2015届江苏省金坛市八年级3月素质调研英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：简单

Do you have ____ to say about your family?

A. else anything  B. else  something  C. anything else   D. something  else

2. 难度：中等

The egg smells ______. You mustn't eat it.

A. badly  B. wellC. badD. Good

3. 难度：简单

Mr Li ____ England.  He ____ London for  two weeks.

A. has been to; has been to     B. has gone to; has been in

C. has been to; has been in     D. has gone to; has been to

4. 难度：简单

They borrowed a car _____ their neighbour.

A. toB. withC. onD. From

5. 难度：中等

The plane        here for ten minutes already.

A. has arrived     B. has stopped    C. has come      D. has been

6. 难度：简单

When the teacher came in , the students       about the new film .

A. are talking     B. were talking    C. talked     D.talking

7. 难度：困难

Have you returned the book to the library ____?        

     --- Yes, I have ____ returned it.

A. yet, yet     B. already, already    C. already, yet   D. yet, already

8. 难度：简单

This is a cheap and simple process(过程), ____ ,there are dangers.

A. but   B. so   C. because   D. However

9. 难度：简单

My brother has never been late for work, __________?

A. is he        B. isn’t he   C. has he     D. hasn’t he

10. 难度：中等

Italy is famous for ________.

A. the Eiffel Tower                      B. the Tower Bridge

C. the Leaning Tower of  Pisa            D. The Little Mermaid

11. 难度：简单

He is a teacher. He has been a teacher ____ 1990.

A. in      B. until   C. since   D. For

12. 难度：困难

The students were all tired but ________ of them stopped ________.

A. no, to rest     B. none, to rest     C. no, resting     D. none, resting

13. 难度：中等

He fell off the bike ________.

A. while he rode  B. while he was riding  C. while he is riding  D. while on bike

14. 难度：中等

It takes him too much time __basketball. He should spend more time __his homework.

A. to play, to do B. playing, doing C. to play, doingD. playing, to do

15. 难度：简单

He’ll phone you as soon as he ________ Beijing .

A. reaches to B. arrives inC. will reachD. will arrive

二、阅读理解

16. 难度：中等

In this early day of the United States of America, it wasn’t easy ____ from one town or city to _____. There were no trains. Of course, and the roads were very poor. If a man wanted to go from one place to another, he often _____ a horse. And because the roads were bad, he sometimes got very dirty.

One day a man came into a hotel in a little country town. His clothes were very dirty, and he looked very tried. “ Do you have a room here _____ me?” he asked. The hotel man at the desk thought, “ I don’t want this man ____ here. He’s too dirty for my hotel.” “ I’m sorry.” He said. “ We don’t have any ___ rooms. There’s a small hotel down the street. You can ask there.”

Soon an important-looking man having fine clothes came into the hotel. “ I’ve come to see Mr. Jefferson,” he said. “ Mr. Jefferson?” “ Yes, Vice-president(副总统) Jefferson. We planned to meet here.” The hotel man was ____ “ A man _____ dirty clothes was just here. I thought he was a farmer, and sent him to another hotel a few minutes ago.” The hotel man _____ the Vice-president’s room in the other hotel.

“ Oh, Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “ I’m very sorry I thought you were a farmer. We have a room at our hotel. Please come back.”

“ No.” said Mr. Jefferson, “ If there’s no room for a farmer, there’s no room for the Vice president, _____.”

1.A.get           B.got          C.to get           D.getting

2.A.other         B.the other      C.another         D.the another

3.A.must to ride    B.have to ride   C.had to ride       D.has to ride

4.A.for           B.to           C.of              D.at

5.A.stay          B.to stay       C.stayed           D.staying

6.A.many        B.much         C.a lot            D.more

7.A.happy        B.sad          C.afraid           D.lucky

8.A.of           B.in           C.on              D.with

9.A.hurry        B.hurried       C.hurried to        D.in hurry

10.A.too         B.also          C.neither          D.either

17. 难度：中等

Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.

In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."

On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother's Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.

1.Mother's Day ______.

A. is a holiday for mothers  

B. is celebrated in the United Stated only

C. falls on May 10 every year

D. was given by Miss Anna Jarvis

2.What was the date of the Mother's Day this year?

A. May 7,1999. B. May 8,1999. C. May 9,1999. D. May 10,1999.

3.On Mother's Day, people ______.

