5分，计30分）第一部分: 听对话回答问题。

1. What will the woman make?A. B. C.2. What is the girl’s favourite subject?A. B. C.3.Where did Peter’s father go last month?A. B. C.4. What does the man need?A. B. C.5. What’s Susan like?A. She’s polite.B. She’s helpful.C. She’s funny.6. How long does Tom spend on his hobbies now?A. About two hours.B. About an hour.C. About half an hour.7. What’s the most important does the boy think for a friend?A. To be clever.B. To be honest.C. To be good-looking.8. What does the boy think of the film?A. Boring.B. Interesting.C. Exciting.9. Which bag is the cheapest of all?A. The red one.B. The black one.C. The blue one.10. How many places of interest did the girl visit?A. ThreeB. FourC. Five第二部分：你将听到一段对话和两篇短文。

绝密★启用前2018年八年级第二学期英语期中试卷题号一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 总分 得分一、词语运用。

(共20小题．每小题1分，共20分) A)根据句意及首字母或汉语提示补全单词。

(每小题1分，共10分）1．My sister is a n . She often helps sick people.2．You can use a k to cut up these bananas.3. Don ’t t the rubbish everywhere, please.4 .Do you know who is the o of this book?5．Mr. Green was waiting for a bus when it rained h .6．My teacher told us the sun (升起）in the east ．7 Please (归还)the book to the library.8．Look ! My daughter is (折叠) her clothes.9．Some (志愿者)helped clean up the city parks.10．If you have a (胃疼),you should take this medicine.B)用所给单词的适当形式填空。

(每小题1分，共10分）1．Jack has trouble (work) out this math problem.2．We must make a (decide) now ．3．If you have a (head),you should go to a doctor.4．His teacher made him (clean)the classroom.5．It is easy for me (study) English.6．The boy is strong enough (carry)the big bag.7．Why don ’t you (get) up earlier this morning?8．My mother doesn ’t allow me (hang) out with my friends9．Tony didn ’t fall (sleep) until the rain stopped.10．I saw a boy (cry) when I crossed the street.二、单项选择。

2018—2019学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试卷考试时间100分钟，总分100分第Ⅰ卷客观题（共65分）一、听力（20分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

在听到“滴”的信号后，进入下一小题。

1. Which sign does the man mean?A B C2. How will Tina go to Beijing?A B C3. What is Tom’s brother doing now?A B C4. Where has the woman been?A B C5. How does the man think of the book?A. BoringB. ScientificC. Humorous6. What are they doing at present?A. They are learning to cook.B. They are watching a play.C. They are having a party.7. What would the man like to drink?A. TeaB. JuiceC. Coffee8. What is Max doing?A. He is watching TV.B. He is reading a book.C. He is listening to music.9. Where is the bank?A. In front of a big market.B. Past a big market.C. Behind the post office.10. What will the two speakers do first?A. Find the new shirt and tie.B. Clean the wall.C. Paint the wall.听一段对话，回答第11—12小题。

