2014-2015学年第一学期八年级期中质量检测（Unit1-4上海牛津版）

 

试卷说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为100分。考试时间为90分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必在答卷上用黑色钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学校、班级、姓名，同时填写考生号、座位号,再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。

 

一、听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节  听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项。

听下面一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1. How does the moon look tonight?

  A. Big and bright.           B. Bright and near.         C. Bright and far.

2. How far is the moon away from the earth?

  A. 38,000 kilometres.        B. 380,000 kilometres.      C. 3,800,000 kilometres.

3. From the conversation, we can see ____________.

  A. there is no water on the earth.         B. there are some living things on the moon.

  C. there is no air on the moon.

听下面一段对话，回答第4-6题。

4. Does the boy enjoy the weather and the beaches here?

  A. Yes, he does.             B. No, he doesn’t.         C. It’s not mentioned.

5. Where was the boy born?

  A. In Hawaii.               B. In Florida.             C. He doesn’t tell.

6. What can Mary do?

  A. She can dive.             B. She can surf.           C. She can swim.

  听下面一段对话，回答第7-9题。

7. What are they talking about in the conversation?

  A. Protecting environment.    B. Shopping.              C. Traffic.

8. When were the plastic bags stopped using in the supermarket?

  A. This year.                B. Last year.              C. Last month.

9. According to the speakers, which is the best way to go to work?

  A. By bus.                 B. By taxi.                C. By bike.

  听下面一段独白，回答第10-12题。

10. When will it be like summer?

  A. When the weather is warm in the morning.

  B. When black clouds come and it rains hard.

  C. When the sky will be clear and the sun will begin to shine.

11. People in England ____________ in winter sometimes.

  A. can swim                                B. should wear warm clothes   

  C. take an umbrella or a raincoat with them

12. Why do some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning?

  A. They like to have it in the hand.              B. It often rains in England.

  C. They use the umbrella as a walking stick.

  听下面一段对话，回答第13-15题。

13. Which subject did Joan like best at first?

  A. English.                 B. Chinese.              C. The Beijing Opera.

14. Why does Joan like Chinese better now?

  A. She is interested in Beijing.                 B. She is interested in the Beijing Opera.

  C. She is a coach in China.

15. What can we know from the conversation?

  A. Joan wants to be an English teacher in China.   B. Peter wants to be a coach in China.

  C. Peter wants to teach English in China in the future.

第二节  听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为(A)-(E)的空格中。听录音前，你将有15秒钟的阅题时间。录音播放两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。

Air	1. is A._____________ to everything that lives. 2. is getting B._____________.
Smoke	1. sometimes looks C._____________ in the air. 2. is not good to breathe.
Scientists	1. have already found D._____________ to stop or slow down some of the things that make the air dirty. 2. will not stop working till we have E._____________ again.

 

二、语言知识与运用

第一节  单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16.--Would you like to go out for a walk with us?

--________

A. Of course not.

B. That’s all right.

C. I’d love to.

D. Yes, I do.

17. The band played many songs, ________some of my favourites.

A. including

B. included

C. include

D. to include

18. There are ________ months in a year. December is the ________ month of the year.

A. twelve, twelve

B. twelfth, twelve

C. twelve, twelfth

D. twelfth, twelfth

19. We need some more coffee. There is only ________ left.

A. too many

B. too much

C. a few

D. a little

20. --There ________ little fresh water ________.

--Don’t worry. We’ll soon walk out of the desert.

A. has, drinking

B. is, to drink

C. are, to drink

D. have, drinking

21. Mrs Green asked us to stop ________. So we stopped ________ to her at once.

A. talking, listening

B. to talk, listening

C. talking, to listen

D. to talk, listen

22. They are going to have a picnic ________ next week.

A. sometime

B. some time

C. sometimes

D. some times

23. He was fat because he ________ exercise, but now he takes exercise regularly.

A. didn’t used to take	B. didn’t use to take
C. wasn’t used to take	D. wasn’t used to taking

24. He has to earn lots of money ________ he can support the whole family.

A. so that

B. such that

C. that

D. in order

25. –Do you like western food?

--No, the food of our country is ________ that of western countries.