A. send some flowers to their mothers

B. wear a pink or red rose or carnation

C. wear a white flower

D. send gifts of love to their mothers

4."Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".

A.美好的 B.无价的 C.永恒的 D.无私的

5.You've known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?

A. Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother. 

B. She was born in America.

C.She was killed on May 9,1999. 

D. All of the above.

18. 难度：中等

In the days when an ice cream sundae（加水果或奶油的较贵的）cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress (woman assistant) put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents”, replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit worried. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely(not politely). The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill at the counter（柜台）and went out. When the waitress came back, she began cleaning the table and then she couldn’t believe what she had seen. There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip（小费）.

1.In this story “plain” means           in Chinese.

A．平原               B．普通                C．朴素               D．清楚

2.An ice cream sundae was          a dish of plain ice cream.

A．fifteen cents cheaper than              B．fifteen cents dearer than

C．fifty cents dearer than                   D．as expensive as

3.How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?

A．Just fifty cents.                 B．More than fifty cents.

C．Not more than fifty cents.    D．Less than forty cents.

4.Why did the little boy have only a dish of a plain ice cream?

A．The plain ice cream cost him much less.

B．He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.

C．The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.

D．He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.

5.We can imagine that the waitress might feel          when she got the tip.

A．very surprised   B．a bit of shame（羞愧）  C．quite pleased     D．a little worried

三、其他题

19. 难度：困难

根据短文内容，完成下列句子或短文，每空填一个英语单词

One day, Mr White told the class to get ready for a hobby show. All the students had the whole morning to get what they were going to show.

　　All the students came back on time except Bob, the laziest boy in his classmates' eyes. It was very difficult to believe that such a boy could have a hobby. But to their surprise, Bob came back with many beautiful stamps in his hand. Mr White was very happy after watching them. However, Bob was going to take them back.

　　"Bob, you can't take them back until the others watch them this afternoon," said Mr White.

　　"But I'm sorry they are my brother's," he answered. "He doesn't want them to be out of our home for long. He's afraid that they will be lost."

　　"Bob, you should show your own hobby here, not someone else's" Mr White became a bit angry.

　　But Bob's following words made him even angrier. "Mr White, it's true that I have a hobby. My hobby is watching my brother collecting stamps."

1.All the students ______ the whole morning in getting ready for the hobby show.

2.Bob was so______ that his classmates didn't believe he could have a hobby.

3.When Bob ______ to his classroom, he brought many beautiful stamps .

4.The things in Bob's hand were ______ his but his brother's.

5.Bob thought he ______ a "hobby". He liked watching his brother collecting

四、单词拼写

20. 难度：中等

同学们，请你们根据提示或句意写出所缺单词。要仔细哟！

1.Do the Disney cartoon ________(人物) look very cute ?

2.It’s our duty to protect our_________  (环境).

3.They have been ______ (结婚) for thirty years.

4.The car is running at high________ (速度).

5.He has no time to study________ (到国外) to improve himself.

21. 难度：简单

用所给单词的正确形式填空。

1.If you answer the questions________(correct) ,you will lose the game.

2.What’s the          ( mean) of this word ?

3.This film seemed _______(excite). We were all interested in it .

4.The weather is                (please).

5.The children were happy to visit places of natural ________ (beautiful).

五、补充句子

22. 难度：中等

动词填空：（每小题1分，共6分）

1.Anyone who is able ______ (answer) the question may put up his hand.

2.You must make him ______ (stop) that noise.

3.The teacher won't let Tom go until he ______ (finish) cleaning the classroom.

4.Mother ______  (leave) New York for two years.

5.I will as much as I can ______ (help) you.

6.There was a man ______ (sit) there with a book in his hand.

六、翻译

23. 难度：困难

中译英：12分

1.从北京坐飞机去哈尔滨要一个半小时。

It                                     _ from Beijing to Harbin.

2.我在回家的路上停下来和鲍勃谈话了。

I                               with Bob on my way home.

3.我们过去常打牌和下中国象棋。

We                                                         .

4.会议已经结束好几小时了。

The meeting                                    for a few hours.

5.香港已发生了许多变化。

                                        in Hong Kong.

6.他花了一整天在这儿拍照片。

He spent the                                        .

七、书面表达

24. 难度：压轴

请你写一篇作文，描写你的家乡近几年来的变化。从马路、交通、建筑物、商店、旅游、人口、居住条件等方面进行描述。（不少于80词）

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