2018-2019上海市民办华育中学八年级期中考试试卷Part II V ocabulary and GrammarI. Choose the best answer. 20%26. Be careful not to wake the baby.A. /keə’fl/B. /kiə’fl/C. /’keəfl/D. /’kiəfl/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. She was standing o n one foot.B. I won’t leave u ntil you come back.C. She was unable to c o ntain her excitement.D. Who will pay the electricity bill?28. A little boy wrote “u” and “n” on the wall.A. a; anB.an; aC.an; anD. a; a29. I have lost my pen. I must buy today.A. itB. thisC. oneD. that30. Y ou’ve got so many books. Could you please lend me to read?A. anythingB. anyC. somethingD. some31. They’ve taken everything with .A. themB. themselvesC. theyD. their32. She had to borrow a new in order to attend the party.A. clothB. clothesC. clothingD. dress33. useful information board you have made!A. HowB. WhatC. How aD. What a34. I am not sure how long Oliver .A. has joined the armyB. has joined in the armyC. has served the armyD. has served in the army35. What is the chemical symbol water?A. aboutB. ofC. onD. for36. a father, she has a younger brother to support.A. BesideB. BesidesC. ExceptD. Except for37. I hate to admit it, I think I was wrong.A. andB. butC. orD. so38. He’s an engineer, he can deal with problems.A. electricity, electricalB. electrical, electricalC. electrical, electricD. electrical, electricity39. History repeat itself.A. needs notB. need notC. doesn’t needD. need not to40. What did you about water pollution at the meeting?A. talkB. sayC. speakD. tell41. In the past few years, great changes in Shanghai.A. there wereB. there have hadC. there had beenD. there have been42. Joyce suggested .A. them talk it over among themselvesB. them talked it over among themselvesC. they talk it over among themselvesD. they talked it over among themselves43. Where do you think T onny the jacket?A. did, buyB. did, boughtC. has, boughtD. /, bought44. Which sentence is correct?A. I wonder where you have gone.B. I wonder where they visited.C. I wonder when you have finished the task.D. I wonder what is the matter with you.45. -- John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.-- Oh, !A. cheer upB. well doneC. go aheadD. congratulationsII. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words: 7%46. They have both behaved than before and I am very hurt. (bad)47. Y ou can reduce these long to simple charts or diagrams. (explain)48. In cold weather, everything seems to be frozen. (freeze)49. Our government is trying to take to prevent and control pollution. (measure)50. My father exercises because he doesn’t have enough time. (regular)51. They do not have the to apologize for their actions. (encourage)52. A friend is a living treasure, and if you have one, you have one of the gifts in life. (value)III. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in their proper forms: 7%53. Such negative thoughts and feelings make some people feel like up．(give)54. I didn’t know a thing about the verbs, for I my lesson. (not study)55. The miners alive when the tunnel collapsed. (bury)56. Look! Jerry and he belongs to a ski club. (ski)57. I hope you the secret of how to be happy. (find)58. I don’t think Renee saw us. She a watch for her father. (choose)59. Let us hold our hands and the environment. (not pollute)IV. Rewrite the sentences as required: 6%60 . D a i s yw a s t o l d n o Daisy was told not to eat sweets any more, ?61 .T h ed o c t o The wounded good care of by the doctor.62 .Id o n ’t I don’t know go with you tomorrow.63 . L i f ei n o will life in our cities without electricity?64 .B e n Benny wanted to his sister.65. machine, makes, kinds, works, it, goods, the, of, that, all（连词成句）V. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be usedMore Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims. “The school bus is a mirror of the community.” They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right--- sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy. school bus driver for Althouse BUS Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg, 66 her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus.This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She sa ys, “It’s been a great ride 67 ! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when you’r e a child, adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important.” Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda W olfe agree 68what Liesl said. Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 40 years working for Althouse Bus Company. Larry Althouse, president of the company, acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record, “Y ou do not come by employees like Bruce these days. He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. He was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accidentfree miles. Hardy’s reputation is made 69 evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus.”Althouse further adds, “Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation 70 . My grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to com e.”Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks 71 drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations, Liesl’s mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District.Part III Reading and WritingA. Choose the best answer 5%The Exploding Lakes of CameroonWhat comes to mind when you think of a lake? Y ou probably imagine a pretty scene with blue water, birds, and fish. For the people in the northwestern Cameroon, however, the image is very different. For them, lakes may mean terrible disasters. In 1984, poisonous gases exploded out of Lake Monoun and came down into the nearby villages, killing thirty -- seven people. T wo years later, Lake Nyos erupted a cloud of gases rolled down the hills and into the valleys and killed1,700 people.Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are crater (火山口) lakes. They were formed when water collected in the craters of old volcanoes. The volcanoes under Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are not active anymore. However, poisonous gases from the center of the earth continue to flow up through cracks in the bottom of the lake. This is normal in a crater lake. In most crater lakes, these gases are released often because the water ‘t urns over’ regularly. That is, the water from the bottom of the lake rises and mixes with the water at the top, allowing the gases to escape slowly.However, in Lakes Nyos and Monoun, there is no regular turning over. No one knows the reason for this fact, but as a result, these lakes have more gases tapped at the bottom than other crater lakes. In fact, scientists who have studied LakesNyos and Monoun have found 16,000 times more gases. When a strong wind, cool weather, a storm, or a landslide (滑坡)causes the water to turn over suddenly, the gases escape in a violent explosion.In the past, no one knew when the gases might explode, so there was no way for the villagers to escape disaster. Now scientists from the United States, France, and Cameroon have found a way to reduce the gas pressure at the bottom of Lake Nyos. They stood a 672-foot plastic pipe in the middle of the lake, with one end of the pipe near the bottom and the other end in the air. Near the top of the pipe, the team put several holes that could be opened or closed by a computer. Now, when the gas pressure gets too high, the holes are opened and some of the gas-filled water shoots up through the pipe into the air like a fountain. With less pressure, a disastrous explosion is much less likely. However, the scientists are not sure that one pipe will be enough to prevent explosions. They hope to put in others soon and they plan to install a similar pipe and a computer system at Lake Monoun as well.T o protect people nearby until all of the pipes are in place, the scientists have installed early warning systems at both lakes. If the gas pressure rises to a dangerous level, computers will set off loud sirens (警报) and bright lights to warn thepeople in the villages. That way, they will have time to escape from the dangerous gases.72. What will happen when Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode?A. W ater will flow down the hills.B. Poisonous gases will be released suddenly.C. A strong wind will rise from the lakes.D. The volcanoes will come to life.73. Which of the following statements about Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun is true?A. They were formed in 1984B. They are at the top of two active volcanoes.C. They are not like most other crater lakesD. W ater in them turns over regularly.74. Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun explode because .A. the gases rise to the top and mix with airB. people from the villages turn over the waterC. scientists have put in a computer systemD. they have more gases trapped at the bottom than other crater lakes75. A team of scientists has .A. erected a pressure-releasing pipe in the lakeB.identified the gases at the bottom of the lake C.built a beautiful fountain near the lakesD. removed all dangerous gases from the lakes76. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. Scientists are planning to install pipes in all crater lakesB. Scientists still do not know how to prevent gas explosionsC. Explosion disasters could be avoided in the futureD. W arming systems have been set up in the villages nearby.B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. 8%It was just getting dark; there was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. But I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury.I was going along quietly at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream –“Help!” I looked round, but the only 77 _ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking(看起来可疑的) car just turninga bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was 78 the cry had come from: I 79 speed and went after it. I thought the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near,the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling(发抖)with fear.“Let me go, you fool; you’r e hurting me. Oh! O h!”I felt my blood 80 _. The fog was coming down thicker now, the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no 81 noticed this. Again, came a cry.“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!” Then a cry and a groan.If I was to save her, it was now or 82 _. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would 83_ try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its path, and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch (沟渠) on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.“Foo l!” he shouted _84_ he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into a blow that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, pulled the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.“Y ou have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark T aylor. The news will follow immediately. “77. A. person B. sign C. figureD. form7 8A. how B. when C. what D. where7 9A. put aside B. put up C. put down D. put on8 0A. boil B. run C. come D. freeze8 1A. sign B. effort C. doubt D.troubles8 2A. late B. then C. ever D. never8 3A. at most B. at least C. at last D. at first8 4A. before B. after C as D. whileC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words 6%A Chimps(黑猩猩) will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory. But beyond the minimum requirements as social beings, they have little instinct (本能) to help one a 85 . Chimps in the wildseek food for themselves. Even chimp mothers regularly decline to share food with their children, who are able from a young age to gather their own food.In the laboratory, chimps don’t naturally share food either. If a chimp is put in a cage where he can pull in one plate of food for himself or, with no great effort, a plate that also provides food for a neighbor to the next cage, he will pull at random---he just does n’t care whether his neighbor gets fed or not. Chimps are truly selfish.Human children, on the other hand are extremely cooperative. From the earliest ages, they desire to help others, to share information and to participate in a 86 common goals. The psychologist Michael T omasello has studied this cooperativeness in a series of experiments with very young children. He finds that if babies aged 18 months see a worried adult with hands f 87 trying to open a door, almost all will immediately try to help.There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help, inform and share are not taught, but n _88_ possessed in young children. One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parents have started to trainreason isthat social intelligence d 89in children before their general cognitive(认知的)skills, at least when compared with chimps. In tests conducted by T omasello, the children did no better than the chimps on the physical world tests, but were considerably better at understanding the social world.The core of what children’s minds have and chimps’ don’t is what T omasello calls shared intentionality. Part of this ability is that they can infer what others know or are thinking. But b _90_ that, even very young children want to be part of a shared purpose. They actively seek to be part of a “we”, a g roup that intends to work toward a shared goal. D. Read the following passage and answer the questions 5%Being an astronaut sounds cool, doesn’t it? In space, they can do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity.However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can’t do because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad. What’s worse, they can’t even let their sadness show---because it’s impossible to cry in zero gravity.Of course, astronauts can still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go -- they just stick to your eyes.In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. “T ear s,” he said, “don’t fall off your eyes. They just stay there. “Be sides making your vision unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on the earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that’s not the same in space. The space environment dries out astronaut s’eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. “My right eye is painful like cr azy” F eustel told his teammate during the walk.Since gravity doesn’t work in space astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears.Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet (头盔) to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait -- “W hen the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eye and float around, astronaut Ron Parise said.There are lots of small things -- things like crying that we are so used to on the earth. W e usually take them for granted, until they become a problem in a completely different environment, like space. There, astronauts can’t talk to each other directly. They can’t eat or drink in normal ways; They can’t even burp (打嗝) because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up (呕吐) everything in their stomachs, according to the UK National Space Center.Thus perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly sa y: “Gravity, you’r e the best.”91. Crying isn’t more difficult in space than on the earth, is it?92. Who experienced that the tears in space caused pain rather than comfort?93. How do astronauts get rid of the tears in space?94. Why can’t astronauts burp in space?95. In the last paragraph, the writer says: perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly sa y: “Gravity, you’r e thebest. “Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not?E. Writing 10%Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic. “The fun of learning _(English/painting/to play the piano/to play basketball..).Necessary points1. What’s your experience of learning _?2. Why do you think learning is fun?（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分.）2018-2019上海市民办华育中学八年级期中考试试卷26-30 CAACD 31-35 ADDDD 36-40 BBBBB 41-45 DCDDD46. worse 47. explanations 48. freezing 49. measures 50. irregularly 51. courage 52. most valuable53. giving 54. hadn’t studied 55. were buried 56. is skiing 57. will find 58. was choosing 59. not pollute60. wasn’t she 61. were taken 62. whether to 63. What be like 64. play a trick on65. It works that the machine makes all kinds of goods.66-71: HFDGEA 72-76:BCAAC 77-81 BDDAC 82-84 DBC85.another 86.achieving 87.full 88.naturally 89.develops 90.besides91.No,it isn’t92. Astronaut Andrew Feustel.93. They rubbed their eyes against their helmet to wipe the tears away or wait until the tears getbig enough to simply break free of the eyes and floated around.94. Because there is no gravity to hold the food down their stomachs.95. Y es, I do. Because with gravity we can do many things in comfort rather than in pain such as cry, burp and so so.。

