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八年级英语 第 1 页（共 8 页） 阜阳实验中学八年级下学期第二次作业检查 英语试题 第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分 20 分） Ⅰ．短对话理解（共 5 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最 佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1．Which book was the girl reading? A． B． C． 2．What will the boy’s mother get? A． B． C． 3．What is the story about? A．A poor man. B．A rich woman. C．Looking for happiness. 4．Why didn't Tony see the film? A．Because he didn't like it. B．Because he was late for it. C．Because he looked after his little brother. 5．What's the relationship between the two speakers? A．Mother and son. B．Teacher and student. C．Doctor and nurse. Ⅱ．长对话理解（共 5 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后几个小题。请在每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳 选项。每段对话读两遍。 听对话，回答下面 6、7 小题。 6．Who watched the movie Sleeping Beauty last night? A．Mark. B．Sue. C．Mark's sister. 7．Where did Mark watch the movie Sleeping Beauty ? A．On TV. B．On the Internet. C．In a cinema. 听对话，回答 8 至 10 小题。 8．Who is Tom's favorite character? A．The Monkey King. B．Yu Gong. C．Harry Potter. 9．What does Alice think of Harry Potter? A．Funny. B．Clever. C．Brave. 八年级英语 第 2 页（共 8 页） 10．What can we learn from the conversation? A．Friends are very important. B．Tom and Alice are classmates. C．Tom and Alice both enjoy the book Harry Potter. Ⅲ．短文理解（共 5 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中 选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11．What did John work with every day? A．Dogs. B．Sheep. C．Horses. 12．When did John wear a black hat? A．When he had dinner. B．When he worked outside. C．When he did the cleaning. 13．Why did John's wife ask him not to wear his hat anymore? A．Because she was worried about his hair. B．Because John looked stupid in his hat. C．Because John's hat got old. 14．How did the horses feel when they saw John the next day? A．Sad. B．Bored. C．Surprised. 15．What did the horses do at last? A．Ate grass silently. B．Cried sadly. C．Jumped into the air and began to run around. IV. 信息转换（共 5 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 Andersen What he is famous for His 16. . What he was like when he was a young boy Clever and 17. . The time he became a(n) 18. At the age of 14. The reason why he gave up his job His voice changed when he grew older. He began to 19. . What happened to him in 20. He died at the home of his friend. 二、单项选择 21．The problems are ________ difficult ________ students can solve them. A．so; and few B．so; that little C．so; that few D．so; that a little 22．Since the price of food keeps ________, it’s getting harder ________ a second baby in a family. A．rising; to raise B．rising; to rise C．raising; to raise D．raising; to rise 23．We should learn to be __________ when we are in difficulties. A．brave B．excited C．sad D．angry 八年级英语 第 3 页（共 8 页） 24．—Nobody can go back and start a new beginning. —But anyone can start today and make a ________ different ending. A．completely B．recently C．independently D．heavily 25．Mr Green thought it would stop ________ this afternoon, but it seemed to be even ________. A．to rain; more heavily B．raining; heavier C．to rain; heavier D．raining; more heavily 26．-Dear friends，do you still remember why you came here three years ago? -To our dreams! A．copy B．save C．imagine D．achieve 27．—The 5G technology can help doctors treat patients who are hundreds of kilometers away. -It's really . A．secret B．direct C．amazing D．traditional 28．—In my opinion，animals shouldn't be kept for fun. -I think so.Forests are the best places for animals . A．live B．living C．to live D．to live in 29．I think it's necessary to learn how to work in groups. -I agree.Sometimes it's even than grades. A．more important B．less important C．the least important D．the most important 30．I ________ a book three days ago and I ________it yet. A．bought;didn't read B．bought;haven't read C．have bought;didn't read D．have bought;haven't read 三、完形填空（10 分） A The Andes Mountains are the longest and one of 31 mountains in the world. They run through 7 countries in South America. Although life is 32 easy there, the Inca(印加） people lived in the Andes Mountains for 33 years. Corn was the Inca people's 34 food because it could grow very well in the high mountains. Tomatoes, potatoes and another grain(谷物) were also popular. The llama, a kind of animal, is another 35 why the Inca people could live in such a terrible environment. It 36 the Inca people with milk and meat. At the same time, it 37 be used to carry lots of heavy things. Most Inca people were farmers, 38 the villages they lived in were very small. Even Cuzco, the capital (首 都) , 39 a large city. In Cuzco, the Inca people 40 walls with huge stones. 31．A．high B． higher C． highest D． the highest 32．A．too B． already C． never D．still 33．A．hundred B． hundreds C． hundreds of D． two hundred of 34．A．only B．main C． cheap D．healthy 35．A．fact B．answer C．way D．reason 36．A．fed B． found C． protected D． provided 37．A．could B．should C． must D． need 38．A．and B．or C．so D．but 八年级英语 第 4 页（共 8 页） 39．A．wasn't B．isn't C．is D．are 40．A．touched B．used C． built D．