A. rather good than

B. much better than

C. more better than

D. not as good as

 

第二节  语法选择 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Someone once wrote, “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” Work ___26___ important, but everyone needs leisure time too. Leisure time means free time to do ___27___ you want. ___28___ is a time for anything that interests you. Some people like to play sports for good health. ___29___ like to go to ___30___ places, such as museums or parks. Many people have hobbies. They make things or collect things. Now, someone is enjoying a hobby somewhere. People collect coins, stamps, rocks, or books. Everyone likes to make something. You could make a boat or a table, a sweater or a fishing net, a bird cage ___31___ an apple pie. It does not matter ___32___ you make, as long as it’s something you do yourself.

People ___33___ hobbies are not dull. They are interesting ___34___ they can talk about their leisure activities. Some work and some play will make you interesting ___35___.

26. A. are	B. is	C. was	D. were
27. A. whenever	B. however	C. wherever	D. whatever
28. A. That	B. This	C. It	D. What
29. A. Others	B. The others	C. The other	D. Other
30. A. interested	B. interesting	C. interest	D. interests
31. A. nor	B. but	C. and	D. or
32. A. which	B. what	C. when	D. that
33. A. at	B. from	C. on	D. with
34. A. if	B. so	C. because	D. though
35. A. too	B. neither	C. either	D. also

 

三、完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this ___36___ so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has ___37___ seen courage, hope and happiness.
    Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very ___38___ of it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for ___39___ help.
    Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not ___40___, either. Her parents had to ___41___ hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student, ___42___ she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful ___43___.” The teacher encouraged her all the time. 

    Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then ___44___ for a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a ___45___ at first.” He said.

36. A. book	B. job	C. sweater	D. picture
37. A. still	B. never	C. also	D. only
38. A. afraid	B. proud	C. angry	D. sorry
39. A. my	B. his	C. our	D. their
40. A. rich	B. new	C. small	D. big
41. A. study	B. walk	C. work	D. play
42. A. but	B. if	C. because	D. so
43. A. farmer	B. nurse	C. doctor	D. writer
44. A. looked	B. made	C. joined	D. found
45. A. ticket	B. hobby	C. chance	D. habit

 

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)

Two robbers have been put into prison in Italy. One of them is called Daniel Pure. He is twenty years old. The other one is Doran, and he is twenty-one. It's new in the world to catch robbers with the help of mobile phones. This is a new kind of mobile phones. It can take a photo and send it to other mobile phones.

These two persons moved slowly outside a clothes shop for a long time, and they seemed to have nothing to do. The owner of the shop felt they were unusual. So he used his mobile phone to take their picture. After that he sent a message with the picture to the police. The picture surprised the police. Because the persons in the picture had done something wrong, and the police were trying to catch them! A police car was immediately sent to the shop. The pair was caught there.

　　The two robbers were put into prison for six months. A police told a newspaper, "We think it is the first time in the world that a picture message has been used to help catch criminals."

46. The shop in the story sells_________.

　 A. mobile phones         B. pictures           C. newspapers             D. clothes

47. The shopkeeper felt something was wrong with the two persons because they_________.

　A. looked quite unusual                          B. had no mobile phones

　 C. sent messages to him                            D. wore strange clothes

48. The new kind of mobile phones can help _________.

　 A. catch robbers           B. take pictures   C. read newspapers     D. move slowly

49. The underlined word "criminals" in Paragraph 3 refers to those who _________.

　 A. like taking photos                             B. like shopping clothes

　 C. have done something wrong    　　        D. have nothing to do

50. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

　 A. The two robbers are both young men.

　 B. The police must have the new mobile phones, too.

C. The two robbers robbed nothing this time.

D. It's the first time the two robbers did something wrong.

 

(B)

Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the world. And it is because of his face that he has made such achievements.

Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped out of school, at that time, he developed his sense of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.

He was often alone. He said he did not have any friend because he did not want any. At 15 he started performing at comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angles and there he got the attention from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life started to change.

Jim Carrey got his break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, In Living Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was Pet Detective, a success that showed Carrey’s comic style. Next came The Mask, which was another success for him.

Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large crowd of fans and he also has proved his ability to get through a storm and come out on top, which is important for any person.

51. Why did not Jim Carrey have any friends when he was young?

A. Because he dropped out of school.
B. Because he was in a working class family.
C. Because he did not want to make friends.
D. Because he was angry at the world.

52. The underline phrase “got his break” in Paragraph 4 may mean “____________”
A. got a good chance                              B. made a lot of money
C. felt tired                                         D. had a rest

53. From the last paragraph, we can learn that _____________.
A. Carry did not finish his school education
B. many people like Jim Carrey
C. he once survived a storm
D. Rodney Dangerfield changed Jim Carrey’s life

54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Carrey’s success comes from his handsome face.
B. Carrey was happy in his childhood.
C. Carrey’s sense of humour came from the difficult environment.
D. The film The Mask was not a success at first.

55. In what order did the following take place according to the passage?

a. Jim Carrey dropped out of school.

b. Jim Carrey worked as a doorkeeper

c. Jim Carrey moved to Los Angles

d. Jim Carrey started to give shows at comedy club.

e. Jim Carrey started to perform in films.

A. badce                B. abdec               C. bcade              D. abdce

 

(C)

Bamboo is one of nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres (4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.

Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they are being built.

In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need a cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

56. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It grows quickly.    B. It's wood. `  C. it is easy to cut.    D. It is very thin.

57. Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn't grow _____________.

A. in China           B. in Europe    C. on mountains      D. in Africa

58. Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because _____________.

A. it is cheap                             B. it has different colours

C. it is strong                            D. it has been used by Asians

59. Bamboo pipes can _____________.

A. make money        B. be trees       C. grow quickly      D. carry water

60. In Asia, bamboo has been used for _____________.

A. a short time                        B. many thousands of years

C. many hundreds of years              D. about 100 years

 

(D)

 

61. Tokyo One is the name of a _________.

        A. hotel          B. restaurant         C. food supermarket         D. museum

62. Tokyo One is in ________.

        A. Tokyo.         B. Sydney           C. Houston                D. London

63. We can go to Tokyo One for lunch at ________.

        A. 10:30am on Monday                 B. 3:00pm on Friday

        C. 11:00am on Saturday                 D. 2:30pm on Sunday

64. We can have dinner in Tokyo One at 9:40pm ________.

        A. on Saturday     B. on Tuesday        C. on Wednesday           D. on Thursday

65. Tokyo One offers us the following information except _______.

        A. location        B. telephone number   C. website                D. food price

五、写作 （共三节，满分30分）

第一节  单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空限填一词）

1.      Today I want to play football i_____________ of playing basketball.

2.      The train travels at a s_____________ of 100 kilometres per hour.

3.      This shirt is very e_____________. I don’t have enough money to buy it.

4.      Do you know who i_____________ the light bulb?

5.      Nine is one of the most popular n_____________ in China.

6.      C_____________ down what I said, or you may forget it.

7.      The w_____________ of planes are broken. We must repair them at once.

8.      The room is warm and clean. It is so c_____________.

9.      I think he will keep his p_____________. We must trust him.

10.   There are different t_____________ of flowers in the garden.

 

第二节   完成句子（共6小题；每空0.5分，满分10分）

1. 也许你当时没有意识到你是错的。

Maybe you __________  __________  __________ the fact that you were wrong at that time.

2.      他期待着即将到来的假期。

He is __________  __________  __________ the coming holiday.

3.      儿时，他们通过书信保持彼此联系。

They __________  __________  __________  __________ each other by letters when they were kids.

4.      她一边笑一边哭。

She was laughing and crying __________  __________  __________  __________.

5.      去年我们学了唱歌，但今年我们想做些其它不同的事。

Last year we learned how to sing, but this year we want to do __________  __________.

6.      她是班上所有女生中最友好的一个。

She is  __________  __________  __________  __________ of all in her class.