Ⅰ听力测试(A) .根据所听内容，选择正确图片。

（共5分每小题1分）（（）1.（（）2.（（）3.（）4.（）5.(B) .根据所听内容，选择正确答语。

（共5分每小题1分）（）6. A. At seven. B. Tomorrow. C. On foot（）7. A. 1 live farthest from school. B. I goes to school by bike.C. I like the most expensive way.（）8. A. I don't think so. B. I travel by train.C. It' s the most comfortable way.（）9. A. He goes by car. B. He goes at six. C. He's a worker. （）10. A. By train. B. Two days, C. In two hours.（C）.根据说听小对话内容，选择正确答案。

（共5分每小题1分）（）11. Is the Yellow River shorter than the Changjiang River?A. Yes, it is shorter. B . No, it isn't smaller. C. Yes, it is longer.（）12. What are they talking about?A. The population.B. The hometown.C. Mike. （）13. What is the girl pointing to?A. Washington D.C.B. London.C. Beijing.（）14. What will the weather be like in winter?A. Cold.B. Warm.C. Hot. （）15. How much are the two pens?A. 30 yuan.B. 40 yuan.C. 70 yuan.（D）.根据所听陈述内容，选择正确答案。

2018年秋初二英语期中试题第一部分选择题(55分)一、听力部分。

(20分)第一部分听对话回答问题(10分)本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

( )1. What are they going to do?( )2. When will the woman arrive?A B C( )3. Where is her friend from?A B C( )4. What does the man choose to buy?A B C( )5.What does the girl tell Wilson to do ?A. To be quietB. To make a noiseC. To clean the bedroom ( )6. How many people are going to play basketball?A.FourB. FiveC. Six( )7. How’s the weather tomorrow?A. It’s rainy.B. It’s cloudy.C. It’s sunny.( )8. Where was Mary just now?A. In the library.B. In the club.C. In the restaurant. ( )9. What is Jane going to do?A. She will clean the room.B. She doesn't know what to do.C. She will do her homework.( )10.How much is the ticket for the students?A. Ten yuan.B. Fifteen yuan.C. 0 yuan.第二部分听对话和短文回答问题(10分)听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

( )11. Why will the man go to Beijing?A. For holidays.B. To have a meeting.C. To visit friends there.( )12. How long will he stay there?A. For 3 days.B. For 4 days.C. For 5 days.(( )14. A. 9:15 a.m . B. 9:20 a.m. C. 9:25.a.m.( )15. A. Bus leaves from the cinema B. Get off the bus C. The match starts听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

