北京市西城区2014—2015学年度第一学期期末试卷第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）21. They’ve moved to a different house _____ their children can attend a better school.A. in caseB. as long asC. so thatD. even though22. _____ his ID card, Philip had to go to the police station in person and reapply for a new one.A. Having lostB. LosingC. To loseD. Lose23. I believe that the world is _____ you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.A. whatB. howC. thatD. which24. —I was very angry with Kelvin yesterday.—I know your feelings, but if you forgive him, you _____ a bigger man.A. have beenB. would beC. will beD. were25. —What do you do as a volunteer in Africa?—_____! There are many poor people there. They need a lot of help.A. NoneB. SomethingC. LittleD. Everything26. Arriving at the party in a great hurry, we were disappointed to find that the band _____ playing.A. stoppedB. will stopC. has stoppedD. had stopped27. The sign at Gate 8 reads that you _____ show your boarding pass and passport before getting onthe plane.A. canB. mustC. mayD. would28. This ferryboat _____ to transport passengers between the harbor and the island for years.A. is usedB. was being usedC. is being usedD. has been used29. It is becoming a threat to the Chinese language and culture _____ some people can’t writeChinese characters properly.A. whichB. thatC. whetherD. how30. _____ the travelling needs of passengers, China Railway Corporation has decided that peoplecan book tickets 60 days in advance.A. MeetB. To meetC. MetD. Meeting31. The Alibaba Group, _____ was founded in 1999, has become China’s largest e-commercecompany.A. whichB. whatC. whoseD. that32. —Hi, Lucy! What’s the schedule for tomorrow?—Let me check. You _____ an appointment with Thomas at three o’clock.A. haveB. hadC. were havingD. have had33. Peter would have the chance to present his talents in the competition now if he _____ last term.A. signed upB. had signed upC. signs upD. has signed up34. There are 12 lamps hanging _____ the ceiling in the restaurant.A. onB. inC. fromD. around35. In Singapore, people _____ eating or drinking on the subway can be fined up to 500 Singaporedollars.A. having caughtB. catchingC. caughtD. catchCAACD DBDBB AABCC第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）Each of us struggles for self-respect and self-worth to some degree. I spent much time trying to achieve perfection in every aspect of my life.I was a happy kid with a lot of friends and a supportive family. But growing up was really36 and even scary sometimes.During my childhood, I was constantly involved in something that included people’s viewing my achievements or my 37 . I wanted everyone’s praise and acceptance, but I was my own toughest critic(挑剔的人).After I graduated from high school, my 38 to be “thin” began to trouble me. I began trying to diet by 39 my food.In the beginning, I felt great—attractive and successful, almost superhuman. I even thought that I was better than everyone else. What I di dn’t see was that I was slowly 40 myself.People around me began to 41 my weight loss. They said with concern. “You’re losing too much weight.” “Elisa, you’re so thin.” All their words only suggested that I was getting closer to “42 ” .Sadly, I took my physical 43 the first important in my life, 44 that it was the way to become successful and accepted.Then I cut down my 45 more and more, until a 46 day consisted of half a teaspoon of nonfat yoghurt and coffee in the morning, and a cup of grapes at night.But my poor 47 began to cause me to lose 48 . Then one night, like many nights before, I couldn’t sleep, and my heart felt as though it might beat out of my chest. I tried to49 , but I couldn’t. The beating became so rapid and so strong that I could no longer50 . What I had done to diet nearly caused me to have a heart attack. I stood up, and immediately fell down. I was really 51 , and I knew I needed help. My roommate rushed me to the52 , beginning the long road to my 53 . It took a lot—doctors, nurses, nutritionists, food supplements…And most important, a sense of what was true about myself got back on track with reality. I realized that, with my 54 of trying to be “perfect” on the 55 , I had sacrificed who I was on the inside. What I know now is, we are—each and every one of us—already perfect.36．A. natural B. hard C. easy D. possible37．A. natures B. backgrounds C. failures D. scores38．A. problem B. desire C. way D. promise39．A. collecting B. checking C. controlling D. balancing40．A. killing B. forgetting C. asking D. questioning41．A. help B. accept C. reject D. notice42．A. perfection B. devotion C. destination D. attention43．A. strength B. exercise C. examination D. appearance44．A. believing B. realizing C. pretending D. declaring45．A. expense B. movement C. food D. travel46．A. pleasant B. difficult C. different D. typical47．A. memory B. nutrition C. knowledge D. taste48．A. weight B. h ope C. sleep D. job49．A. walk B. relax C. cry D. talk50．A. breathe B. resist C. wake D. remember51．A. scared B. annoyed C. discouraged D. disappointed52．A. bed B. office C. school D. hospital53．