浙江省杭州萧山区党湾镇初级中学八年级英语下学期期初测试试题 人教新目标版.doc

浙江省杭州萧山区党湾镇初级中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期初测试试题 考生须知：1、本试卷满分120分，考试时间90分钟。2、答题前，在答题纸上写姓名和准考证号。3、必须在答题纸的对应答题位置答题，写在其他地方无效。1至75小题在答题纸上涂黑作答，答题纸答题方式详见答题纸上的说明。 4、做听力题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有一分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。一、单项选择，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（30小题，计30分）1. which two words underline parts are the same?a. break;healthb. loudly; should c. cartoon; hardlyd. earth; ear2. what _ difference a day makes! it is really different from yesterday.a. ab. thec. and. /3. would you like _ to read for your long trip?a. something interestingb. useful somethingc. anything fund. important thing4. -how was the school trip? oh, it couldnt be _. i really enjoyed it.a. goodb. betterc. bestd. the best5. -how is jane? she is a shy girl, and she _ stays behind others.a. hardlyb. alwaysc. sometimesd. never6. -_ do you go to see your grandparents? every other week.a. how longb. how oftenc. how muchd. when 7. hangzhou is one of _ in china.a. the most beautiful citiesb. beautiful cityc. the more beautiful citiesd. the most beautiful city8. shhh! you must be as_ as a mouse! the baby is asleep.a. cleverb. quietc. happiestd. busier9. -jimmy lost his key yesterday.-_? its his third time in just one month.more parking spaces behind hotela. does heb. did hec. will hed. was he10. what does this sign mean?a. do not park in front of this hotel.b. a new hotel car park will open shortly.c its better to park behind the hotel.d. the hotel has another parking area.11. a: how long will the movie last? b: its a _ movie.a. two hourb. two hoursc. two-hourd. two-hours12. -i only have _ money for lunch. lets go somewhere inexpensive. -i can lend you _dollars if you want.a. little, a fewb. a little, a fewc. a few, a littled. little, few13. the teacher asked the students to _ a story about a trip to the moon.a. stay upb. grow upc. make upd. be up14. -where shall we visit this winter vacation? -_ any place you like.a. i cant stand it.b. its up to you.c. thats ok.d. well done!15. -i didnt even eat lunch today. - really? _a. how come?b. thats ok.c. never mind.d. i dont care.16. -its nice day, isnt it? -yes, what fine weather!a. a; a b. the; the c. a; / d. the; /17. -do you twins look _as many other twins do?no. we look quite different. a. like b. different c. the same d. as same18. 9.the football match is so and we are still about it .a. excited, exciting b. exciting, exciting c. exciting, excited d. excited, excited 19.can you be here on time?-_. but im not sure.a. i must be. b., maybe i can. c. i can.d. i may be.20. -does liu hua ever guess the meaning of english words? -he _ guesses the meaning of new words. he uses his dictionary all the time. a. usually b. always c. never d. sometimes21. very useful a cell phone . youd better buy one .a.thats , have b. its , to have c. thats , having d. its , having22. _students like the film. its boring. a. a few b. few c. a little d. little23.bob often says that swimming is than hiking in losing weight, but he always spends more time on swimming.a. less useful b. less interesting c. more useful d. more interesting24. -_ a year does your school have a sports meeting? - once a year. a .how often b. how many times c. how long d how soon25. -im going to hawaii for my summer vacation. -sounds cool. _ are you going away? -sometime in december. a. when b. how long c. how often d. how soon26. there are trees on _ side of the street. a. either b. both c. every d. all 27.i dont like the glasses. would you please show me _?-sure. here you are.a. the other one.b. another onec. the othersd. another pair28.is there _ in todays newspaper?-oh, no.a. interesting somethingb. something interestingc. anything interestingd. interesting anything29. is it important _ to score the most points? a. of you b. for you c. to you d. about you 30. -can i take my little pet to your party on wednesday? -_. its a big business party. your pet will be bored soon.a. sure, id love to b. sorry, i cant c. sure, you can.d. im afraid you cant二、完形填空（共25小题，计25分）通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。abeing not far from the sea, london is famous _31_ its fogs. the worst of them _32_ on december 4,1952. all movement in the town came to a stop. it was almost _33_ to drive or ride in anything. the streets were filled with _34_ that moved two miles an hour. soon, however, the traffic was stopped. being left by their _35_, the buses and cars stood empty in the streets. many who usually travel by bus took underground(地铁). but there were _36_ many people there that the gates had to be closed. being caught in the fog, people felt their way along the walls of houses with one hand, while they put out _37_ in front of them so as _38_knock against something or somebody. at the opera house(大歌剧院) they got through the first act of la traviata before so much fog had spread into the building that the _39_ could not see the conductor(乐队指挥). it was a _40_ fog, indeed, and as many as 4,000 people in london lost their lives. 