华育中学 2017-2018 学年第一学期期中试卷八年级英语2017.11（满分 150 分，考试时间 100 分钟）Part 1Listening (第一部分 听力) I. Listening Comprehension 20%A. Listen and choose the right picture 3%1.2. 3. 4. 5. 6. B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 3.5%7. A) 8. A) Shy A teacher B) B) Pretty A TV host C) C) Serious A bank clerk D) D) ActiveA writer9. A) 2:00 B) 2:15 C) 2:30 D) 2:4510. A) By check B) By cash C) By credit card D) By Apple Pay11. A) A TV guide B) A part-time job C) A plan D) A choice of courses12. A) The shoes are too heavy B) The ground is wetC) She doesn’t like the shoes D) It is raining outside.13. A) Some Chinese were hit by local people. B) An earthquake occurred there last night.C) Some tourists were killed in a flash flood. D) Some tourists were injured in a car accident.14. A) A good website helped Alina get some customers.B) Alina helps people by donating clothes and furniture.C) Alina borrowed money from the bank to start her business.D) A li n a ’s bu s i n e ss i s t o g i v e p e op l e a dv i ce on c r ea ti ng website.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 3.5%15. Barry Haddow travels from Wales to London every day.16. T h e “C o mm u t e r o f t h e Y ea r ” c o m p e titi on w a s o r g a n i z ed by an early morning TV program.17. Mr. Haddow won because his commute takes the longest time.18. He travels most of the way by train, and then by taxi.19. H e do e s n ’t li k e w a l e s , bu t it ’s no t a s e xp e n s i v e a s L ondon .20. He won a rail holiday for himself and his family.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences 10%21. William Baldock is a hero after helping his mother when she .22. He rang for an ambulance, telephoned his father , and then his grandmother.23. While waiting for people to come, William his 18-mongth-old sister.24. Steve Lyn was amazed that William knew the to dial.25. Mrs. Baldock was very both William and the ambulance service,Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分语音、词汇和语法）Ⅱ. Choose the best answer 20%26.Which of the underline parts has the different pronunciation from the others?A) business B) luckily C) assistant D) simple27.Gold is measured in ounces when bought in the international market while diamond is sold by carat.A) a B) / C) the D) an28.Can you see the vase the corner of the table and the cat the corner of the room?A)on…i n B)a t…i n C)on…a t D)i n…a t29.Can you find the answer the question the newspaper?A) of…on B) of…in C) to…on D) to…in30.The car disappeared in a flash after it hit the old lady. The underlined part means .A) immediately B) nearly C) especially D) badly31.the books in the school library will be donated to the Hope Project.A) Nine hundred B) Nine hundreds C) Nine hundred of D) Nine hundreds of secretary Hilary Clinton said recently that she soon to enjoy private life.A) retired B) would retire C) had retired D) will retire33.If a computer crashes, you will lose the file you unless you save it regularly.A) are working B) work C) will work D) worked34.The cause he had devoted himself to a perfect success.A) proving B) proved C) was proved D) has been proved35.Fortunately, we had bought a metro map, we would have lost our way home.A) what B) where C) without which D) that36.He is the only one of the employees well paid in this enterprise.A) which is B) who get C) who are D) that is37, I like the way he talks and laughs. the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.A)in w h i c h…A s B)w h i c h…A s C)/…W h i c h D)t h a t…L i k e38.I t w a s a m ee ti ng i m po r t a n ce I d i dn’t r ea li ze at that time.A)why B) which C) where D) whose39.–I find it fun and challenging.- It is a job you are doing something serious but interesting.A)where B) which C) when D) that40.Which of the following sentence is correct?A)I think he shouldn’t give up.B)He has not decided when he would fly to Beijing.C)I asked him when he had arrived.D)Could you tell me which is the way to the hospital?41.The hotel is almost finished, but it needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.A)only B) also C) still D) even42.It is time for him to these foolish ideas and become serious.A)put away B) put up C) put up with D) put out43.Joint efforts have been made the pressure on water demand.A)relieve B) relieving C) relieved D) to relieve44.I have homework to do today, and some of the English exercises are difficult for me.A)too much …too much B) too much… much tooC)much too…t oo m u c h D)m u c h t oo…much too45.People who live in a small village are bound to see a good of each other.A)sum B) quantity C) deal D) amountCompany Builds World’s First Automobile Vending Machine (自动贩卖机) Thanks to used-car website Carvana, it is now possible to buy your own set of wheels at the touch of a bu tt on,fr o m t h e w o r l d’s f i r s t a nd on l y c o i n-operated car vending machine in Nashville,Tennessee. It’s quick, easy, and not cheap, but cheaper than buying a car the old way.The company has been working on the concept for the past two years. Their original car vending m ac h i n e w a s i n s t a ll e d i n A tl a n t a i n2013.B u t t h e y’v e s p e n t ti m e46the design,in order to take user experience to the next level.“O u r n e w V e nd i ng M ac h i n e i s a s t a t e-of-the-art,multi-story s t r u c t u r e t h a t d e li v e r s ou r c u s t o m e r s’ca r s by m e r e l y inserting a special c o i n,”s a i d C a r v a n a C E O Ernie Garcia.The machine 47 a five-story glass tower that can hold up to 20 cars at a time. The tower basically serves as a pickup point for used cars that customers 48 through the website, 49 competitive pricing and eliminating delivery costs.Customers can 50 a long list of specifications, ratings, reviews, and lots of other details a bou t t h e ca r s t h e y’r e i n t e r e s t e d i n on t h e C a r v a n a w e b s it e.T h e y e v e n get virtual tours that point out every scratch on the body of the car. Once the car is chosen and paid for, the company usually delivers the car to the customer for a seven-day trial period. This usually means the delivery costs are worked into the price of the vehicle.But with the Vending Machine,customers are able to go to p i c k up t h e i r ca r s s t r a i gh t a w a y.I t’s a win-win 51 that allows Carvana to cut down on staff and overhead (间接费用), and save customers about $2,000 52 . According to the company, it also makes for a great buying experience –placing an oversized coin in a slot (硬币投币口) and watching their car roll down automatically.“Caravan’s mission i s to 53 a better way to buy a car, and this new Vending Machine will be a one-of-a-kind experience,mirroring j u s t ho w s i m p l e a nd ea s y w e’v e m a d e it t o buy a ca r on li n e,” Garcia said. He added the company plans to build more car vending machines in the future.Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 8%54.Is it right to say we count in because we have ten figures? (ten)55.Henry was so excited when receiving the guitar as a gift, for it was his favoritemusical instrument. (electricity)56.He would like to spend as much time as he can ideas with his parents.(change)57.The wonderful performance they put on last night was beyond H o w a r d’s.(expect)58.You should be brave enough to report the you see to the police. (thief)59.In fact, I found some of the students are smart but act . (responsibility)60.Our chemistry teacher told us that we could find either in chemistry lab or in chemical factory. (chemistry)61.You’d better give a full which agrees with the facts of the situation. (explain) V. Rewrite the following sentences as required 14%62.I will finish my homework in one or two hours. (对划线部分提问)will you finish your homework?63.The firemen stopped working when all the workers were saved. (保持句意基本不变）The firemen stop working all the workers were saved.64.The news report is very wonderful.（改为感叹句）wonderful news report it is!65.Now students rarely use abacuses to deal with math problem. (改为反意疑问句)Now students rarely use abacuses to deal with math problem, ?66.Do you know whose house this was in the 20th century? (保持句意基本不变）Do you know this house in the 20th century?67.She asked me if I would go to the cinema the next day. (改为简单句)She asked me go to the cinema the next day.68.you, than, shorter, to, used, she, that, believe, to, hard, is, it, be (连词成句)Translation 10%69.The computers can（在一瞬间精确地给出这道题的答案）70.He has finished (对机器人编程).Now it is(足够聪明来更好地接受人们的指令)han rs use. The company lized ridesharing 71. The father always rides his bike to(地铁站接他的女儿).72. My boss sometimes (与他的客户一边吃午饭一边讨论公事) 73. The police didn ’t because he_(警察没有把他从监狱释放因为他承认违法了) Part 3Reading and WritingA. Choose the best answer 12% (A)Cities are taking interest in electric scooter-share systems as an affordable transportation to cut down on pollution and traffic jams. The electric scooters, which weigh between 30 and 40 pounds, reach speeds of about 15 mph.In September 2017，Santa Monica, California, became the first U.S. city tohave an electric scooter-share service. Users find and unlock one of the more t 1，000 scooters with a smartphone app. A ride costs $ 1，and then 0.15 cents fo each minute of riding throughout the beach town. Bird, the startup operating the scooter-share, picks up the scooters every n i gh t t o t h e m , a nd p l ace s t h e m a r ound S a n t a M on i ca eac h m o r n i ng r ea dy f o r p e op l e ’ was created by Travis VanderZanden, who once worked in Uber and Lyft, after he rea services failed to help with traffic jams and air pollution. Since its September 2017 beginning, B i r d ’s s y s t e m h a s s e r v e d m o r e t h a n 50,000 r i d e r s w ho h a v e t a k e n 250,000 t r i p s — more than half of w h i c h h a v e b ee n i n t h e l a s t m on t h . I t ’s s i n ce e xp a nd e d (扩 张) to Venice, California, and some neighborhoods in Los Angeles and San Diego. Bird plans to expand to lots of markets by the end of 2018.Competitors ， backed by millionaires ， are appearing. Two bike-share startups Lime Bike and Spin, have spoken of plans to provide electric scooters in cities this year.Electric scooters have also gotten the attention of Mayor Pete Buttigieg from South Bend ， Indiana. The city is interested in using them as a way to improve public transportation. South Bend was one of the first to use bike-share systems, which allow people to park ridesharing bikes on public l a nd . “W e l ov e t o b e ea r l y p i on ee r s ，” s a i d B u tti g i e g . “I f w e w o r k ou t t h e s a f e t y p r ob l e m , w e w ould b e op e n t o w e l c o m i ng t h e t ec hno l ogy .”