A. glory B. recovery C. discovery D. victory54．A. skill B. decision C. experience D. deal55．A. whole B. face C. mind D. outsideBCBCA DADAC DBCBA ADBCD第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）AWelcome to OysterOyster is a smart card which can hold Pay as you go credit, Travelcard and Bus & Tram(有轨电车) Pass season tickets. It is the cheapest way for you to pay for single journeys on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London.Pay as you go on your Oyster cardUsing Pay as you go is cheaper than paying cash for most journeys.Daily limitIf you’re unsure of the number of journeys you’re going to make, Oyster pay is easy for you to use. Make as many journeys as you like and you’ll never pay more than the daily limit for the zones you’ve travelled in. Daily limits are calculated over a 24-hour period, covering all the journeys starting between 4:30 and 4:29 the next day. There are different limits for different types of transport and times of day.The system calculates the daily limit based on when and how you travel. Money will be taken away from your card each time you travel, until you reach a daily limit. This includes Pay as you go travel on bus, Tube, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London. River services and the Emirates Air Line do not contribute to your daily limit. For more information, visit /oyster.Season tickets on your Oyster cardYou can buy Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes on Oyster. With a Travelcard, you can travel as many times as you like on bus, Tube, London Overground and National Rail services on the dates, and across the trav el zones you’ve paid for. Please ensure your Travelcard covers all the zones you travel through. If your Travelcard includes zone 3, 4, 5 or 6, you can also use it on tram services. Bus & Tram Passes can be used on trams and London buses displaying the red roundel bus symbol on the dates you’ve paid for.The red roundelWhen you first get an Oyster card, you will need to pay a £5 refundable (可退款的) deposit. If you no longer need your Oyster card, we’ll refund any remain ing pay. Find out more at /refunds.56. What do we know about the daily limit?A. You’ll stop paying once you reach the daily limit.B. River services help contribute to your daily limit.C. The daily limit is fixed no matter when you travel.D. You’ll pay more than the daily limit for your travel.57. Season tickets include _____.A. Oyster card and TravelcardsB. Pay as you go and TravelcardsC. Travelcards and Bus & Tram PassesD. Pay as you go and Bus & Tram Passes58. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A brochure.B. A report.C. A novel.D. An essay.56．A 57．C 58．ABMy morning routine varies little from day to day. I walk the dog, eat breakfast at the kitchen counter with Katie and Matt, and then settle in for a day at the computer. And because I work mostly from home, I have learned that little walks into the outside world are important for psychological well-being. So before I begin attempting to put sentences together, I walk over to a little coffee shop in my neighborhood, and chat with the folks behind the counter.The coffee shop is on the other side of the historic Chesapeaker & Ohio Canal from my house. Whenever in season, tourists line up to take a slow boat, if not to India, at least into the 19th century.One warm day last fall, I turned the corner to see one of the boatmen sitting alone on the boat, bathed in early-morning light. He was playing the violin. The scene stopped me in my tracks. What I witnessed could only be described as a perfect moment. Ten seconds at most. But months later I still remember just standing there, watching, listening, and taking it all in.We all have such moments put before us. Little surprises. Whether we’re wise enough to see them is another thing.I thought of the violin man one Sunday afternoon while reading the biographies of those killed in the Columbia incident. The specialist Laurel Clark, talking from the shuttle a few days before it was to land, said it was blissful to see the simple unexpected wonders of space, like a sunset. “There’s a flash; the whole payload bay turns this rosy pink,” she said. “It only lasts about 15 seconds, and then it’s gone.”I once had a friend who had a strange habit that never stopped to amuse me, maybe because I never quite knew when she was going to spring it on me. It could come in the middle of a particularly lively dinner with old friends. Out of the blue, she’d say, “Stop! I want to remember this moment.” I realize now, after her death, what wise advice that is.59. The author goes out for a walk every day in the morning mainly because _____.A. she needs to walk the dog and enjoy the fresh airB. she considers that it is good for her physical healthC. she hates to be left alone at home when others are outD. she benefits psychologically from contacting the outside world60. The underlined word “blissful” in Paragraph 5 probably means _____.A. enjoyableB. valuableC. agreeableD. reasonable61. The main purpose of the passage is to tell people to _____.A. develop a good habitB. enjoy life to the fullestC. catch the valuable moments in lifeD. be willing to follow friends’ advice62. “I” in the passage is probably a _____.A. violinistB. writerC. sailorD. waitress59．