江苏省泰州中学附属初中2016-2017学年上学期12月月考八年级英语试卷

2. Are you There? — Broken Basket 3. The Bees — Cindy Bear 4. Say Cheese — OK Band 5. Perhaps — Stanley Brown

56. Justin Young is ________. A. radio reporter B. popular singer C. song writer D. TV reporter 57. People can listen to the song sung by ________ soon.

A. Cindy Bear B. Broken Basket C. Stanley Brown D. Stupid Machine 58. Which song does NOT change its place this week? A. Are You There? B. The Bees. C. Perhaps D. Say Cheese. . 59. How many songs listed above are new this week? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 60. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. You can listen to Music Ground once a week.

B. Justin Young is talking about popular songs this week. C. Stupid Machine is now in the radio station with OK Band D.. People can call in to listen to their favourite songs.

B.

India is the home of tigers. Every year，many people are killed by tigers. Tiger，however, does not always eat men. It likes wild animals better. It is only when the tiger is old or wounded that it eats men. But once it has tasted the flesh of men, it goes on killing men for food. When a man-eater such as this is discovered, people are much afraid and they have to stop working in the fields. There are many ways to put an end to such dangerous animals. One way is that some men with long guns sit on elephants while other men drive the tiger towards them. Another way is for a hunter to sit on a tree near the place where a tiger has eaten somebody. If the tiger returns for another meal, the hunter will kill it in the hiding place. A goat may be tied to the tree for the tiger to kill. The most dangerous way is to hunt a tiger on foot, but the man must be brave and can shoot well or he would be killed by the tiger.

61. The tiger doesn’t eat men except when it is______.

A. in the forest B. very young C. old or wounded D. caught 62. Once a tiger has tasted the flesh of men,_________.

A. it seems to like eating men B. it no longer wants to eat men C. it eats no other wild animals D. it becomes afraid of men 63. The underlined phrase “put an end to” in the passage means “______”

A. look after B. keep away C. keep D. kill 64. The most dangerous way to hunt a tiger is _____.

A. to hide in a tree B. to go after the animal on foot C. to sit on elephants D. to tie a goat to the tree 65. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Tigers like eating elephants better than eating other animals. B. Sometimes people may tie a goat to a tree to kill a tiger. C. Tigers eat many people in India each year.

D. When a dangerous tiger is discovered，people dare (敢）not work in the field.

C.

Scientists think that most animals can’t see colors. The world is black and white to them. To find out if dogs could see colors, scientists gave dogs food every time they played a certain piece of music. The dogs got ready to eat only when they heard this piece of music. They

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did not get ready to eat when they heard other pieces of music.

Then the scientists gave the dogs food every time they showed them a certain color. The dogs got ready to eat when they saw this color. The scientists then showed the dogs another color. Again the dogs got ready to eat. The colors were all the same to them.

Colors are not all the same to monkeys, however, for example, if we put food in a red box and do this every day, a monkey will always go to the red box to get the food. If we then put food in a blue box, the monkey won’t go to it.

66. All colors are the same to _______________. A. dogs B. monkeys C. scientists D. all animals 67. Monkeys know that red and blue are __________________. A. colors B. not the same C. food D. music 68. The scientists give the dogs food every time they _____________. A. played certain music B. saw the color red C. saw the color blue D. went to a box of food 69. Dogs are different from monkeys because _________________. A. dogs can’t see any colors and monkeys can B. monkeys can’t see any colors and dogs can C. dogs can’t see more colors than monkeys D. monkeys can’t see red and blue

70. Some ___________ wanted to find out if dogs could see colors. A. animals B. monkeys C. doctors D. scientists

第二部分 非选择题（65分）

五、词汇（15分）

1. _____________（麻雀） are small but they have all the vital organs..

2. Thank you for ________ (接受) our invitation to give us a report in our school hall. 3. No words can ___________(描述) the beauty of the natural world.

4. Wolves in danger need our _______(保护), we should do what we can to protect them. 5. Follow my advice，______（否则，要不然）, you’ll feel sorry for what you do now some day. 6. In our city, there are several __________（社团）working in different fields.

7. The red-crowned crane is one of the __________ (罕见的，稀有的) animals in the world. 8. The camera is one of the ___ (tour) over there. We should give it back to its owner. 9. Cutting down too many trees_______(lead) to losing their living areas years ago.

10. Animals also have ________(feel) of happiness and sadness, so we should never kill them for

any reason.

11. Sadly, sometimes a good _________(begin) doesn’t always have a good ending. 12. The hunters agreed ___________(not hunt) wild bears any more.