“W e n ee d t o m a k e s u r e t h e s e n e w t r a n s po r t a ti on s y s t e m s a r e l a w f u l a nd s a f e f o r u s e r s ，”Constance Farrell ，a s pok e s w o m a n f o r t h e c it y o f S a n t a M on i ca t o l d C NN . “W e w ou l d li k e t o s ee e l ec t r i c scooters continue to operate in the city. They a r e i n li n e w i t h our goal of multi-modal living and carbon-li gh t li v i ng . ” A cc o r d i ng t o F a rr e ll ，there have been eight accidents, including one with a serious head injury ， in Santa Monica after the scooters rolled out. Users are required to have a d r i v e r ’s li ce n s e (驾 照），should not ride on sidewalks or have other passengers on board.Bird has given out free helmets to some riders and tells its users to ride in bike lanes, but s o m e u s e r s r i d e on s i d e w a l k s , a nd m o s t U .S . s t r ee t s don ’t h a v e bike lanes.“T h e g l ob a l c o mm un it y o f c iti e s i s go i ng t o h a v e t o w o r k t h i s a ll ou t f o r s c oo t e r s ，”B u tti g i e g s a i d . “T h e y ca n m ov e unb e li e v a b l y qu i c k l y . T h a t ’s e x c iti ng ，a nd a littl e d a ng e r ou s . ”74. Why did Travis create Bird Company?A. Because he received support from millionaires and the government.B. Because many cities had electric scooter-share services.C. Because it is lawful and safe to use electric scooters.D. Because cities need better ridesharing services.75. T h e w o r d s “are i n li n e w i t h ” i n Paragraph 6 p r ob a b l y m ea n “ ”.A. stopB. meet the need ofC. changeD. are ahead of76. What can we learn from the passage?A. Future electric scooters will be very slow and sale.B. Electric scooters will cause fewer accidents than cars.C. More cities will try to help with electric scooters service.D. Future traffic problems will be solved with help of electric scooters.(B)Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet…We are surrounded by the word “diet”everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.Diet products weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the counter instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food brands.On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.77.From Paragraph 1, we can learn thatA.diet products can bring out people’s potentialB.people have difficulty in choosing diet productsC.diet products are misleading peopleD.people are fed up with diet products78.The purpose of writing this passage is .A.to warn people of the side effect of diet productsB.tell people how to lose weightC.to advise people to eat diet productsD.to introduce some diet products79.Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point(次要点) C: ConclusionB.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage 12%When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones --- the kind of modern, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines．But the US has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly wasteful to tear them all down and replace them with greener versions．An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses．And it would take an average of 65 years for the 80 carbon emissions (排放) from a new energy-efficient ( 节能) home to make up for the 81 lost by destroying an old one．So in the broadest sense, the greenest home is the one that has already been built．But at the same time, nearly half of US carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and powering our homes, offices and other buildings．"You can't deal with climate 82 without dealing with existing buildings,"says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust．With some exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient．Houses built before 1939 use about 50more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.83 , there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from 84 ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home．And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help protect property owners from rising power 85 .80. A. reduced B. increased C. used D. destroyed81. A. magazines B. trees C. materials D. resources82. A. improvement B. appearance C. stability D. change83. A. Oppositely B. Unfortunately C. Fortunately D. Frankly84. A. historic B. worthless C. ordinary D. meaningless85. A. prices B. costs C. businesses D. bargainsC.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words 16%H a ili ng fr o m S w e d e n,“p l ogg i ng”i s a f it n e ss c r aze t h a t s ee s p a r ti c i p a n t s p i c k up p l a s ti c litt e r while jogging—adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport. Plogging appears to have started around 2016, but is now going （86）a , due to increasing awareness and fear over plastic levels in the ocean.The appeal of plogging is its simplicity —all you need is running gear and a bin bag, and the feeling of getting fit while supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats (蹲) to pick up junk and carrying （87）w to jogging, we can assume the health benefits are increased.Running and good causes have always gone hand in hand —just think of all the fundraising marathon r unn e r s do.B u t t h e r e c ou l dn’t b e a m o r e on-trend way of keeping fit than plogging.A ny t h i ng t h a t’s g e tti ng p e op l e ou t i n n a t u r e a nd c onn ec ti ng po s iti v e l y w it h t h e i r e nv i r on m e n t is a good thing, says Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationwide campaign to rid ou r i n l a nd w a t e r w a y s o f p l a s ti c po ll u ti on.“T h e r e’s b ee n a r ea l shift in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Planet highlighting how disastrous the crisis i s,”s h e s a y s.We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up, and empower people through initiatives like plogging and Plastic Patrol.The Plastic Patrol app （88）a users to map plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items, photographing them and uploading to the app, giving us a better knowledge of what s o r t s o f p l a s ti c a nd w h i c h b r a nd s a r e b e i ng t h r o w n ou t.“I’d u r g e a ll p l ogg e r s t o g e t i nvo l v e d,”adds Carr.P l ogg i ng i s n’t t h e f i r s t f it n e ss t r e nd t o c o m b i n e r unn i ng w i th a good cause.Here are some of our （89）f :Good GymIts idea is （90）s : go for a run, visit an elderly person, have a chat and some tea, and run back.（91）L among the elderly is a growing problem in the UK. With over 10,000 runs so far, however, Good Gym is finding a solution.Guide RunningGuide runners （92）v their time to helping blind people get active. By linking themselves together, the visually impaired individual can feel （93）s while both work up a sweat.Cycling for the HomelessStart-up Stuart Delivery and the Church Housing Trust collaborated last year in bringing clothing and healthy food to the homeless. Deliveries are mostly made by bike, so those who deliver keep fit while helping rough sleepers.D.Answer the questions 10%Everybody likes to laugh sometimes,whether at a funny joke,an a m u s i n g incident or a h il a r i o u s(非常滑稽的)photograph or edians who p a r od y(滑稽地模仿)well known people always t i c k l e m y funny bone!（令人发笑）The great thing is that once we've had a good laugh, we feel happier.It would seem therefore, that bringing a bit of humor into more serious situations might be good for us.Places like a hu m o r l e ss office or a tense classroom could sometimes do with a good dose of laughter.I know that in my workplace;a bit of h il a r i t y（欢乐，欢闹）can go a long way towards making it a more enjoyable place to spend eight or so hours a day.Seeing t h e f unn y s i d e of things can certainly li f t o u r s p i r i t s and that in turn can make us feel better about what we're doing.Maybe we should get i n s p i r a t i o n（灵感）from Steve Carlisle,president of General Motors of Canada. When he walks around the firm's Ontario headquarters he shares his s e n s e o f hu m o r to bond（亲近，团结）with his staff. He says "It can help people feel more relaxed, more comfortable and thus be more effective at what they do." Humour can be used by teachers in the classroom too. It's a good way to b r e ak t h e i c e（打破沉默）with students and create a more relaxed atmosphere which is good for learning,as long as everyone doesn't spend all their time in h y s t e r i c s!（狂笑）But we have to be careful; not everyone laughs at the same things. While some of us may admire a work colleague or fellow student for their clever and well-told joke, others may consider them s a r c a s t i c,（讽刺的，挖苦的）o ff e n s i v e（讨厌的）or just an idiot!According to Professor Schweitzer, from the University of Philadelphia's Wharton School, a worker or boss who successfully uses humor is seen as both confident and c o m p e t e n t（有能力的）,which in turn increases his or her status? He says "Being funny is taking a risk, and being risky shows confidence." His study 'Risky Business: When Humour Increases and Decreases Status' also found that someone who tells i n a pp r op r i a t e（不合适的）jokes is also seen as confident but they're also regarded as incompetent.So telling the right jokes in the office or classroom can spread some happiness but if you still think working and studying is n o l a u g h i n g m a tt e r（严肃的事情）,take note of a study published in The Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management in 2006, that found for healthcare workers, emotional exhaustion was significantly lower among those who experienced greater levels of fun at work. And other research has discovered that teams who share more jokes gave more s u ppo r t i v e andc o n s t r u c t i v e statements to each other–and that's no joke!94.How does Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors of Canada, try to get along with his employees?95.According to Professor Schweitzer, from the University of Philadelphia's Wharton School, how doesa worker have to use humor if he or she is to appear confident and competent?96.True or false: A study found health workers got greater levels of emotional exhaustion when they had fun at work.97.Which word used in the article means ' respect and approve of someone or their behavior'?98.How competent is someone seen as when they tell inappropriate jokes?VII. Writing 20%99.Wr i t i n g a p a ss a g e w i t h a t l e a s t100 w o r d s o n t h e t op i c“T h e M o s t D i ff i c u l t M o m e n t i n M y L i f e”.生活中困难在所难免，每个人或多或少都经历过一些困难的时刻。

