拱墅区2016学年第二学期八年级期末教学质量调研
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Welcome to the Art Museum
You’ve just stepped into one of the world’s greatest collections of art, covering centuries of human creativity from around the world. With thousands of works on Show, you may wonder how to start your visit, but we are here to help. On the back of this Visitor Guide, you will find directions to some must-see words in our collection---the “don’t miss” list for the Art Museum. It’s a great choice to start if you are new to the museum.
The following pages include a clear floor plan of the museum and its collections. But because we have several buildings, the overlook(鸟瞰图) below might be helpful. Enjoy your visit and feel free to ask for help and directions at any point during your stay.
1. What can we see in the “don’t miss” list for the Art Museum? A. some free paintings C. some new collections A. The “Bridge” C. The Modern Wing
A. on all floor of Rice building. B. on the second floor of Rice building.
C. on the first floor of Michigan Avenue Building. D. on the lower floor of Michigan Avenue Building. 4. This passage may come from ____. A. a city map
B. a newspaper
C. a visit guide
B
There is a line in the film Forrest Gump(阿甘正传): “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” To me, my “box of chocolates” is the English dictionary lying on my desk. Each time I open it, I remember my sweet memories of the US.
Last year, I took a trip to the US. My host family was really nice. I was quite shy when I first arrived. But my host mother tried her best to make me feel at home. She drove us to the supermarket to buy chocolates and took us to see a concert in the park.
She also encouraged me to speak English. At first, when my friends kept talking about their interesting classes in fluent English, I was always silent. I was afraid to make mistakes. But my host mother suddenly asked me: “Did you have any special classes, Candy?” I was surprised. After thinking for a while, I said: “Yes…I had Spanish and French classes today. The teachers were all very humorous and kind…Emm…It was quite fun.”. Even though I struggled(挣扎), she still said: “Good job, Candy!” She helped me be more confident.
D. a picture book
B. some must-see words D. some museum buildings B. Rice building
2. Which part of the museum shows Chinese art?
D. Mckinlock Court
3. Where can we see the special artworks?
When we said goodbye, she gave me an English dictionary. I opened it and found she had written some touching words in it. She wrote I was a sweet girl and encouraged me to speak English more. I was deeply touched.
This dictionary is the most special gift I have ever received. It includes happy memories and helps me learn English better!
1. According to the writer, her “box of chocolates” is ____. A. a box of candies C. the name of a girl
B. some cookies
D. an English dictionary
2. What is the correct order in which these events happened? a. My host mother made me feel at home.
b. My host mother wrote some touched words for me. c. My host mother also encouraged me to speak English. d. My host mother gave me an English dictionary when I left. A. a-c-b-d
B. a -b-c -d
C. b-c -d -a B. A special gift. D. A French Dictionary.
C
Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plan. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?
To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want to lose customers.
However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude(海拔) we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces(降低) one third of the sensibility(感觉) of our taste buds(味蕾). So our taste buds become senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses don’t know it.
All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy(辛辣的) food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.
Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.
Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them. 1. In Paragraph 2, the underlined part “this problem” means ____. A. food on the plane tastes bad C. food on the plane is expensive
B. passengers have no food to eat D. passengers stay long in the plane
D. c -d -a -b
3. Which is the best title for this passage? A. My Host Family. C. Mistakes in My Life.
2. What do airlines do to solve this problem?
A. Offer more food. C. Improve their food. A. 50%
B. 33%
B. Get more customers. D. Reduce the ticket price. C.25%
D. 20%
3. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces of the sensibility of our taste buds. 4. Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good? A. They can’t find enough volunteers. B. The volunteers don’t know about food taste. C. The volunteers don’t understand them.
D. They can’t deal with the special environment successfully.
D
What do you know about chimps(黑猩猩) in Africa? Their arms are longer than their legs, and the body is short. Chimps can hold things with both their hands and their feet.
Chimps look for food in the forests during the day, eating leaves, fruit, seeds, tree bark, tender plant shoots, and flowers. They also eat ants and small animals. Chimps can use stones to open nuts.
Each evening, chimps build a new “sleeping nest” in the trees. These bowl-shaped nests(巢) are made out of leaves and other things. Only a mother and her nursing babies can sleep in them. Young Chimps stay with their mother for about 7 years.
Chimps have cries to warn (警告) other chimps of danger in the area. And their danger call can go through the forest for about 2 miles. When they find enough food, chimps bark loudly to call the others in their group to a feast(盛宴). They beg(乞讨) other chimps for food with open hands. Friends may hold hands, hug or even kiss.
Chimps usually walk with all fours. They can walk upright when they need to use their arms to carry something. Chimps are also very good at climbing trees, where they spend much of their time. 1. What does a chimp look like? A. Its body is tall and thin. C. Its legs are shorter than the arms. A. chimps are clever animals. C. chimps never leave the forests. A. They cry to warm other chimps. C. chimps never leave the forests. A. carry something with arms. C. run fast with all fours.
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B. Its eyes are smaller than others. D. Its hands are bigger than their feet. B. chimps only eat plants and don’t love meat. D. chimps need different kinds of food for every meal. B. They bark loudly to other chimps. D. They open hands to other chimps for food. B. climb the trees with hands. D. walk with their feet.