 

第三节   书面表达（共1小题；满分10分）

因特网的出现，改变了世界。请你根据所给内容要点，完成下面以“The Internet”为题目的短文。写作要求：80词左右，开头结尾不计入总词数，语言通顺，意思连贯，不出现真实校名、人名。文章应包含以下内容：

1.    因特网变得越来越重要，没有它，人们不能更好地工作。

2.    可以听音乐，看电影，网上购物，查资料。

3.    但是上网时间过长，对眼睛、健康有害。

4.    你对使用因特网的1-2点建议。

The Internet

The Internet changes our world._____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

The Internet will become more and more popular.

2014—2015学年度第一学期期中质量检测

一、           听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节     听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1-5: BBCAA     6-10: CABCC     11-15: ABABC

第二节  听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

A. (very) important   B. dirty   C. pretty    D. ways    E. clean air

评分标准：大小写错误每个错误扣0.5分，单词错误全扣1分。如遇到觉得合理的单词，先四校沟通好，再统一标准是否给分。

 

二、           语言知识与运用

第一节  单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

16-20: CACDB     21-25: CABAB

 

第二节  语法选择 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

26-30: BDCAB     31-35: DBDCA

 

三、           完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

36-40: BCBDA    41-45: CADAC

 

四、           阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

(A) 46-50: DAACD         (B) 51-55: CABCA

(C) 56-60: ABADC          (D) 61-65: BCDAD

 

五、           写作 （共四节，满分30分）

第一节  单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. instead     2. speed     3. expensive     4. invented     5. numbers

6. Copy       7. wings    8. comfortable    9. promise     10. types

评分标准：大小写错误每个错误扣0.5分，单词错误全扣1分。如遇到觉得合理的单词，先四校沟通好，再统一标准是否给分。

 

第二节     完成句子（共6小题；每空0.5分，满分10分）

1. were unaware of

2. looking forward to

3. kept in touch with

4. at the same time

5. something different

6. the most friendly girl

评分标准：大小写错误、单词错误全扣每空0.5。如遇到觉得合理的单词，先四校沟通好，再统一标准是否给分。

 

第三节     书面表达（共1小题；满分10分）

(One possible version)

The Internet changes our world. It is becoming more and more important to us. Without it, we can’t do work better. We can listen to music or watch movies on the Internet. We can go shopping online. It can also help us get information. But now, some of us work, study or play on the Internet for too long. It’s bad for our eyes and health. If we make good use of the Internet, it will be our best friends and help us a lot.

  The Internet will become more and more popular.

作文评分标准

原则：采用整体评分法与要素评分法相结合。评分时从提示内容、语言准确性和流畅性三个方面确定考生答案所属档次。

1）内容上：保证所谈的内容覆盖了提示内容，允许有适当发挥；

2）准确性：从词汇丰富、得体性，以及语法等方面整体考虑、综合扣分；

3）流畅性：从句子是否通顺、上下文意思是否连贯、表达是否清楚、是否符合逻辑等方面整体考虑，综合扣分。

补充说明内容给分点：

1）“越来越重要”占0.5分；“没有它，不能更好工作”占0.5分

2）“听音乐，看电影，网上购物，查资料”占1分；

3）“时间过长，对眼睛、健康有害”占1分；

4）“建议”占1分；

 

档次	分数	内容：满分4分（详细给分点分布看上面补充说明）	准确性：满分4分（重复的错误当一个错误计算）	流畅性：满分2分
A	8.5-10分	描述具体、丰富，包含了提示内容要点，有结尾，并且能围绕内容适当添加和发挥。	语言结构正确；语言得体性好，合乎规范，基本没有语法错误。	词汇丰富，句子通顺，上下文意思连贯，表达清楚。
B	8-6分	描述基本上包含了提示内容要点，但内容简单平淡。	语言结构基本正确；语言得体性较好，基本合乎规范（出现少许语法错误，但不影响理解）。	词汇较丰富，句子较通顺，意思表达较清楚。
C	5.5-3分	描述不够全面，词语数量不足。	语言结构较简单；语言得体性较差，出现多处语法错误。	词语贫乏，上下文意思不够连贯。
D	2.5-1分	描述过于简单，词语过少。	语言得体性差，出现较多的语法错误。	语言不规范，上下文意思不够连贯。
E	0.5-0分	描述偏离内容要点，言而无物。	语言错误很多，严重影响理解。	句子词不达意,错误很多。