bought B Planting in boxes is a good way for people to grow tomatoes.Plants in the boxes use _41 water than those in the ground.So it's good_42 saving water. The plants in the boxes also need two other things：a little fertilizer（化肥）and dolomite（白云石）.The fertilizer helps plants grow 43 and the dolomite helps them keep healthy.If so，it's not easy for the plants 44 ill Before people put the plants in the box，there is one more thing.There must 45 a thin plastic cover 一个薄薄的塑料盖）on the top of the box.If there is 46 rain，the cover will protect the fertilizer and dolomite inside the box.It also keeps the grass out of the box.Scientists say people should use either a white 47 a black cover.People can also use other covers of different colors.A red cover is 48 for tomatoes than a black one. How many 49 do people need in a box?The answer is only two. 50 is possible to get over22kilograms of tomatoes from just two plants.Have a try! （ ）41.A．few B．fewer C．less D．little （ ）42.A．in B．with C．at D．for （ ）43.A．quick B．quickly C．slow D．slowly （ ）44.A．to get B．get C．getting D．to getting （ ）45.A．was B．is C．be D．have （ ）46.A．a B．an C．the D．/ （ ）47.A．and B．or C．with D．but （ ）48.A．best B．good C．better D．well （ ）49.A．tomato plant B．tomatoes plants C．tomato plants D．tomatoes plant （ ）50.A．It B．That C．This D．There 四、补全对话。（其中有两项为多余选项）(10 分) A：Does anyone know how heavy a cat is? B：51 A：52. C：Only a few grams，I'm sure. A：Right.So...A cat weighs many times more than an insect. C：And what about the difference between a dog and a giant panda in size? A：53. But I would say that a big dog is just less than half the size of a giant panda. B：I have a question!54. A：No，that's a giant turtle.But a man can live for nearly a hundred years nowadays. That's quite long. B：55. Can it live as long as a man? A：No，a butterfly only lives for a few days. C：What a short life! A：Yes，many insects have very short lives. A．Is man the longest living animal in the world? B．And how long can a butterfly live? C．Well, it depends on what kind of dog it is. 八年级英语 第 5 页（共 8 页） D．And how much does an insect weigh? E．I think an ordinary cat weighs about a few kilos. F．I don't know. G．Yes, it is. 五、阅读理解 A In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon, the sky will be clear, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be sunny at this time of the day. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day. 56．The best title (标题) for this passage is ________. A．Bad Seasons B．Summer or Winter C．The Weather in England D．Strange English People 57．“People can also have summer in winter.” means “It is sometimes too ________ in winter.” A．warm B．cool C．cold D．rainy 58．Why do people in England often talk about the weather? A．Because they like the weather. B．Because they may experience four seasons in one day. C．Because they often need rainy weather. D．Because they want to be weather worker. B Pandas are very popular in China. People around the world like this black and white animal very much, too. Ya Ya is among them. Now let’s know more about Ya Ya. When Ya Ya was born in the Beijing Zoo, she weighed about 0.14 kilos. For a research and protection plan, she was taken to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee,the USA in 2003. But there was something wrong with her fur in 2006. Her health condition became worse in 2014. Experts at the Memphis Zoo and in China tried many ways but couldn’t solve the problems. On April 27, Ya Ya returned to China after staying for 20 years in America. The panda was then quarantined(隔离) in the Shanghai Zoo before moving to Beijing. On May 29, Ya Ya arrived at its home, the Beijing Zoo. The Beijing Zoo has prepared a special feeding place for Ya Ya as well as feeding plans, care and medical support. As she is old, she needs to rest and adapt(适应) to the new environment. So she will not be visited for a short period of time. The zoo will tell the public about Ya Ya’s health condition through its official Weibo account, according to the administration. A lot of people pay much attention to Ya Ya. They hope she will get better soon. ( )59. Where was Ya Ya born? A．In the Beijing Zoo. B．In the Shanghai Zoo. C．In the Memphis Zoo. 八年级英语 第 6 页（共 8 页） ( )60. When did Ya Ya come back to China? A．In 2006. B．In 2014. C．In 2023. ( )61. In Beijing，People are not allowed to visit Ya Ya because _________. A．she is taken to the Memphis Zoo B．she is quarantined in the Shanghai Zoo C．she needs to rest and adapt to the new environment ( )62. Where can you most probably read the article? A．In a newspaper. B．In a movie poster. C．In a travel guide. C We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave. They think that the sound of classical music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people will spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people will spend less money. Without music, people will spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way. Some scientists think that music makes people think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help people relax. Next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you do things. ( )63. The music playing is mentioned in the following places EXCEPT__ according to the text. A．stations B．farms C．hospitals D．offices ( )64. The restaurants play fast music during the busy hours mainly because they want to __. A．