江苏省南京市旭东中学2015－2016学年八年级英语第一学期期末测试卷
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一、选择题
( )1. —Why are you always wearing a pair of sunglasses?—To__________ my eyes. A. prevent B. stop C. keep D. protect. ( )2. —Why do you like living in the countryside?
—Because there’s__________ noise and__________ cars there.
A. less; less B. fewer; less C. less; fewer D. fewer; fewer ( )3. “The children are playing in the park.”The main structure of the sentence is__________.
A.S+V B.S+V+DO+OC C.S+V+IO+DO D.S+V+P
( )4. The children are making__________. How__________ they are playing! A. too much noise; noisily B. too much noise; noisy C. much too noise; noisy D. much too noisy; noise ( )5. —What will the weather be like tomorrow?
—It will be__________ tomorrow, so there will be a lot of__________ tomorrow. A. rain; rain B. rainy; rain C. rain; rainy D. rainy; rain ( )6. — Can you see a movie with me this evening?
— Sorry, my mother asks me ______ out after 8:00 p.m..
A. to go B. going C. not to go D. not going ( )7. — Jim, what did I say just now? — Sorry, I ______ of something else.
A. thought B. was thinking C. think D. will think ( )8. I was watching CCTV news at home when my cousin ______ me.
A. is ringing B. was ringing C. ring D. rang ( )9. — Do you enjoy Han Lei’s songs?
— Yes. He is the winner of I AM A SINGERⅡ. I can’t think of anyone with a _____ voice.
A. better B. best C. more D. most ( )10. Mrs. Green has ______ free time than Mr. Green. She is busy all day.
A. much B. fewer C. more D. less ( )11. — Simon, what do I need to take for the trip? — You’d better ______ more water. It’s hot today.
A. to take B. take C. taking D. took
( )12. — Don’t forget ______ your homework before going out to play basketball, John. — OK, Dad.
A. finishing B. finish C. to finish D. to finishing ( )13. The teacher told me _________when I left the classroom. A. lock the door B. to lock the door
C. to knock at the door D. knock at the door
( )14. — We finished counting all the birds, Miss Zhang. — ______ ! Boys and girls, let’s have a rest.
A. Best wishes B. Good luck C. Well done D. Good idea
( )15. — What a heavy rain! Will it last long? — ______ . We are getting into the
raining season now.
A. Of course not B. I’m afraid so C. That’s impossible D. I’m afraid not
( )16.If you ____________ at noon, you __________ the feeding of animals. A. arrive at there; will see B. will arrive there; will see C. arrive there, will see D. arrive in there; see ( )17. Which of the following words is not correct?
A. unpopular B. uncorrect C. disagree D. impolite ( )18. This new overcoat looks lovely __________ you.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
( )19. I think Kitty is very generous to others. _________; she often says bad words about others.
A. But B. So C. However D. And
( )20. Which kind of bird has long pointed wings and a forked tail? When summer comes,
it usually flies to northern countries.
A. swan B. swallow C. seagull D. sparrow 二、完形填空
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people 1 so much time shopping at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for 2 reasons. They feel happy because at malls , parking is usually free and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls 3 beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
People in the United States 4 the first indoor mall in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their 5 in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers and people come there 6 many things. When they shop, of course, they also eat in food restaurants and they can enjoy food 7 all over the world. They see films at cinemas. Some people even get 8 daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. 9 go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church(教堂). In other words, people can almost do 10 in malls. Now people can even live in their favourite shopping center.
1. A. spend B. take C. cost D. use
2. A. much B. many C. a lot D. a little 3. A. find B. make C. have D. move
4. A. sold B. built C. visited D. trained 5. A. fishing B. swimming C. surfing D. shopping 6. A. to do B. to count C. to paint D. to record 7. A. at B. from C. in D. with 8. A. theirs B. our C. your D. their
9. A. Another B. The other C. Others D. Other 10. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. things 三、阅读理解
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖). The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if 1 have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun. “You are flying! You can make it!” his mother smiled. 根据所给内容，选择正确答案。
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?
A. He lived in a nest in the tree. B. His mother offered him nice food. C. He was always cold and hungry. D. He lived very happily with friends. 2.How did the baby eagle feel as soon as he saw his mother coming again?
A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Afraid. D. Angry. 3.What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time? A. She put some food in the nest. B. She just came to see him again.
C. She shouted at he baby eagle and flew away. D. She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.
B
If you are lucky enough, you may find the hummingbird (蜂鸟), the smallest bird of the animal world, in a south American forest.
Though the hummingbird is no bigger than a bee and weighs only 2 to 3 grams, it can fly as fast as 50 meters in a second. It can fly forwards (向前) as most birds do, and it can fly backwards as well. The strangest thing about it, however, is that it can stay still in the air, just like a helicopter.
Whenever a hummingbird needs food, it will fly slowly towards a flower. It won’t stand on the flower, as bees do, but just hangs to the flower and then begins to sunk (吸吮) the honey from inside the flower with its needle-like beak.
The hummingbird is very particular in building its nest (巢). It takes great trouble to choose materials. It likes soft ones better than hard ones. Its eggs are so small that a common match box can hold as many as one hundred of them. 4. Most of the hummingbirds live in a(n) __________ forest.
A. north American B. south Asian C. north Asian D. south American 5. A hummingbird can fly as fast as _______ meters in a second.