13. It’s time for us to act to stop people hunting and ________(sell) animal’s fur. 14. Parents always advise their children__________(not accept) strangers' food. 15. He failed to pass the driving test because of his ______________(careless). 六、任务型阅读 （每小题1分 计10分）

Camels(骆驼) are amazing animals. They aren’t the most beautiful animals in the world. But they are certainly the most useful animals in the hot areas such as North Africa and the Middle East. They usually help people carry things. Now let’s learn more about camels.

There are two kinds of camels on the Earth. They are Arabian (阿拉伯的) camels and Asian camels. Arabian camels are dromedaries (单峰骆驼), but Asian camels are Bactrians (双峰骆驼). An adult camel is about 2 meters tall and weighs about 500 kilograms. Its legs are long. And its feet are big and soft. Most of the camels can live for about 40 years, but they usually stop working when they are about 25.

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Camels live alone in the desert. They aren’t afraid of the hot and cold weather. They mainly eat grass, leaves and bushes. They can walk for more than 600 kilometers without drinking. They only need to drink water every six or eight days. But when there is water, they can drink up to 90 liters ( 升). Camels walk slowly. They don’t like running because it’s too hot. But if they need, they can run at 20 kilometers an hour. Ships of the desert (1)___________ camels can live for about 40 years. Age They usually don’t (2)____________ any more at 25. They are Arabian camels and (3) _______camels. Kinds Features An (4) _______camel is about 2 meters tall. Its legs are long and its (5) ______are big and soft. Each (6) ________ about 500 kilograms. They live (7)__________ in the desert such as North Africa and the Middle East. They mainly (8) _______on grass, leaves and bushes. They (9)____________ drink water in five days. They can drink up to 90 liters every time. They walk (10) ______, but they can run at 20 kilometers an hour. Lifestyle 七、阅读表达（10分）（No more than 5 words） Clive is a lovely dog．With the help of Clive，Murray，a 14-year-old boy，his condition gets better． Murray Whooley is an unlucky boy because he has autism(自闭症)．He was unable to communicate with(与……交流)others，and the outside world seemed a frightening(可怕的)place for him. He was always alone，and never talked to others，even his parents．

When Murray was six，Clive came into his family．Since then，he has changed Murray’s world．

Clive is big and happy．He stays with Murray and plays with him．He is like Murray’s best friend．Now，Murray has become more open．He is able to go to the shops and other crowded places with Clive．He isn’t afraid to face other people any more．

They both like travelling．Clive has a pet passport．Together，he and Murray have travelled to America and some European countries．They are planning to visit a new place during the Christmas holiday．

What amazing animal magic!

1.Why was Murray unlucky before she was six years old?

_______________________________________________________________. 2.When did Clive come into Murray’s family?

_______________________________________________________________. 3.How does the 14-year-old Murray’s conditions get better?

_______________________________________________________________. 4. Which countries have they travelled to together?

_______________________________________________________________. 5. What are they planning to do during the Christmas holiday?

_______________________________________________________________.

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八、短文首字母填空（10分）

Nogoba was a cavegirl. She lived in a cave（洞穴）with about 40 other people. Cavepeople lived in big groups to help each other. Their lives were very d 1 . There were many wild animals near the caves — lions, t 2 , bears and elephants.

The cavemen hunted. They k 3 the animals for food. The children’s jobs were dangerous, too. Nogoba and her friends went to the river every day to get w 4 . Sometimes, the river was very deep and sometimes there were dangerous a 5 near the river.

For many m 6 of the year, Nogoba was cold. There was ice and snow everywhere. It was difficult to be w 7 . The children sometimes went to sleep by the f 8 . Sometimes they were too near the fire.

Sometimes Nogoba and her friends went to find fruit and nuts to e 9 . Sometimes the fruit and nuts were poisonous(有毒的) and everyone became ill. There weren’t any cave doctors o 10 cave hospitals! 九、书面表达（20分）

根据所给要点完成申请信，词数90字左右。

假如你是Sandy，想参加观鸟俱乐部。你给主席Mr Smith 写一封申请信，内容包括： 1. 你是阳光中学8年级的一名学生。你最喜欢的学科……，对了解野生动物和各种各样的鸟感兴趣。

2. 你很乐意成为俱乐部的一员。原因：上周了解到盐城自然保护区是丹顶鹤的第二大家园及观鸟的极好去处；知道鸟会……，是我们生活的一部分，希望能为保护鸟做一些事情；周日下午2:00-5:00可以参加俱乐部活动。

3. 联系电话0523-87668888，邮箱Sandy@163. com。 4.你加入该协会后的感受和做法……（自由发挥两点）。 要求:1.短文应包括要点中所给信息，第2、4点可适当发挥; 2.行文连贯，书写规范;

3.词数80-100个左右。信的开头已经给出，不计入总词数. Dear Mr Smith,

I would like to join the Birdwatching Society.

I’m

Last week I read about an article about

If I can join the society. Yours sincerely, Sandy

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