2018八年级英语上期中试题（含答案）听力部分(听力材料读两遍)一. 听句子，选择句子所包含的信息。

（5分）1.A Last weekend B Next weekend C. This weekend2.A guitar B piano C violin3.A How long B How much C How often4.A Tom is taller than Sam. B Sam is taller than Tom.C Sam is as tall as Tom.5.A I laughed. B I didn’t laugh. C I didn’t stop working.二、听句子，选择正确的答语。

（5分）6. A I’m Eric. B Nice to meet you , too. C I don’t mind them.7. A No, I bought nothing. B Everyone was on vacation.C I often play volley ball.8. A I read books twice a week. B I always exercise. C On Thursday.9. A My father is taller. B My mother has longer hair.C My mother is smarter.10. A I can learn a lot B I watch them on weekends C They’re OK.三、听下面5段对话，选择适当答案。

（5分）11. Where did Tom go on vacation?A To the beachB To the mountainsC To the park12. How often does Lisa drink coffee?A Two or three times a week.B Four times a week.C Four times a day.13.What’s the difference between Lucy and Lily?A Lily likes sports better than Lucy.B Lily has shorter hair than Lucy.C Lily is heavier than Lucy.14.Which clothes store may they go to?A Dream ClothesB Blue MoonC Sun Flower15 What does the woman think of the room?A QuietB NoisyC Hot四、听下面对话，回答第16至第17两个小题。