cheer people up B．make people eat more C．make people stay longer D．make more money ( )65. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? A．Music can change people's behavior. B．Pop music can make people feel rich. C．Music can help people think, learn and relax. D．Music can make students become more active D A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar. Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house. It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal So she went back to her husband's home. ( )66. The woman left her new home . A．to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa B．to see if the elephant would follow her 八年级英语 第 7 页（共 8 页） C．because she was angry with her husband D．because she was tired of the large family ( )67.The word“disappeared”in the reading means“ " A．ran away B．stayed at home C．hid D．died ( )68.After the young woman left her husband's home，the elephant . A．returned to the forest B．was sad because it missed her C．went to look for a new home D．was sick because nobody fed it ( )69.How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman? A．It waved its trunk and smiled. B．It touched her with its trunk. C．It touched her and cried. D．It waved its trunk and ran around her. E Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fitted (适合) him, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t like to take them off. All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in the forest, there began appearing squirrels (松 鼠) in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listen to him. They said he was just out of fashion (时尚) . However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped (滑倒) from the river rock and almost killed himself. When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they are going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all. Starting to wear them was very dangerous for them, and they did it only to make others admire (羡慕) them and to get attention. 70．The bear wore the socks because ________. A．he wanted to keep his feet warm B．he tried and they fitted him well C．the other animals wore socks, too D．they were the gifts from his friend 71．The underlined sentence “it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion fever came.” probably means that ________. A．soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes B．soon the animals had fever because of the clothes C．soon the animals had lots of unexpected things after wearing clothes D．soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much 72．From the story we can know that ________. A．the squirrels couldn’t go into his hole with his hat on B．the family had a good time with the bear C．the animals didn’t like the bear’s new look D．the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes 八年级英语 第 8 页（共 8 页） F The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel by the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway. He wrote it in 1951 when he was 52 years old and it is one of his best-known works. Three years later, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature for it. The book tells a story of an old fisherman called Santiago. After 84 days without catching a fish out in the sea, he is hungry, poor and alone. The other villagers keep away from him because they think his bad luck might make them unlucky too. Finally, his luck changes and he hooks a huge fish. With much difficulty, he brings it onto his boat. But his troubles are not over. Some sharks try to take away his catch. He succeeds in fighting off the sharks with the help of a boy named Manolin. Unluckily, he loses the fish. But he is still hopeful about his life and develops a good friendship with Manolin in the end. I like the book because the story is interesting. I like the character of Santiago because he shows a lot of courage and perseverance. The story makes me think a lot and its language is simple and beautiful. I will surely tell my friends about it. I think they will like it too. 73．How old was Ernest Hemingway when he wrote The Old Man and the Sea? (不超过 5 个词) _________________________________________________________________ 74．Who helps Santiago in the story? (不超过 5 个词) _________________________________________________________________ 75．Why does the writer like the character of Santiago? (不超过 10 个词) _________________________________________________________________ 六、单词拼写 76．There is a lot of t_____ （珍宝）on the island. 77．I saw Jenny h________(匆忙 ) to school. 78．The minute the singer began to sing, the fans shouted with e （激动）. 79．There are more than 100 k （饲养员） in the zoo. They take good care of animals there. 80．The price of the hotel is a little high, but it i （包括）breakfast. 七、作文 Grace 是你的朋友。请根据下列信息描述她一家人在上周六的生活,80 字左右。 妈妈正在给 Grace 讲西游记的故事。爸爸正在看一部关于老虎的电影。人们砍伐大量森林，老虎 正在失去它们的家园，老虎的数量正在减少。我们应该制定规则保护老虎。她的姐姐正在读一篇关于 珠峰（Qomolangma）的报告。珠峰位于中国西南，它比世界上任何其他的山峰都高。攀登珠峰非常危 险。 一短对话理解，你将听到5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题请，在每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。