31 a. becauseb. as c. for d. of32 a. took b. happened c. saw d. lasted33 a. easy b. impossiblec. clear d. possible34 a. carts b. horsesc. trucks d. buses35 a. ownersb. drivers c. engineers d. passengers36 a. such b. so c. quite d. too37 a. anotherb. the others c. the other d. other38 a. tob. not c. not to d. dont39 a. someoneb. drivers c. managers d. singers40 a. terrible b. afraidc. wonderful d. frightenedbamericans like honesty. they often say exactly what they think, even if it seems rude. dont be _41_ of telling your friends what you think or _42_about something. for example, most americans would like that you say, “im sorry, _43_ i cant come to visit you tonight because i have to study.” they dont want to hear that you will _44_ and then not visit. also, americans will often have many friends but _45_ close friends. while an american may seem friendly when you first meet, he or she may not be _46_ in a deeper relationship. but please dont be discouraged(气馁的). in most cases(情形), you will find_47_ one american interested in a _48_friendship. if you would like to have a friendship _49_ an american, you can contact (联系 )isi. isi is a campus(校园) friendship organization _50_ helps international students studying _51_ in the united states.through isis friendship partner program, international students and families are connected(与有联系)with american_52_. american friendship partners _53_their international friends and families to meals or special events. their home may become “a home away from home” for an international student. a friendship partner would be _54_to answer your questions about the united states, help you find a place to live, _55_ you around the community(社区), and even help you with spoken english.三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。athe mid-autumn festival is coming. lets see what my friends are going to do during the three-day holiday.peter: im going to visit my uncle and aunt with my parents during the three days. they live in the countryside. it is far from our city, beijing. were going to take the train there. i am going fishing there with my cousin. eliza: im going to visit my grandparents with my parents on the first day. they live in a small town. it is going to take us one hour to get there by car. on the second day, im going to have a party with my friends. on the third day, i have to do my homework and study for a math test. gina: my cousin is visiting us. he lives in tianjin. he is coming by bus. on the first day, im going to play ping-pong with him. on the second day, im going to take him to elizas party. on the third day, my cousin is going back and i am going to do some shopping with my parents. 56. peter is staying in _ during the three- day holiday.a. beijingb. the countrysidec. tianjind. a town57. how is eliza going to her grandparents home?a. by car.b. by bike. c. by bus.d. by train. 58. gina is _ on the third day.a. visiting her cousinb. playing ping-pongc. doing her homeworkd. doing some shopping59. who are going to elizas party?a. peter and his cousin.b. gina and her cousin.c. peter and gina. d. peter, gina and their cousins.60. from the passage, we can know that _.a. peter doesnt like fishingb. eliza is going to have a testc. gina likes all kinds of sportsd. all three of them have no homework during the three daysbis living with your classmates good or bad? listen to what students and teachers say. shen xinbai: living with our classmates is good for us. we can make more friends and do fun things together. whats more, we wont watch as much tv as we do at home.gu xuan: id like to live with my parents. when i have problems, i can get help from them, and ill never be lonely or unhappy.chen rujian: i want to live at school. that could help me in many ways. it would give me a stronger heart. i would also have more chances（机会） to decide things by myself. living at school can help us get ready for future life outside school.xia mingyuan: its a good idea to live at school. students can learn how to take care of themselves. id like to learn to wash clothes by myself.xue wenjia: if four or six people live in one room, there could be a lot of problems. i cant fall asleep if someone snores. id like to stay at home and sleep well at night.zhu ping: at some schools, students living there have more chances to learn and do fun things. but at other schools, students cant go out of the school freely. so its important to choose a good school. teachers