第一部分听力部分（共20分）第一节根据所听到的内容，选择相应的图画.(5分)A .math teacherB .Chinese teacherC .English teacher（）5.第二节对话理解，听下面的对话，从A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳答案.（10分）听下面的对话，回答第6小题.（）6.Where did Ben go on vacation?A.To New YorkB.To LondonC.To Beijing听下面的对话,回答第7小题.（）7.What lesson does Lucy have this Sunday morning?A.A tennis lessonB.A dance lessonC.A guitar lesson 听下面的对话,回答第8小题.（）8.What color is Kate’s skirt?A.YellowB.RedC.Black听下面的对话,回答第9小题.（）9.What’s the best in the restaurant?A.The foodB.The serviceC.The floor听下面的对话,回答第10小题.（）10.What did Jean watch yesterday evening?A.A comedyB.A talent showC.An action movie 听下面的对话,回答第11至12小题.（）11.Who went to Shanghai last month?A.JimB.MaryC.Jim’s parents（）12.How many soap operas did Mary watch?A.OneB.TwoC.Three听下面的对话,回答第13至15小题.（）13.Where is Ted from?A.IndiaB.AmericaC.Australia（）14.How does Ted go to school every day?A.He runs.B.He walks.C.He rides his bike. （）15.When does Ted usually arrive at school?A.At about 7:00B. At about 7:20C. At about 7:40 第三节笔录要点,根据你所听到的内容,填写下面的表格,每空不超过三个单词.(5分)Alice’s SundayShe went to her uncle’s 16__________________ with her parents.In the morning She helped her uncle 17___________ the hens.In the afternoon She 18_________ with her cousin Jack.In the evening She ate 19_________，eggs and fish for dinner.After dinner She went home by 20__________.第二部分笔试部分（共100分）一、单项填空(15分)( )21. ---_______does your mother watch the Talk show? ---Once a week.A. How longB. How oftenC. How sonD. How many( )22.Our city is becoming _______ .A.more and most beautifulB.more beautiful and more beautifulC. more and more beautifulD. beautiful and beautiful( )23. Our teacher asked us to_______ a story about the moon.A.make upB.make ofC.make inD.make out ( )24. Do you have _______ to say about this?A.something differentB.anything differentC.different somethingD.different anything( )25. The weather in Guiyang in summer is ___than that in Beijing. They are different.A.coolB.much coolerC.hotD.much hotter ( )26. Do you mind my ______the door. It’s cold outside.A.closeB.closingC.closesD.closed( )27. Of the two coats, she ‘d like to choose the ____one to save money for a book.A.cheapestB.cheaperC.more expensiveD. Most expensive ( )28.---Do you play computer games?---No,_______. I don’t like them at all.A.alwaysB.oftenuallyD.never( )29. Little Tom eats_______food , so he is_______fat .A.much too; too muchB.much too; too manyC.too much; much tooD.too much; too many( )30. Walt Disney was famous _______his cartoons.A.likeB.asC.atD.for( )31. —Do you like your net friend ?—Yes. He is funny. He always makes me _______.A. laughB.to laughughingD. laurghed( )32. If you plan _______a movie, choose Mulan.A.watchB.to watchC.watchingD.watched( )33. What do you_______this new watch?A.think atB.think ofC.think overD.t hink hard( )34. Thanks for ____me to the party.A.inviteB.to inviteC.invitingD.invited( )35. My shoes are cheaper than _______.A.youB.yourC.yoursD.your one二、完形填空（15分）It was the last lesson before 41 holidays. The students 42 very happy. Their English teacher was very happy, 43 .The teacher enjoyed 44 nice games with them. He sang some nice songs, and then he went to the blackboard and wrote “SMILES”45 it. “This is one of the 46 words in English”, he said to the class. The 47 class laughed, and then one girl 48 and said, “Why is it one of the longest words in English?”The teacher said 49 for a while. Then he smiled and said, “Because there is a mile(英里) between the 50 letter and the last. ”（）35.A.a B.an C.the D.much（）37.A.is B.are C.was D.were（）38.A.too B.either C.neither D.also（）39.A.play B.played C.playing D.plays（）40.A.before B.on C.in D.in front of（）41.A.long B.longer C.longest D.short（）42.A.whole B.each C.all D.both（）43.A.stand up B.sit down C.stood up y down （）44.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything（）45.A.one B.first C.two D.second三、补全对话（5分）从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话（其中有一项是多余的）Tim ; What’s the best restaurant in town?A. Is it expensive?B. What kind of food do you like?C. But it has the best service ,too.D. It’s the most popular restaurant in town.E. Have a great time.F. Let’s go there.Mary: 46Tim: Oh, any kind of food is okay.Mary: Well,the French Deli is really good.Tim: 47Mary: Yes, it’s the most expensive restaurantin town. 48Tim: Hmm…,And what’s Nick’s Diner like?Mary: It’s cheaper than the French Deli, but the food’s kind of boring.Tim: How about the Curry House?Mary: Oh, that’s a new place. 49Tim: Is the food good?Mary: Yeah,if you like hot curry.Tim: Yeah, I love it! 50 .四、阅读理解（30分）AMr Smith gave his wife (妻子)money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?”She answered, “I don't know .”So on Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife , “Please write down how you spen d the money .”Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,”she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. ”on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote , “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”（）51.Mr. Smith gave his wife money every _________.A. Monday morningB.Friday eveningC.Friday morningD. Wednesday afternoon（）52.Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her________.A.to do homeworkB.to draw a picture on itC.to write down how she spent the moneyD.to have a look（）53.Mrs Smith was _________ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .A.happyB.sadC.sorryD.excited（）54.Smith gave his wife money _________ a week.A.onceB.twiceC.three timesD.four times（）55.The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very_________.A.gladB.tallC.carefulD.healthyB“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream.”some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired. ( )56. It may be less important to sleep than to _____.A.thinkB.drea mC.workD.study( ) 57. Dreams and films are usually _____.A.very longB.in colorC.about workD.very sad( )58. Why do some people often dream about their work?A.Because they are tired in the daytime.B.Because they not interested in their work.C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.D. Because they have too much work to do.( )59. The main idea of the story is that_____A.what dream isB.people like to sleepC.dreams are like filmsD.we always remember dreams( )60.Which sentence is RIGHT?A.It is good to sleep longer.B.We will feel tired after a long dream.C.The mind isn’t work when we dream.D.All people can find an answer of the work in the dream.CLittle Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors , cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they tookTommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his he ad, “No.”“Well then,”she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw thatman nailed (钉) to the plus sign , I knew they weren’t joking.”( )61. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there.B. Because he could earn more about nuns.C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.( ) 62. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.A. was still the same as usualB. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after schoolD. worked hard but said little( )63.“Hitting the books”means “_______”in Chinese.A. 用功B. 捶书C. 发泄D. 振作( )64.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.A. Tommy felt sorry for the mailB. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didn’t like the plus signD. Tommy liked playing jokes on others( )65. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with五、单词拼写（5分）66.I had a w_________（精彩的）vacation last week and saw many intereting places.67.----What’s your father’s favorite p__________（节目）? ---Animal World.68.For us all,Lei Feng is the e________（范例）that we should learn from.69.His father is t_______（有才能的）,so he is very rich.70.Steve h as some c________（有创造力的）works.We should learn from him.六、根据汉语意思及英语提示翻译句子。