D 60．A 61．C 62．BCA lot of us think that we should visit the dentist every six months. Whether those check-ups are really necessary is, however, a matter of debate. In 2000, three-quarters of dentists surveyed in New York were recommending six-monthly check-ups, despite the absence of evidence. Today, many organizations still recommend six-monthly check-ups. But for several decades some have been arguing that the choice of six months as the ideal space between visits is rather questionable. For example, Aubrey Sheiham, a professor of dental public health, published a paper complaining about the lack of evidence for six-monthly check-ups. Almost 40 years, he’s still making the same point.Last year the Cochrane Collaboration performed a review of the research that had been done and they were disappointed with what they found. The quality and quantity of the research was simply too poor to back up the idea of six-monthly check-ups.There’s something else we have to bear in mind. Even when a study finds, for example, that children who go to the dentist frequently have fewer fillings, there may be other factors(因素) at work. Those same children may have other advantages; they may eat more healthily and have better quality dental equipment.How often should you visit the dentist, then? Bodies like Nice, which provides guidance for the National Health Service in England and Wales, say that the frequency of dental visits all depends on the individual. They recommend that children go at least once a year because their teeth can decay(蛀蚀) faster, while adults without problems can wait as long as two years. They even go as far as to say that longer than two years is OK for people who have shown commitment to caring for their teeth.Where does this leave the rest of us the next time we receive a card in the mail reminding us our next dental visit is due? We’d all like an excuse to go less often, and the good news is that if you don’t have any problems you can probably w ait a little longer than six months between visits. But exactly how long you can wait before your appointment with the dentist’s chair will depend on the assessment you and your dentist make of your own risk.63. Who supports six-monthly dental check-ups?A. All the dentists.B. Many organizations.C. Aubrey Sheiham.D. The National Health Service.64. The research may not prove the idea of six-monthly check-ups because _____.A. the researchers were not qualifiedB. the number of the subjects was bigC. there might be other factors at workD. there was a lack of quality dental equipment65. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that _____.A. people often find excuses to avoid the next dental visitB. the frequency of dental visits varies for different peopleC. people should decide when to go to the dentist by themselvesD. the healthier a person is, the less frequent the dental visits are66. What is the best title for this passage?A. How can we go to the dentist less?B. Why do we need to visit our dentist?C. Who should go to the dentist frequently?D. How often do we need to visit our dentist?63．B 64．C 65．B 66．DDDo we really know our best friends?I like my close friends a lot, and yet, on an almost daily basis, they shocked me. I have a friend who thinks voting is a waste of time; I have another friend who never takes any arrangement to meet at a given time and place seriously.It’s generally held that friends are people with whom we choose to develop relationships because we find their personalities agreeable, or similar to our own, and yet experience regularly contradicts this. What is a friend, really? All that one can safely say is that a friend is someone one likes and wishes to see again.The truth is that we don’t know our friends. Numerous studies show that we tend to assume our friends agree with us more than they really do. The striking part is that the problem doesn’t appear to lessen as a friendship deepens. When the researchers Michael Gill and Bill Swann questioned students sharing rooms, they found that, as time passed, people became even more confident in the accuracy of their judgments about the other, and yet, in reality, the judgments grew no more accurate. Two people might become dear friends, yet remain ignorant about vast areas of each other’s inner lives.This seems strange, until you consider, that many of the benefits that friendship provides don’t necessarily depend on perfect familiarity; they come from something closer to reliability. Friendship may be less about being drawn to someone’s personality than about finding someone willing to keep you company, or lend an ear. A friend provides the “social-identity support” we desire. You needn’t be a close match with someone, nor deeply familiar with their mind. And once a friendship has begun, you want to like it, if only to confirm that you made the right decisi on. We don’t want to know everything about our friends. We don’t base friendships on what we learn about people; we decide what to learn about people, and what to ignore, based on having decided to be friends.Perhaps there’s something moving about viewing friendshipas an agreement to keep each other company, ignore each other’sfaults and not probe (刨根问底) too deeply in ways that mightweaken the friendship. Perhaps a true friend is someone whodoesn’t ask many awkward questions.67. Why does the author tell the stories of his two friends in thefirst paragraph?A. To provide background information.B. To introduce the topic of the passage.C. To stress the importance of friendship.D. To show the difference between friends.68. