2017学年浦东新区八年级下学期英语期末测试

浦东新区2015学年度第二学期期末质量抽测

初二英语

Part 2

Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary

（第二部分语音、语法和词汇共35分）

I. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）

1. We all know that smoking is the enemy of health. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word? A. [?en?mi] B. [?enimi] C. [?en?m?] D. [?in?mi] 2. Daisy is ________ 8-year-old girl. She has an aunt in Shanghai. A. / B. a C. an D. the 3. Peter, a friend of ________ is a very funny person. A. I B. me C. my D. mine 4. They had a long discussion and finally agreed ________ each other. A. by B. from C. for D. with 5. Alice received a letter full of love from her parents on her ________ birthday. A. fourteen B. fourteen?s C. fourteenth D. fourteenths 6. In the forest, we may hear nothing but the ________ of the running water. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. warning 7. All of the students rushed out of the door ________ they heard the alarm. A. since B. when C. for D. before 8. The Leaning Tower is ________ the symbol of Italy. A. famous for B. similar to C. similar with D. known as 9. “Where is Grace?” Mum asked. -- “Look! She ________ flowers in the garden.” A. waters B. watered C. is watering D. has watered 10. -- Must I finish painting the wall now, Miss Li? -- No, you ________ if you have something else to do. A. mustn?t B. couldn?t C. can?t D. needn?t 11. Disneylandis a wonderful place, ________ many kids are expecting to visit it. A. but B. so C. and D. if 12. It?s healthy for us to ________ ?green? air in the countryside every weekend. A. replace B. release C. breathe D. spread 13. Switch off the heater, if you feel warm enough. The underlined part means ?________?. A. Put off B. Take off C. Turn off D. Get off 14. After reading the text, I?ve got to know ________. A. where electricity comes from B. where electricity came from C. where does electricity come from D. where did electricity come from 15. -- Excuse me, I am new here. How can I get to the nearest underground station? -- ________. A. That?s a good idea B. I?m sorry to hear that

C. Take the second turning on the left D. You?re welcome

II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. （将下列单词或词组填入空格。每词只能填一次，用A,B,C…表示）（共6分） A. first B. gate C. great D. tells E. usually F. culture The first Chinese cartoon was the 10-minute black-and-white Studio Scene（《大闹画室》）. It was created in 1926. It __1__ the story of how a painter catches a little guy who came to life from ink in his studio.

Studio Scene opened the __2__ for Chinese cartoons. But it was the Princess of Iron Fan（《铁扇公主》）which pushed cartoons to a higher level. It is China?s __3__ animated feature film and based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. With the dramatic plots and lovely characters, the film was a __4__ success and was exported to Japan and Southeast. From then on, China began to work on animation （动画片）. Some great Chinese traditions and __5__ were included in the animations. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom (1961) is China?s first ink-painting animation. For some ink-paintings with special artistic style, every frame __6__ needs complex techniques and the cartoonists? hard work and excellent skills make it possible.

III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共6分）

1. Would you like some fresh chicken wings or the frozen ________? (one)

2. The teacher asked the children to write at least three sentences to describe ________. (they) 3. Our class teacher usually holds a class meeting before making a big ________. (decide) 4. Shanghai is a ________ in fashion and city life throughout China. (lead) 5. After taking this ________, you?ll feel rather sick at first. (medical) 6. Shanghai ________ in hosting the World Expo. in 2010. (success)

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required （根据所给要求完成句子）（共8分） 1. We need a lot of tomato sauce to cook the soup. （对划线部分提问） ________ ________ tomato sauce do you need to cook the soup?

2. Mr. Black was responsible fro the shop while the manager was away. （保持句意基本相同） Mr. Black ________ ________ of the shop while the manager was away.

3. “Did Jim send flowers to Miss Grey every Teachers? Day?” he wondered. （改为宾语从句） He wondered ________ Jim ________ flowers to Miss Grey every Teachers? Day.

4. travel, Nanpu Bridge, people, enables, to, across the Huangpu River, quickly （连词成句） ___________________________________________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分读写共40分）

I. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）（共30分）

A. Choose the best answer （根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（6分）

If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an online

encyclopedia. It is written by thousands of people around the world.

Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In thisway, anyone can write about a certain subject

even if he is not university professor.

What?s more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages. This makes Wikipedia a truly international website. Wikipedia was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on

Wikipedia. About a quarter of the information is in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.

However, Wikipedia has its own problems. People say that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate（精确的）and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of the articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy（精确度）of theinformation is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.So, if you are looking for some information, why nottry Wikipedia?

1. Anyone can add or change the information ________. A. if he or she finds it incorrect B. if he or she is not a university professor C. if he or she finds it not well written D. both A and C 2. By April 2008, over ________ articles had been put on Wikipedia. A. 10,000,000 B. 100,000 C. 10,000 D. 100,000,000 3. About a quarter of the information on Wikipedia is written in ________. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D. German 4. The underlined word “running” in the third paragraph means ________. A. teaching B. walking fast C. working D. managing 5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ________. A. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia written by thousands of people around the world. B. Wikipedia is a truly international website on the Internet. C. Wikipedia was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales D. All of the information on Wikipedia is accurate. 6. Which is the best title of the passage? A. How to use Wikipedia B. How to improve Wikipedia C. Useful Wikipedia D. The history of Wikipedia

B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（6分）

Water is limited

People often think that water will never be used up because there is plenty of water, such as rain, water from the rivers and wells. It seems as if water is always everywhere around us and we never __1__ worry about water shortage（缺乏）. In fact, water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of __2__ and fast development of industries, more water is needed than before, especially fresh water. At the same time, __3__ water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China have already __4__ the problem of water shortage. There, water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained（受到控制）. What should we do about the water shortage? First, people should be made aware of the __5__

situation about the water. Everyone should consciously（自觉地）save water so that certain laws that no water will be polluted should be made. We must __6__ the existing water resources（资源）and develop new ones. If we don?t take actions right now, I?m afraid our cities will be thirsty for water in the future.

1. A. can B. have to C. must D. ought to 2. A. people B. animals C. population D. plants 3. A. a huge amount of B. a number of C. a little D. a bit of

4. A. kept B. answered C. asked D. met 5. A. real B. pure C. right D. wrong 6. A. pretend B. project C. protect D. protection

C. Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（12分）

Telephone Card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, --- International Telephone Cards. One r__1__ for their interest is that cards from around the world come in different kinds and often have very beautiful designs. There are 100,000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by u__2__ a photograph

or a business card. The first telephone cards, made in 1976, were Italian. Five years later, the first British cards a__3__, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People like collecting cards because they are beautiful and a__4__, small and light, and they don?t need much space. A__5__ for some people it becomes a serious business, it is also a cheap hobby for beginners. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some Frecnch cards c__6__ up to 4,000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in the magazine for collectors.

D. Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题）（6分） Taking part in charity（慈善）is not just for grown-up people. Children can do it too! Melvin, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years.He has also encouraged his classmates to join him. Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in the United States. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates for the patients in Copper University Hospital. Melvin was born nine weeks premature（早产的）in Copper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Copper Hospital saved his life, so he feels thankful to the hospital. Melvin?s classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behaviour. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. ?It wasn?t really about the money,? said the teacher. ?It was about the fact that they were doing something helpful.? ?It is kind, helping someone that I know,? said Jordan, Melvin?s classmate. Melvin?s neighbors also helped out. Since Melvin was a little boy, he and his parents have given money to Copper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary Stahl, the head of Copper University Hospital, went to Melvin?s school to get the money. They money goes to the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. ?When they leave, we call them graduates（毕业生）.? Stahl said, ?We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.?

1. Taking part in charity isn?t just for grown-up people, is it? ________________________________________________________________. 2. How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work? ________________________________________________________________. 3. Why did Melvin collect money for Copper University Hospital? ________________________________________________________________. 4. What did Melvin?s teacher and classmates think of his behaviour? ________________________________________________________________. 5. ?When they leave, we call them graduates.? Who does ?they? refer to（指的是）?