2. From the second paragraph, we can infer(推测) that ____.
3. What do chimps do when they are hungry?
4. The underlined part “walk upright” in the last paragraph means “____”.
佳选项，选项中有一项是多余选项。
1.Linda is going on a trip now. She knows the Hudson River Greenway is a path for Pedestrians(步行者) and cyclists only. It is a wonderful way to see the river and the city. So she is looking for a place to rent(租) a bike now. 2.Anna is very busy with her job in the company, so she often feels nervous and tired. She hopes to do some suitable exercise to relax herself at weekends.
3.Sara likes to make friends with outgoing people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them.
4.Andy likes music and outdoor sports. He would like something that can bring him beautiful songs on his journeys, especially when he is camping or hiking.
5.Alice likes travelling, but she doesn’t have enough money. If there is one way that the travelers didn’t have to spend lots of money, it will be fine for her. A B C D E F 完形填空
The Internet has changed our habits, for example, our habit of sending greeting cards. Now sending e-card is very popular, and there are many e-card websites that make it very easy to __1__ the right greeting cards. They have greatly changed the __2__ we send greetings to each other.
Our __3__ are very busy, and we don’t have enough personal time. But there are lots of greeting cards on different e-cards websites that we can use them easily. __4__ festival greetings to birthday wishes. In this way, we can share our __5__ with the people we love. That’s __6__ more and more people like to send e-cards. If people are __7__ making their own greeting cards on the Internet, they can __8__ make a card within only a few minutes.
Another good thing about e-card websites __9__ that they help you to send top quality cards to the person you love and surprise them with __10__ e-card greetings. You can set your greetings to send __11__ a special date. And you can __12__ the time when you want to send the card. For example, you can choose your e-card on one day and __13__ send the e-card to send the next day or in ten days. This will surely be a __14__ way to plan ahead for all the special people in your life.
__15__ some people still like to buy traditional cards in the shops, more people are choosing to send greetings on the Internet. 1. A. see 2. A. way 3. A. schools 4. A. for 5. A. lessons
B. find B. day B. books B. from B. study
C. watch C. time C. lives C. with C. feelings
D. look D. please D. friends D. about D. grade
Yoga is a good way to stretch your bodies and relax your minds. It is possible to build up health without much exercise? The answer is “Yes”, according to the Chinese traditional medicine. Try to make friends with different kinds of people, not just with those who are easy to communicate. Our website offers you a way of travelling through network. It only cost you little money. The MP3 player can just fit right into your pocket. You can listen to your favorite songs wherever you are. Do you like a bike ride around the city? We have hundreds of bikes. We offer hourly bikes. 6. A. why 7. A. busy with 8. A. too 9. A. is 10. A. excited 11. A. in 12. A. care 13. A. first 14. A. better 15. A. But 语法填空
B. how B. good for B. or B. are B. boring B. on B. pay B. then B. less B. So
C. what C. famous for C. either C. do C. great C. to C. plan C. end C. worse C. Because
D. who D. interested in D. also D. does D. difficult D. up D. depend D. last D. farther D. Though
I was at a restaurant eating my dinner. And there was a father 1 ________(sit) with his two young girls. The girls were asking about everything and anything. I was 2 ________(interest) in their endless questions
One of the 3 ________(girl) looked at me and asked her father. “Daddy,4 ________ is she wearing that?” As a foreigner in this country. I will 5 ________(wear) my national dress every day, so I often heard people talk about me.
His father said something that made my heart so warm. He said, “There are different countries, religions(宗教), cultures, languages 6 ________ the words. We all have to learn about them.” He then shared a 7 ________(person) experience with his daughter. He said, “You know that, girls? I lived abroad and learn 8 ________(speak) Spanish many years ago. I really learned a lot. When you grow up, you must go to visit different countries. That 9 ________(be) amazing!”
This is how parents should teach their children love, acceptance, understanding and respect(尊重). It starts from 10 ________ early age. Children copy the way their parents talk and do things. They are their role models. 单词拼写
1. An elephant usually w ________ many times more than a panda. 2. T ________ clouds and snow cover the top of Qomolangma.
3. Ben finally f ________ asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. 4. When the moon is shining b ________ tonight, we’ll be able to see the stones. 5. ---I have never been to the US.
---Me n ________. How I wish to go there some day.
6. The new couple were so happy that they couldn't stop s ________ when they got married. 7. Tom has r ________ bought a new car, so it's easy for him to go out and have a trip now. 8. It’s raining outside. U ________ you put on your raincoat, you’ll get wet.
9. The spirit of these climbers shows that human can sometimes be stronger than the f ________ of nature. 10. The temperature in Singapore is almost the same, so you can choose to go w________ you like - spring, summer, autumn, or winter.
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假如你是张杰，请给你在美国的朋友Jack 写一封e-mail说说近况，内容如下: ? 最近已经读完了(Robinson Crusoe)，很有趣，并说说喜欢这个故事的理由； ? 想了解美国的神话故事(fairy tales)；
? 说说你和父母相处(get on with…)不易的现状，请求帮助。 要求：邮件内容包含所有要点，并适当增加；
词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数； 信中不得出现你的真实姓名和校名。 Dear Jack,
How’s it going? Good to hear from you.
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Yours,
Zhang Jie
2017八下拱墅区期末英语