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refers to _____.A. friendsB. judgmentsC. researchersD. benefits69. It can be concluded from the passage that _____.A. close friends usually know each other in depthB. real friends are people you like but don’t wish to see oftenC. we do not necessarily share personalities with close friendsD. the longer we stay with friends, the more accurately we judge them70. Which statement about friends will the author probably accept?A. Stay friends but keep a distance.B. It takes a long time to grow an old friend.C. Real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.D. True friends know all about you and still like you.67．B 68．D 69．C 70．A第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）Real-life Room Escape GamesReal-life room escape games are a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles, find clues (线索), and escape the room within a set time limit.The games are based off Escape the Room video games, such as Crimson Room and QP-Shot, created by TAKAGISM Inc. by Toshimitsu Takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape. 71 Other inspirations include adventure board games and movies. Real-life room escape games are becoming popular in the United States, Japan, and China. 72 For example, some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations.73 Soon, they were exported to North America, Asia and Australia. Examples include the two pioneer companies Hint Hunt and Adventure Rooms.The games were so successful that new locations began opening up across China, in cities big and small, according to Want China Times. In the southern city of Shenzhen, for example, the first escape game location opened last August. 74 “These real-life escape games can help those who stay at home on their computers and iPads all day to experience real social circles,” Tian Xiaochuan, who owns two room escape game stores in Jinan, told Want China Times.Earlier this year, The South China Morning Po s t said the real-life escape games are a hit among “highly stressed students and overworked young professionals.” 75 Some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their “prisons”, as Zhu Yumeng, chief operating officer of Beijing room escape game store Taoquan told China Daily.A. Each game adds local themes to settings.B. And seven new game locations quickly followed.C. They should also be brave enough to face their fears.D. Sometimes the excitement becomes a bit much, though.E. Weekend or day event escape games have been held in some stores.F. Permanent real life escape games in a fixed location were first opened in Europe.G. Players must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room.71．G 72．A 73．F 74．B 75．D第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）你的英国笔友Chris要来北京参加一个汉语冬令营。
2014-2015学年度第一学期教学质量检测（1）八年级英语一、听力理解。
(共20小题；1-10题每小题1分，11-20题每小题2分，满分30分) (一）听对话，回答问题。
1. What class does the woman have every Wednesday?A.C.2. What was Dave doing when he got hurt(受伤)?C.3. Where will the woman meet the man’s friend?B.C.4. Which bus should the man take to the museum?A. B.5. How often does Sam go to the Softball(垒球) Club?A. Twice a week.B. Once a week.C. Every Friday afternoon.6. Why is Sandy so happy?A. She had a nice lunch.B. She will move to London.C. She met an old friend.7. How many books did Amy read during the reading week?A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.8. Who is the tallest boy of the three?A. Tom.B. Daniel.C. Mark.9. Which club will Ann join?A. The Computer Club.B. The Dancing Club.C. The Swimming Club.10. When did the man arrive(到达) at school this morning?airportA. At seven o’clock.B. At seven ten.C. At seven twenty.(二）听四段长对话，回答问题，听两遍。
2014-2015学年新八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷听力部分（20分）第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
每段对话读两遍。
( )1. Where did the boy go on vacation?A. He went to the mountains.B. He went to the beach.C. He stadyed at home.( )2. What place did the boy visit? A. A school. B. A museum. C. A zoo.( )3. How was the food in Qingdao?A. Delicious but expensive.B. Delicious and cheapC. Terrible and cheap( )4. What does Tom do in the evening? A. He swims. B. He runs. C. He plays soccer.( )5. Where did John spend his vacation? A. In Shanghai. B. In Beijing. C. In Tianjin.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
（）6. Who did John go to Beijing with? A. His classmates. B. His parents. C. His friends.( )7. What did John do in Beijing?A. He visited the Great Wall.B. He ate a Beijing duck.C. He visited museums.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。