华育中学2017-2018学年第一学期期中试卷八年级英语2017.11（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening Comprehension 20%A. Listen and choose the right picture 3%1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________6. ________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 3.5%7. A) Shy B) Pretty C) Serious D) Active8. A) A teacher B) A TV host C) A bank clerk D) A writer9. A) 2:00 B) 2:15 C) 2:30 D) 2:4510. A) By check B) By cash C) By credit card D) By Apple Pay11. A) A TV guide B) A part-time job C) A plan D) A choice of courses12. A) The shoes are too heavy B) The ground is wetC) She doesn’t like the shoes D) It is raining outside.13. A) Some Chinese were hit by local people. B) An earthquake occurred there last night.C) Some tourists were killed in a flash flood. D) Some tourists were injured in a car accident.14. A) A good website helped Alina get some customers.B) Alina helps people by donating clothes and furniture.C) Alina borrowed money from the bank to start her business.D) Alina’s business is to give people advice on creati ng website.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 3.5%15. Barry Haddow travels from Wales to London every day.16. The “Commuter of the Year” competition was organiz ed by an early morning TV program.17. Mr. Haddow won because his commute takes the longest time.18. He travels most of the way by train, and then by taxi.19. He doesn’t like wales, but it’s not as expensive as London.20. He won a rail holiday for himself and his family.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences 10%21. William Baldock is a hero after helping his mother when she _________ __________.22. He rang for an ambulance, telephoned his father ___________ ___________, and then his grandmother.23. While waiting for people to come, William ___________ ____________ his 18-mongth-old sister.24. Steve Lyn was amazed that William knew the __________ __________ to dial.25. Mrs. Baldock was very __________ __________ both William and the ambulance service,Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分语音、词汇和语法）Ⅱ. Choose the best answer 20%26. Which of the underline parts has the different pronunciation from the others?A) business B) luckily C) assistant D) simple27. Gold is measured in ounces when bought in the international market while diamond is sold by __carat.A) a B) / C) the D) an28. Can you see the vase _______ the corner of the table and the cat _________ the corner of the room?A) on…in B)at … in C)on…at D) in…at29. Can you find the answer ________ the question_________ the newspaper?A) of…on B) of…in C) to…on D) to…in30. The car disappeared in a flash after it hit the old lady. The underlined part means________.A) immediately B) nearly C) especially D) badly31. _______the books in the school library will be donated to the Hope Project.A) Nine hundred B) Nine hundreds C) Nine hundred of D) Nine hundreds of32. US secretary Hilary Clinton said recently that she _______ soon to enjoy private life.A) retired B) would retire C) had retired D) will retire33. If a computer crashes, you will lose the file you _________unless you save it regularly.A) are working B) work C) will work D) worked34. The cause he had devoted himself to _______ a perfect success.A) proving B) proved C) was proved D) has been proved35. Fortunately, we had bought a metro map, ________ we would have lost our way home.A) what B) where C) without which D) that36. He is the only one of the employees ______ well paid in this enterprise.A) which is B) who get C) who are D) that is37, I like the way _____ he talks and laughs. _____the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.A) in which…As B) which…As C) /…Which D) that…Like38. It was a meeting _______ importance I didn’t realize at that time.A) why B) which C) where D) whose39. – I find it fun and challenging.- It is a job ______ you are doing something serious but interesting.A) where B) which C) when D) that40. Which of the following sentence is correct?A) I think he shouldn’t give up.B) He has not decided when he would fly to Beijing.C) I asked him when he had arrived.D) Could you tell me which is the way to the hospital?41. The hotel is almost finished, but it ______ needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.A) only B) also C) still D) even42. It is time for him to __________these foolish ideas and become serious.A) put away B) put up C) put up with D) put out43. Joint efforts have been made ________the pressure on water demand.A) relieve B) relieving C) relieved D) to relieve44. I have ___ homework to do today, and some of the English exercises are ___difficult for me.A) too much … too much B) too much… much tooC) much too … too much D) much too… much too45. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.A) sum B) quantity C) deal D) amountCompany Builds W orld’s First Automobile Vending Machine (自动贩卖机) Thanks to used-car website Carvana, it is now possible to buy your own set of wheels at the touch of a button, from the world’s first and only coin-operated car vending machine in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s quick, easy, and not cheap, but cheaper than buying a car the old way.The company has been working on the concept for the past two years. Their original car vending machine was installed in Atlanta in 2013. But they’ve spent time 46 the design, in order to take user experience to the next level. “Our new Vending Machine is a state-of-the-art, multi-story structure that delivers our customers’ cars by merely inserting a special coin,” said Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia.The machine 47 a five-story glass tower that can hold up to 20 cars at a time. The tower basically serves as a pickup point for used cars that customers 48 through the website, 49 competitive pricing and eliminating delivery costs.Customers can 50 a long list of specifications, ratings, reviews, and lots of other details about the cars they’re interested in on the Carvana website. They even get virtual tours that point out every scratch on the body of the car. Once the car is chosen and paid for, the company usually delivers the car to the customer for a seven-day trial period. This usually means the delivery costs are worked into the price of the vehicle.But with the Vending Machine, customers are able to go to pick up their cars straight away. It’s a win-win 51 that allows Carvana to cut down on staff and overhead (间接费用), and save customers about $2,000 52 . According to the company, it also makes for a great buying experience –placing an oversized coin in a slot (硬币投币口) and watching their car roll down automatically.“Caravan’s mission is to 53 a better way to buy a car, and this new Vending Machine will be a one-of-a-kind experience, mirroring just how simple and easy we’ve made it to buy a car online,” Garcia said. He added the company plans to build more car vending machines in the future.Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 8%54. Is it right to say we count in ______ because we have ten figures? (ten)55. Henry was so excited when receiving the ____________guitar as a gift, for it was his favoritemusical instrument. (electricity)56. He would like to spend as much time as he can __________ideas with his parents.(change)57. The wonderful performance they put on last night was beyond Howard’s _________. (expect)58. You should be brave enough to report the __________ you see to the police. (thief)59. In fact, I found some of the students are smart but act____________. (responsibility)60. Our chemistry teacher told us that we could find ______ either in chemistry lab or in chemical factory. (chemistry)61. You’d better give a full___________ which agrees with the facts of the situation. (explain) V. Rewrite the following sentences as required 14%62. I will finish my homework in one or two hours. (对划线部分提问)_______ _______ will you finish your homework?63. The firemen stopped working when all the workers were saved. (保持句意基本不变）The firemen ________ stop working ________ all the workers were saved.64. The news report is very wonderful.（改为感叹句）_________ ________ wonderful news report it is!65. Now students rarely use abacuses to deal with math problem. (改为反意疑问句)Now students rarely use abacuses to deal with math problem, ________ ________?66. Do you know whose house this was in the 20th century? (保持句意基本不变）Do you know ________ ________ this house in the 20th century?67. She asked me if I would go to the cinema the next day. (改为简单句)She asked me ________ _______ go to the cinema the next day.68. you, than, shorter, to, used, she, that, believe, to, hard, is, it, be (连词成句)_____________________________________________________________________Translation 10%69. The computers can_______________________________________________________________________（在一瞬间精确地给出这道题的答案）70.He has finished__________________________________________(对机器人编程).Now it is___________________________________________________________(足够聪明来更好地接受人们的指令)71. The father always rides his bike to _________________________________________________________ (地铁站接他的女儿).72. My boss sometimes_________________________________________(与他的客户一边吃午饭一边讨论公事)73.The police didn’t ____________________because he ____________________________________________(警察没有把他从监狱释放因为他承认违法了)Part 3 Reading and WritingA. Choose the best answer 12%(A)Cities are taking interest in electric scooter-share systems as an affordable transportation to cut down on pollution and traffic jams. The electric scooters, which weigh between 30 and 40 pounds, reach speeds of about 15 mph.In September 2017，Santa Monica, California, became the first U.S. city tohave an electric scooter-share service. Users find and unlock one of the more than1，000 scooters with a smartphone app. A ride costs $ 1，and then 0.15 cents foreach minute of riding throughout the beach town.night to them, and places them around Santa Monica each morning ready for people’s use. The company was created by Travis VanderZanden, who once worked in Uber and Lyft, after he realized ridesharingBird’s system has served more than 50,000 riders who have taken 250,000 trips — more than half of which have been in the last month. It’s since expanded (扩张) to Venice, California, and some neighborhoods in Los Angeles and San Diego. Bird plans to expand to lots of markets by the end of 2018.Competitors， backed by millionaires， are appearing. Two bike-share startups Lime Bike and Spin, have spoken of plans to provide electric scooters in cities this year.Electric scooters have also gotten the attention of Mayor Pete Buttigieg from South Bend，Indiana. The city is interested in using them as a way to improve public transportation. South Bend was one of the first to use bike-share systems, which allow people to park ridesharing bikes on public land. “We love to be early pioneers，” said Buttigieg. “If we work out the safety problem, we w ould be open to welcoming the technology.”“We need to make sure these new transportation systems are lawful and safe for users，”Constance Farrell，a spokeswoman for the city of Santa Monica told CNN. “We would like to see electric scooters continue to operate in the city. They are in line with our goal of multi-modal living and carbon-light living. ” According to Farrell，there have been eight accidents, including one with a serious head injury， in Santa Monica after the scooters rolled out. Users are required to have a driver’s license (驾照），should not ride on sidewalks or have other passengers on board.Bird has given out free helmets to some riders and tells its users to ride in bike lanes, but some users ride on sidewalks, and most U.S. streets don’t have bike lanes.“The global community of cities is going to have to work this all out for scooters，”Buttigieg said. “They can move unbelievably quickly. That’s exciting，and a little dangerous. ”74. Why did Travis create Bird Company?A. Because he received support from millionaires and the government.B. Because many cities had electric scooter-share services.C. Because it is lawful and safe to use electric scooters.D. Because cities need better ridesharing services.75. The words “are in line with” in Paragraph 6 probably mean “”.A. stopB. meet the need ofC. changeD. are ahead of76. What can we learn from the passage?A. Future electric scooters will be very slow and sale.B. Electric scooters will cause fewer accidents than cars.C. More cities will try to help with electric scooters service.D. Future traffic problems will be solved with help of electric scooters.(B)Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.Diet products weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the counter instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet”in food brands.On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.77. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that __________A. diet products can bring out people’s potentialB.people have difficulty in choosing diet productsC. diet products are misleading peopleD. people are fed up with diet products78. The purpose of writing this passage is _________.A. to warn people of the side effect of diet productsB. tell people how to lose weightC. to advise people to eat diet productsD. to introduce some diet products79. Which of the following shows the structure（结构） of the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point(次要点) C: ConclusionB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage 12%When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones----the kind of modern, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines．But the US has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be incredibly wasteful to tear them all down and replace them with greener versions．An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses．And it would take an average of 65 years for the 80 carbon emissions(排放) from a new energy-efficient (节能) home to make up for the 81 lost by destroying an old one．So in the broadest sense, the greenest home is the one that has already been built．But at the same time, nearly half of US carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and powering our homes, offices and other buildings．"You can't deal with climate 82 without dealing with existing buildings,"says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust．With some exceptions, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient．Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.83 , there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from 84 ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home．And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help protect property owners from rising power 85 .80. A. reduced B. increased C. used D. destroyed81. A. magazines B. trees C. materials D. resources82. A. improvement B. appearance C. stability D. change83. A. Oppositely B. Unfortunately C. Fortunately D. Frankly84. A. historic B. worthless C. ordinary D. meaningless85. A. prices B. costs C. businesses D. bargainsC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words 16%Hailing from Sweden, “plogging” is a fitness craze that sees participants pick up plastic litter while jogging—adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport. Plogging appears to have started around 2016, but is now going （86）a , due to increasing awareness and fear over plastic levels in the ocean.The appeal of plogging is its simplicity —all you need is running gear and a bin bag, and the feeling of getting fit while supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats (蹲) to pick up junk and carrying （87）w to jogging, we can assume the health benefits are increased.Running and good causes have always gone hand in hand —just think of all the fundraising marathon runners do. But there couldn’t be a more on-trend way of keeping fit than plogging.Anything that’s getting people out in nature and connecting positively with their environment is a good thing, says Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationwide campaign to rid our inland waterways of plastic pollution. “There’s been a real shift in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Planet highlighting how disastrous the crisis is,” she says.We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up, and empower people through initiatives like plogging and Plastic Patrol.The Plastic Patrol app （88）a users to map plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items, photographing them and uploading to the app, giving us a better knowledge of what sorts of plastic and which brands are being thrown out. “I’d urge all ploggers to get involved,” adds Carr.Plogging isn’t the first fitness trend to combine running wi th a good cause. Here are some of our （89）f :Good GymIts idea is （90）s : go for a run, visit an elderly person, have a chat and some tea, and run back.（91）L among the elderly is a growing problem in the UK. With over 10,000 runs so far, however, Good Gym is finding a solution.Guide RunningGuide runners （92）v their time to helping blind people get active. By linking themselves together, the visually impaired individual can feel （93）s while both work up a sweat.Cycling for the HomelessStart-up Stuart Delivery and the Church Housing Trust collaborated last year in bringing clothing and healthy food to the homeless. Deliveries are mostly made by bike, so those who deliver keep fit while helping rough sleepers.D. Answer the questions 10%Everybody likes to laugh sometimes, whether at a funny joke, an amusing incident or a hilarious(非常滑稽的) photograph or sound. Comedians who parody(滑稽地模仿) well known people always tickle my funny bone!（令人发笑） The great thing is that once we've had a good laugh, we feel happier. It would seem therefore, that bringing a bit of humor into more serious situations might be good for us.Places like a humorless office or a tense classroom could sometimes do with a good dose of laughter. I know that in my workplace; a bit of hilarity（欢乐，欢闹） can go a long way towards making it a more enjoyable place to spend eight or so hours a day. Seeing the funny side of things can certainly lift our spirits and that in turn can make us feel better about what we're doing.Maybe we should get inspiration（灵感） from Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors of Canada. When he walks around the firm's Ontario headquarters he shares his sense of humor to bond（亲近，团结） with his staff. He says "It can help people feel more relaxed, more comfortable and thus be more effective at what they do." Humour can be used by teachers in the classroom too. It's a good way to break the ice（打破沉默） with students and create a more relaxed atmosphere which is good for learning, as long as everyone doesn't spend all their time in hysterics!（狂笑）But we have to be careful; not everyone laughs at the same things. While some of us may admire a work colleague or fellow student for their clever and well-told joke, others may consider them sarcastic,（讽刺的，挖苦的）offensive（讨厌的） or just an idiot! According to Professor Schweitzer, from the University of Philadelphia's Wharton School, a worker or boss who successfully uses humor is seen as both confident and competent（有能力的）, which in turn increases his or her status? He says "Being funny is taking a risk, and being risky shows confidence." His study 'Risky Business: When Humour Increases and Decreases Status' also found that someone who tells inappropriate（不合适的）jokes is also seen as confident but they're also regarded as incompetent.So telling the right jokes in the office or classroom can spread some happiness but if you still think working and studying is no laughing matter（严肃的事情）, take note of a study published in The Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management in 2006, that found for healthcare workers, emotional exhaustion was significantly lower among those who experienced greater levels of fun at work. And other research has discovered that teams who share more jokes gave more supportive and constructive statements to each other – and that's no joke!94. How does Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors of Canada, try to get along with his employees?95. According to Professor Schweitzer, from the University of Philadelphia's Wharton School, how doesa worker have to use humor if he or she is to appear confident and competent?96. True or false: A study found health workers got greater levels of emotional exhaustion when they had fun at work.97. Which word used in the article means ' respect and approve of someone or their behavior'?98. How competent is someone seen as when they tell inappropriate jokes?VII. Writing 20%99.Writing a passage with at least 100 words on the topic “The Most Difficult Moment in My Life”.生活中困难在所难免，每个人或多或少都经历过一些困难的时刻。