新余市重点中学2024年英语八年级第二学期期末调研试题含答案.doc

1、新余市重点中学2024年英语八年级第二学期期末调研试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、May I have the menu, please? _.A. Sure, here it isB. Take your timeC. No, thats all2、I often volunteer my time _others.A. helpB. will helpC. to helpD. helping3、I was born in Harbin, an ice city _ the north of China.A. fromB. toC. onD. in4、

2、My grandparents hate the noise in the city. They think the life in the countryside is more _.A. helpfulB. usefulC. peacefulD. colorful5、Could you please give us some advice on how to dance “Tea-leaf Picking Dance” well?_. But just a moment.A. With pleasure.B. Thank you.C. Thats OK6、 The old man live

3、s _, but he never feels _.A. alone, lonelyB. lonely, aloneC. alone, aloneD. lonely, lonely7、 “WeChat” really makes a great _ to our life. More and more people use it now.A. chanceB. problemC. differenceD. surprise8、What do you think of the left-behind children?I think they need many things, but _, t

4、hey need love from their parents.A. not at allB. above allC. after allD. in all9、 Why dont you get used to the life in such a big city? _ the crowded traffic _ the high living cost. The only reason is the terrible pollution.A. Not only; but alsoB. Either;orC. Both;andD. Neither; nor10、Be careful, _

5、you will make the same mistake again.A. butB. andC. orD. so二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、你能告诉我怎样才能与同学们融洽相处吗？_12、Since _ (没有人) is perfect, we should learn to accept our weakness.13、if, fine, tomorrow_14、Whether you like Chinese food or J_ food, you will find it all in Singapore.15、鲸鱼酒店足够大，可以容纳几千人。The Hotel Wh

6、ale is _ thousands of people.三、补全对话（10分）16、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。Clerk: Hello, Beijing Railway Station. _1_?Kangkang: Yes, Id like to book some tickets to Mount Tai on April 13th. Clerk: OK. The train leaves at 11:15 a.m. and arrives at Taishan Railway Station at 6:17 p.m. Kangkang:

7、Great! _2_?Clerk: We have tickets at 145 for the hard sleeper and 224 for the soft sleeper. _3_?Kangkang: Id like to book 21 tickets for the hard sleeper. Clerk: All right. You want 21 hard sleeper tickets. Please pay for the tickets before 5:30 p.m. _4_?Kangkang: Sure. Im Li Weikang and my telephon

8、e number is 8250-2448. Clerk: Li Weikang. Your phone number is 8250-2448?Kangkang: _5_. Thank you. Clerk: You are welcome.四、阅读理解（40分）17、It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people wi

9、th little or no education dont. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isnt accepted by all people.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons

10、 of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people dont need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even languages and mathematics need not be taught in det

11、ail (详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that,

12、it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.I would agree that making a good liv

13、ing is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.1. People with little education usually _.A. spend a long time in schoolB. have a good chance to get a jobC. spend the best years to choose jobsD. have fewer chances to get a good job2. One of the earli

14、est reasons of education was probably to _.A. make a man lead a better lifeB. teach a man to write and thinkC. make people get a way of livingD. teach people to read good books3. The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A. 圆满的B. 崭新的C. 公平的D. 全面的4. It is expected that edu

15、cated people will be able to _.A. accept education as a way of livingB. take an interest in the worldC. develop their abilities to make playsD. learn subjects like language and mathematics5. The passage mainly tells us that _.A. education should make a man improveB. people can get education in a sho

16、rt timeC. people should be able to get better paying jobsD. all subjects are so important for a way of living18、An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to read books as you do. But I always forget what

17、I read. What are the advantages of reading?”The grandfather didnt answer him, but said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring back a basket of water.” The little boy did as his grandpa said, but all the water leaked（漏）out before he got back home. The grandfather laughed and said, “Youll ha

18、ve to walk faster next time.”The next time the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he returned home. The boy said, “See, Grandpa, its no use.”“Is it no use?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”The boy looked at the basket and found that the basket was different. It was cleaner,

19、 inside and out. “Thats what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything. But when you read, the books are going to change you, inside and out.”1. What did the old man do after getting up every day?A. Brought water.B. Went to the river.C. Read books.D. Ran.2. Why did

20、 the old man ask his grandson to bring back water with a basket?A. To make his grandson understand the advantages of reading.B. To cook with the water.C. To make his grandson stronger.D. To make the basket cleaner.3. According to the old man, what are the advantages of reading?A. You cant remember e

21、verything.B. Nothing happen to you.C. You can understand everything.D. The books will change you while reading.19、Many students get ill easily in autumn. _1_ What can we do to keep ourselves healthy? Here are some tips. Enough healthy food. _2_ Some students dont like to eat breakfast. They make a b

22、ig mistake. Breakfast is a very important meal in a day. If you want to be healthy, you should eat less fast food. Vegetables and fruit are delicious and healthy. Wed better drink 250ml milk every day. _3_ Doing exercise is another way to make you healthy. So you should do some sports after class. D

23、oing sports can make you strong. Enough smiles. Smiling is the best way to make you healthy. Try to find the things that can make you laugh and youll be happy every day. You should try to be optimistic (乐观的) about life._4_Enough time of rest. Dont stay up! Students usually go to bed at 10 oclock._5_

24、 There is a famous saying, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” It tells us enough time of rest is important. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A. Enough exercise.B. Having a good eating habit is really important.C. They have to go to the hospital and may

25、 miss a lot of classes.D. If you want to have a good grade, you must have a good rest.E. Remember smile is the best medicine to cure (治疗) your illness.20、man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as the head waiter saw this, he rushed over to the mans table and said, “I

26、m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because its not good manners to take it off in such a nice restaurant.”“Now, listen,” said the man. “Ill let you know that the Queen of England gave me the permission (许可) to take off my jacket here.”“The Queen of England?” asked the waiter in gre

27、at surprise. “Sure,” answered the man. “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said.” You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here! “So I got the Queens permission, righ

28、t?”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. We can be sure that the story happened in _.A. AmericaB. the Queens palaceC. EnglandD. London2. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man _.A. took his advice at onceB. left the restaurant angrilyC. refused to listen to himD. asked the Queen for help3.