八年级第一学期(英语)期中测试卷一．单项选择（每小题2分，共40分）( )1．—________do you surf the Internet ?—Once a week.A. HowB. How oldC. How oftenD. How many times( ) 2.________did you go on vacation?A. WhereB. WhatC. WhoD. which( ) 3. --- Where did Jenny go on vacation?--- She went______.A . somewhere warmB anywhere warmC warm somewhere D. warm anywhere( ) 4. I have quite _____ friends. I feel very happy.A. fewB. a fewC. littleD. a little( ) 5．I eat fruit and drink milk every day to keep me ________.A. healthB. healthilyC. healthyD. unhealthy( ) 6．The little girl often goes skating________ weekends.A. inB. onC. toD. for( ) 7. Where ________you ________yesterday?A. do，goB. did，goC. did，wentD. was，go( ) 8. John can’t get up so ______ as his little sister.A. earlierB. earlyC. more earlyD. very early ( ) 9. Lily is ______ and she likes talking with others.A. talentedB. loudC. outgoingD. quiet( )10. He always talks ______ than Liu Wei.A. manyB. muchC. moreD. most( )11. I’m a little ______ than my brother,A. tallB. tallerC. the tallD. the taller( )12 . Which is ______ season(季节) in Beijing？A．better B．best C．the best D．the better ( )13．Which subject is ______，physics or chemistry?A．very interesting B．most interestingC．more interesting D．much interesting姓名：_____________________ 成绩：______________________________( )14. Eric does his homework _________ in his class.A most careful B. carefully C. more careful D. the most carefully( ) 15. ----- ________ do you go to the cinema?----- Once a month.A.How longB. How farC. How oftenD. How much( )16. ---- Thanks _______ joining the talking show!----Y ou are welcome.A.byB. onC. ofD. for( )17．—Is Y ao Ming the best basketball player in China?—I think______.A．it B．so C．this D．that( )18. I like to have friends who are different______ me.A. toB. asC. fromD. than( )19. Don’t ______ the people who are in trouble .A. laughB. laugh atC. laugh forD. smile at( )20．—It's very kind of you to help me find the house.—______.A. That's right B．Thank you C．No problem D．Good-bye二．完形填空（每个1分，共10分）I am a trader. My job is to sell computers . I work very ___1_ . Every morning I get up at seven. I do morning exercises and have a light (清淡的)___2_____. Then I ___3___ my office. It ___4___ me forty minutes.Every year I have a long holiday. Then I can stay __5__ my family. Last summer my family and I had a good rest. We went to a town near the sea . Every day we had a swim. When it rained, I did some__6___ or ____7__ . We had ___8__ seafood . W e __9____ there for half a month. W e had a lot of__10______ .1. A . good B. nice C. hard ( )2. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper ( )3. A. walks to B. drive to C. went to ( )4. A . spends B . cost C. takes ( )5. A. at B . in C. with ( )6. A. read B . reading C. reads ( )7. A. watching TV B. see TV C. watched TV ( )8. A . a lot of B. a lot C. many ( )9. A. are B . was C . were ( ) 10. A . fun B. funny C. fantastic ( )三．阅读理解(每小题2分，共10分)The Chinese New Y ear is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese ，the New Y ear comes with the first day of the First Moon ，between January 21 and February 19.People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days.Finally ，at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon. People close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks the doors and stays at home.It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow(鞠躬) to the older people. The Chinese call this Ke T ou. This means “to touch the ground with the forehead”．Then the younger people wish the older people a happy New Y ear. The older people give children gifts of money inside envelopes. The family then go to sleep.In the morning ，people dress in their best clothes. Some people stay at home ，others go out to pay a New Y ear Call. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year . ( )31．“The Chinese New Y ear” in the passage means “______”．A ．Mid-autumnB ．the Spring FestivalC ．Christmas DayD ．the Dragon(龙)Boat Festival( )32．It takes about ______ to get ready for the Chinese New Y ear.A ．a few daysB ．twelve daysC ．half a monthD ．three weeks( )33．At midnight you can see ______ people in the street. Everyone stays at home.A ．lots ofB ．hundreds ofC ．manyD ．few( )34．The part of the face above the eyes and below the hair is the ______.A ．earB ．foreheadC ．noseD ．mouth( )35．On the Chinese New Y ear's Day. What do people usually say to each other when they meet?A ．Good luck!B ．Best wishes!C ．Good morning.D ．Happy Ne w Y ear!四．用所给词的适当形式填空（每个1分，共10分）. 1. W e_________(play)basketball yesterday afternoon. 2. My uncle_________(live) in Beijing in 2000. 3. They_______(plan)to build a new bridge last year . 4．Mum asked children to eat it ________ (two) a week. 5．I want to go ________ (shop).6．The doctor asked her _________ (eat) more fruit. 7. Mr. Green is ____________ ( serious) than Mr Brown.8.Jim works as____________(hard) as Jim. So they both get good grades. 9.Can you say it____________(loud) ? I can ’t hear you . 10.I like the friend who is a good ____________(listen) . 五．英汉互译。
