暖春三月，贴心开学测初二英语第八套

—I’m going on a trip to Beijing.
—_________!

He left home ______a cold morning, and I heard that he was coming back _____ the late afternoon.

We all believe _______,because she is ______honest girl.

Tom______half an hour doing his homework and listening to pop music ______him 20 minutes.

—____________?
—It was sunny and windy.

_______animals are in danger and there will be _______space for them if we do nothing for them.

______useful advice we had in the meeting last week!

The sentence structure of “Eddie is watching Hobo work”.

--- People in the UK say “football”.
--- Right. But people in the USA say “__________”.

--- Where will 2014 Youth Olympic Games __________?     — In Nanjing.

--- What do you think of the fish?     --- It looks __________,but tastes__________.

China ________ food and drinks ________ the people in Philippines(菲律宾) last year .

--- I think Lucy is the best dancer in the world.
--- I agree with you. No one can dance__________.

This piano is too big. Can you make ________ for it?

Look out! Can you see some boy students ________ basketball?

Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. __   _ , the watch was not __   _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went     ____a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler
handed him the watch. He was very __ So it was not surprising that he was__ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.

A．So B．And C．However D．For

A．brought B．invented C．came D．appeared

A．on B．at C．in D．through

A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest

A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote

A．Because B．After C．So D．Since

A．time B．price C．address D．number

A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy

A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever

A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful

A
The price of rice changes during the year.
It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is high. But it was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.
Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice. November, December, and January were all bad months. The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.
Between August and November, the price of rice were down every month. During other parts of the year, the price went up and down.

The price of rice was the highest in________ last year.

The price of rice was the same in_________.

Which might be the best title of the reading?

B
You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 players, you shouldn’t turn it up too high.
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries, and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone（耳机）and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means “_______”

If we listen to our MP3 player at a play,  ________.

It’s all right to use our MP3 player in __________.

What can be the best title of this passage? _________________

C
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.

The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

D
Reading Oliver James'Affluenza, I thought about what often happens at home. My 12-year-old daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow. I don't understand any of it," she cries out. After shouting and shutting her door, she calms down enough to go through her notes. The following dry I ask her how the test went and the just says "OK,I got a nine".
"Wow. well done!" I say, before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"
According to James, this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I don't get good grades, I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."
I was quite surprised, because I don't consider myself a pushy parent. But James suggests and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright. He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model. Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.
For me, I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle, recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules, yet I have lived a happy life. What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations, or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality.
This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon. Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools. It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school systems around the world.
As the Russian poet Pushkin said," Inspiration(灵感）is needed in geometry(几何学）just as much as in poetry ",and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them .
What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?

What does the word "obsession"in paragraph 3 mean?

What can we infer from the passage?

The writer wants to tell us that____.

阅读短文，完成下面表格中所空缺的词。
What’s the most important thing in your life? Do you think about this question?
I began to think about it when I was just a little girl. I had a lot of friends and I loved playing with them. So I thought friendship(友谊) was the most important thing in life. If I had no friends, I would be very sad.
When I got older, I thought the most important thing was music. I was crazy about music at that time. To me, if I couldn’t sing or listen to music, my life would be boring.
When I was 12, I read a book that tells a beautiful story about the love between a mother and her child. I was happy to find that love was the most important thing. I thought love made my life beautiful.
Not long ago, I got a new answer to the question from another book. “Happiness is the destination(目标) for everyone.” the writer said.
Soon I began to understand friendship, music, love and happiness are all very important to us. These important things make our lives colourful and beautiful.
What’s the most important thing in life now? I still don’t have the answer. However, I don’t want to know. I just want to care about everything important in my life.
I hope everyone can find the important things in their lives, and cherish them!

The most         things in life
________	Things	Reasons
A little girl	____	☆Because she had a lot of friends and she loved them.
Older	Music	☆She was     about it and she thought life would be boring        music.
At the____of 12	Love	☆Because she thought love made her life beautiful after reading a        .
Not long ago	__	☆Because a writer said it was the destination for everyone.
After that	Many	☆Because they make our lives       and beautiful.
Now	No answer	☆Because she just wants to      about everything important in life.

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
（Ⅰ）根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。每空一词。
We are fully ___________(活着的) only when we’re helping others.
___________(既然) the weather is so nice, we can go camping.
As a student, you should learn to __________(面对) all kinds of problems.
The giant yellow rubber duck is so popular that you can see it _____________(到处).
I want to buy an iPhone 5s, but there is ___________(没有一个) left in the Apple store.
（Ⅱ）用括号里所给词的适当形式填空。每空一词。
I don’t like the film Tiny Times 2. It makes me __________(sleep).
The binoculars will help you see the birds more ___________(clear).
The man was so worried because his son had a terrible ___________(ill).
It’s really ___________ (excite) to watch the show “Dad! Where Are We Going?”.
To prevent overfishing(过度捕捞), ___________(fisherman) stop fishing for a month every year.

补全对话
A: Judy, did you finish your homework?
B:      . But I’m so tired. Let’s relax. What’s your hobby?
A:   
B: Really? What do you collect?
A: I collect stamps and coins.
B:   
A: And you? What do you usually do in your spare time?
B:      I started playing it when I was four.
A: Oh, great!   
B: OK.

翻译（每小题2分，共10分）
冬天来临时，白天变得越来越短。
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政府必须采取措施来阻止沙尘暴（sandstorm）。
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为了能赶上公交车，那个男孩儿早早起床。
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我们需要更多人为贫困生提供书籍。
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瘦西湖(Slender West Lake)不仅在在中国很有名，在全世界也很有名。
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书面表达
写一篇请求加入观鸟协会的申请（80字左右）
你叫李明，阳光中学八年级学生
最喜爱的科目是生物，对各种鸟类植物感兴趣
想成为观鸟协会的一员，了解更多鸟类知识
做点事保护鸟类，星期六下午3-5点可以参加活动
Dear Chairperson
I would like to join the Birdwatching Society.
First,_____________________________________________________________________
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I will be very happy if I can become a member of the Birdwatching Society. My telephone number is 12345678910.