29、 The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because _.A. the weather was very hotB. the Queen of England let him do soC. he was very richD. his wife was the Queen4. What did the Queen really mean?A. People in the USA were less polite.B. She let the man take off his jacket in America.C

30、. He shouldnt take off his jacket on a formal occasion.D. The man is a special person.5. From the story we can learn that _.A. the head waiter treated the man unfairlyB. the head waiter was afraid of the QueenC. the man went to see the Queen of EnglandD. the man has good manners五、完形填空（10分）21、先通读下面短文

31、, 掌握其大意, 然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。It was nine on a cold winter night. I hurried to _1_ home from work on my motorbike. At the last crossing, _2_ I was waiting for the green light, I saw an old man walking towards me. He stopped me and I felt a l

32、ittle _3_ because I didnt know him. The old man said slowly, “Excuse me. Could you please help _4_?”I looked at him up and down. He looked about 70 years old.The old man took out ten yuan and said to me, “You see the old lady over there? Shes selling baked sweet _5_. Could you just _6_ the money and

33、 buy one from her?” He pointed at an old lady_7_ something about fifty meters away over there.“But why dont you go and buy it _8_?” I was puzzled（迷惑的）.The old man continued, “That old lady is my _9_ and its her first day to sell baked sweet potatoes. Just now I called her. She told me that there was

34、 only one sweet potato left and she wouldnt go home until _10_the sweet potatoes were sold out. But I know that she cant _11_ the cold because her legs hurt. Im very worried _12_ her. ”At that time, I _13_ why the old man asked me to buy his wifes sweet potato. I felt really warm and moved. Without

35、taking the money, I rode to the old lady quickly and bought the _14_ one. When I waved (挥手)goodbye to the old man, I could see him standing there with a thankful _15_.1. A. getB. goC. walkD. leave2. A. whileB. althoughC. becauseD. unless3. A. sadB. nervousC. relaxedD. stupid4. A. itB. himC. herD. me

36、5. A. tomatoesB. cakesC. potatoesD. bananas6. A. sendB. lendC. bringD. take7. A. sellingB. tastingC. cookingD. making8. A. myselfB. yourselfC. herselfD. himself9. A. cousinB. sisterC. wifeD. friend10. A. everyB. noneC. allD. neither11. A. standB. changeC. believeD. fear12. A. inB. toC. aboutD. at13.

37、 A. imaginedB. understoodC. forgotD. meant14. A. firstB. secondC. nextD. last15. A. smileB. dayC. callD. life六、阅读表达（10分）22、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成各小题任务。Nowadays, a new method is used to decide who are the top students in school. The best students are those who not only get high marks, but also follow the ru

38、les and the behavior standards for middle school students. Here are some of the new rules and standards.Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone elses work in the exams? If you have, dont do it again! Thats not something an honest student should do. If you have played online games for two hours

39、in your room, dont tell your parents you were doing homework.Learn to be loving and caring. Good students love animals and care for other people. Learn to work together with others. It would be more fun when more people work together. Did you quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team los

40、t? Only working together can make your team stronger. You shouldnt only think of yourself. You should also think of others.Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps youll discover Earth II someday. Dont look down on new ideas. Everyones ideas are importa

41、nt. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. Some websites on the Internet arent for kids, so make sure to visit the ones that are good for you. You can use the websites for fun or homework.

42、 Cant you find any good websites for you?（一）完成句子1. To be a top student, you should try to think of others _ only yourself. （二）回答问题2. Why does the writer think everyones ideas are important?_3. What can you do with the websites that are good for you?_（三）找出第三段的主题句4. _（四）将文中画线句子译成汉语。5. _七、书面表达（20分）77.

43、在繁忙的学习之余，我们的生活应是丰富多彩的。如何才能使我们的课余生活更有意义呢？请根据以下提示用英语写一篇短文，谈谈作为中学生的你对此的看法并说明理由。1. 短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯，并展开合理想象，作适当发挥；2. 词数在90字左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总数；3. 短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。How to make our free time more meaningful?Nowadays, we are usually busy with our lessons, but we still have to make our life colourf

44、ul. How should we spend our free time more meaningfully? _参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、A【解析】【详解】句意：请给我个菜单好吗？当然可以，给你。考查情景交际。Sure, here it is当然可以，给你； Take your time慢慢来；No, thats all不，就这些。根据“May I have the menu, please”可知，是想要个菜单，A项最合语境，故选A。2、C【解析】【详解】句意：我经常志愿抽出时间帮助他人。考查非谓语动词。volunteer ones time to do sth“花

45、费时间志愿做某事”，因此空格处填to help。故选C。 3、D【解析】【详解】句意：我出生在哈尔滨，一个中国北方的冰城。考查介词辨析。from从；to与某地相隔；on与某地相邻；in在某个范围内。根据“I was born in Harbin, an ice city.the north of China.”及常识可知，哈尔滨在中国范围内。故选D。4、C【解析】【详解】句意：我的祖父母讨厌城里的噪音。他们认为在农村的生活更安静。考查形容词辨析。helpful有帮助的；useful有用的；peaceful安静的；colorful丰富多彩的。根据“hate the noise in the city.life in the coun