One, what were you doing for mate to ten? Yesterday evening I . was reading a book name, journey to the west. What were you doing for mate to ten? Yesterday evening I was . reading a book name, journey to the west. Two, here's a box of silk for you. great. I'll make the most beautiful dress for your mother with IT. Here's a box of . silk for you. great. I'll make the most beautiful dress for your mother with IT. Three, what is the story about? It's about a rich man. He feels unhappy and looks for happiness everywhere. What is the story about? It's about a rich man. He feels unhappy and looks for happiness everywhere. For tony, you didn't see the film last night, did you? No, I looked after my little brother, read home. Tony, you didn't see the film last night, did you? No, I looked after my little brother, read home. Five, tom, could you tell me the main idea of this story? Sorry, miss lee, I was thinking of another story just now. Tom, could you tell me the main idea of this story? Sorry, miss lee, I was thinking of another story just now. 2、长对话理解。你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题请，在每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍，听下面一段对话，回答第六、七题。Sue, did you watch the T. D play? Howe shoots the suns last night. IT was so good. No, I watch . the movie sleeping beauty with my sister instead. So what do you think of? The movie is . very interesting. Did you watch IT? Mark, yes, I did. I watched on the internet last sunday. Sue, did you watch the T. V play? Howe shoots the suns last night. IT was so good. No, I watch . the movie sleeping beauty with my sister instead. So what do you think of? The movie is . very interesting. Did you watch IT? Mark, yes, I did. I watched on the internet blast sunday. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。Which character do you like best? Tom. the monkey king. What about you, Alice? I like Harry potter best. I think he is brave. Maybe you're right, but I think the monkey king is funny and clever. They are both great. I think their friends helped them a lot in their life. Yes, the monkey kings friends helped him during the journey, and Harris friends found many ways to help him. So friends are very important to us. Yes, I agree with you. Which character do you like best? Tom. the monkey king. What about you, Alice? I like Harry potter best. I think he is brave. Maybe you are right, but I think the monkey king is funny and clever. They are both great. I think their friends helps them a lot in their life. Yes, the monkey kings friends helped him during the journey, and Harris friends found many ways to help him. So friends are very important to us. Yes, I agree with you. 3、短文理解。你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题请，根据短文内容，在每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项，短文读两遍。Once there was a man named john, he worked with horses every day. When he worked outside, he always wore a black hat. When his head got old, he would buy a new one of the same kind. John's wife thought he looked cool in his hat, but one day something happened. SHE learned from magazines that wearing the hat everyday might make people lose hair. SHE became worried about john's hair. SHE asked him not to wear the hat anymore. The next day, john went to work without his head. When he got close to the horses, they looked at him in surprise. Suddenly they jump ed tie into the air and began to run around. Once there was a man named john, he worked with horses every day. When he worked outside, he always wore a black hat. When his hat got old, he would buy a new, one of the same kind john's wife, but he looked cool in his hat. But one day something happened. SHE learned from magazines that wearing the hat everyday might make people lose hair. SHE became worried about Jones hair. SHE asked him not to wear the head anymore. The next day, john went to work without his hat. When he got close to the horses, they looked at him in surprise. Suddenly they jumped high into the air and began to run around. 4、信息转换。你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空只填一词，短文读两遍。Anderson, a great writer, is very famous for his stories. He wrote a lot of best known stories. His stories brought happiness to children across the world. Anderson was born in eight o five when he was a Young boy. He was very clever and creative. He made a small model theater. He also loved reading. At the age of fourteen, Anderson became an actor in the theatre re. However, his voice changed when he grew older, so we had to give up the job. Then he began to write stories. In the spring of eighteen seventy two, Anderson fell out of bed and didn't get well. In eighteen seventy five, he died at the home of his close friend. Anderson, a great writer, is very famous for his stories. He wrote a lot of best known stories. His stories brought happiness to children across the world. Anderson was born in eighteen o five when he was a Young boy. He was very clever and creative. He made a small model theater. He also loved reading. At the age of fourteen, Anderson became an actor in the theatre. However, his voice changed when he grew older, so he had to give up the job. Then he began to write stories. In the spring of eighteen seventy two, Anderson fell out of bed and didn't get well. In eighteen seventy five, he died at the home of his close friend.