should always be ready to help students and make them feel at home. 61.from the above text we can see that_ students agree to live in school. a. one b. two c. three d. four62.the good sides of living in school are that_.a. you cant watch tv there b. you can learn how to be with othersc. you can wash your own clothes d. you can do your homework63. xue wenjia doesnt want to live in school because_.a. he wants to stay with his parents b. he has to follow the school rules c. he wants to get help from his parents. d. he wants to sleep well at home.64. from what mr zhu said, we can learn that_.a. living in school might be good to the studentsb. he doesnt want his students to live in schoolc. he thinks it important for the students to go out of school freelyd. living at home can help the students a lot65. the word “snore” means_.a. 打鼾 b.夜聊 c.打喷嚏 d.梦游cif you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:be open to others. tell people you are shy. there is no need to hide it. when they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. this also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.try to smile more. when you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. remember that other people have feelings, too, and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.learn to be a good talker. if you find, say something nice about people around you. think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that person.get your attention elsewhere. think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. dont waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. you will become relaxed and find its not so hard to talk with others.take one small step at a time . each time when you say ”hi” or smile at someone ,say to yourself “you can make it ” keep trying and one day youll never feel shy when you talk to others. 66. according to the passage, lucy ,a shy girl , should _. a. hide the fact b. tell others c. write it in the diary d. keep quiet67. why we should smile to others ?a.be a good talker b. attract attention. c. laugh at others. d. show friendly.68. its hard to start a conversation ,so what should not we do according to the passage?a. say “you look nice”. b. say “your dress fits you well”. c. say “you are not good at driving”. d. say “done well”.69. when you are in a party, you are a little nervous, what should you do?a. go to the toilet often to make sure our clothes are nice.b. worry about that others will not like me . c. enjoy the music d. stay away from others and keep silent 70. which is the best title about this passage?a. how to be a good talker.b. get yourself more open.c. how to be friendly.d. how to be braver.dwhy do plants grow in some places and not in others? why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?to grow, plants need several things. one is warmth. in very cold places almost nothing grows. plants also need water. in very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. thats why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. they find it difficult to grow on hard land. the town is built on hard land. the plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.what will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? a few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants wont. even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.71.according to the passage, plants need _ things to grow well.a. two b. three c. fourd. five72what does the underlined word cracks mean in the text? a. 缝隙 b.表面 c. 夹层 d. 底部73. from the passage, we can know it is for plants to grow in dry places. a. easy b. difficult c. impossible d. important74.the reason why most plants cant grow on the sandy beach is that _. a. there isnt enough sunlight b. there is too much water c. it is too crowded there d. it has little food for plants75.the passage can most probably be found in a _book. a. science b. history c. travel d. math 四、单词拼写。（共15小题，计15分）76. how much time did you spend in s_ for the tests during the vacation? have a good luck.77.what did you do on the national day? did you go a_ interesting and have fun? 78.please dont eat sweets before you go to bed. its bad for your t_.79.now more and more teachers surf the internet to get the i_ for their lessons.80.i feel very t_ after a long time walk. can i have a rest now?81.doing morning e_ is good for us, we should keep the good habits.82.whether we will go hiking or not d_ on the weather.83.as long as you work hard, you can be success one day just like the famous w_ mo yan.84.the man is always s_ about what others say, so youd better not make jokes.85.because of the bad weather we have to s_ over night in the town. 86.whats the d_ between chinese food and indian food, do you know?87.a _ he is very you