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江苏省泰兴市新市初级中学2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题(分值:150分 考试时间:120分钟) 第卷 ( 选择题 共95分） 请注意：考生须将选择题175题 所选答案填涂到答题纸上，答在试卷上无效！一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（计10分）a) 从a、b、c三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。( )5. why does the girl look tired today? a. because she went to bed too late. b. because she didnt sleep last night. c. because she did homework all night. ( ) 6. what is jim doing? a. he is coming for supper. b. hes cooking in the kitchen. c. he is reading in the room.( )7. what does the man think of the two sports activities? a. he thinks climbing is more dangerous than hiking. b. he thinks hiking is more dangerous than climbing. c. he doesnt think hiking and climbing are interesting.( )8. what kind of person do you think max is? a. helpful. b. honest. c. humorous.( )9. who is the best at maths? a. simon. b. ann. c. jim.( )10. what problem does cindy have with her new school? a. its too far away from her home. b. her teachers are not friendly to her. c. she has no new friends there.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（计10分）听下面一段对话和两篇短文，从所给选项中选出最佳答案回答问题。听两遍。( )11. who has a birthday party at home? a. lucy. b. ann. c. dad.( )12. when will ann come back? a. before nine. b. after ten. c. before ten. 听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。janes family father an 13 tall, with short black hair mother a college teacher has 14 hair brother 15 years old has short black hair and wears glasses( )13. a. artist b. engineer c. actor( )14. a. long golden b. long black c. short brown( )15. a. 14 b. 16 c. 24听一篇短文，回答第16 - 20小题。( )16. why did the speaker go to a language school? a. to ask strange questions. b. to learn english. c. to see her friends from america.( )17. how many days a week did the speaker go to the language school? a. five days. b. six days. c. seven days.( )18. what did the speaker do one day during the break? a. she asked for something to eat. b. she helped alice. c. she asked alice a question.( )19. how did the speaker feel after the story? a. alice was really helpful. b. alice was really hungry for cakes. c. nothing was free in america.( )20. what can you say when someone thanks you for your help? a. of course. just let me know soon. b. youre welcome. its a piece of cake. c. thats all right. just one cake is enough.二、单项选择题 (20分)( )21. mr wu is _excellent teacher, he is always patient to help us. a. a b. an c. the d. /( )22. “when will your father _ shanghai?” “he _ at 8:00 this monday.” a. arrive at, will arrive b. arrive in , will arrive c. arrive ,will arrive in d. arrive, will arrive at( )23. maxs legs are too long. when he walks _ our desk, he often knocks our books _ the floor. a. in, on b. on, into c. past, onto d. along, on( )24.when something _ me, i can always go to my friends for help. a. worry b. is worried c. worries d. worried( )25.i have _ money than you, but i have _ friends than you. a. more, more b. less, more c. fewer, more d. more , less( )26. “shall we go fishing this weekend?” “_. ill go with you.” a. thank you. b. i dont want to go. c. i have no time d. that sounds good.( )27. you must be tired now. why not stop _ a rest? a. to have b. having c. have d. has( )28. you can _ the bottle _ water, jim. a. fill, of b. full, of c. fill, with d. full, with( )29.not only my friends but also i _ interested in those plays. a. are b. am c. is d. were( )30. “_ do you spend on your homework every day, boys?” “about two hours.” a. how much time b. how often c. how long d. a and c( )31.i hope we only have half an hour _ homework, so we can have more time _ our hobbies. a .of, of b. of, for c. for, for d. for, of( )32.there are many _in suzhou, i want to go there again. a. place of interest b. place of interests c. places of interest d. places of interests( )33. “dont be late again , tommy” “ok, _.” a. i dont b. i wont c. i do d. i will( )34.read the book _ some pictures _ the cover carefully, its good for our study. a. have, on b. has, on c. with, on d. with , in( )35. “_?” “he is smart and helpful.” a. what does he look b. what is he lookc. what is he like d. what does he like( )36.we cant _ the bus before it stops. a. get out b. get in c. get up d. get off( )37. “how long does it take you _to beijing?” “more than three hours.” a. go b. going c. to go d. goes( )38. “can you teach me how to sing the song you and me ?” “_” a. no problem. b. no, i cant. c. i dont have time . d. thats ok.( )39. “what are you doing , amy?” “i want to _ these pictures on the wall.” a. put on b. put up c. put out d. put down( )40. “everybody is playing basketball outside. can i join them, dad? ” “_, you must finish your homework first. ” a. why not? b. will you c. im afraid not d. i hope not.三、完型填空 (15分)( )41.a. becauseb. andc. butd. or( )42.a. calledb. is calledc. callsd. call( )43.a. atb. toc. intod. from( )44.a .miceb. mousec. dogsd. cats( )45.a. likeb. hatec. killd. catch( )46.a. othersb. the othersc. otherd. the other( )47.a. singingb. drawingc. swimmingd. driving( )48.a. breadb. micec. animalsd. ideas( )49.a. sawb. lookedc. lookd. see( )50.a. jumpb. dancec. run d. talk( )51.a. lateb. laterc. befored. after( )52.a. hated b. dislikedc. enjoyedd. enjoys( )53.a .alsob. bothc. alld. only( )54.a. usb. you c. him d. them( )55.a. cantb. dont c. /d. also四、阅读理解（40分）【 a 】 are you thinking about what to do in your free time ? come and join us youth club! join in lessons and activities. its fun! for more information , call 34789256!lessonsactivitiesmondayfriday6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.computer lessons for beginnerssaturday and sunday 8: 00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.basketball and volleyball playgrounds open monday and wednesday 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.dance lessons for dancer lovers you can learn and enjoy wonderful dances monday sunday swimming pool open tuesday , thursday and friday6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.cooking lessonslearn to cook delicious dishes from all over chinathe second and last saturdays of every month 7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. concert time enjoy swedish rock , american jazz and beautiful songs from different parts of the world! ( ) 56. on which of the following days cant you have computer lessons ? a. monday b. wednesday c. friday d. sunday ( )57. rose is free after 7:20 p.m. which lessons can she take? a. computer lessons . b. dance lessons. c. cooking lessons. d. both computer and cooking lessons.( )58. if dick wants to swim after playing basketball, when can he go to the club ? a. monday and wednesday. b. monday and sunday. c. saturday and sunday. d. monday and sunday. ( ) 59. how often can you enjoy music in the club ? a. twice a month. b. twice a week. c. four times a month. d. five days a week. ( ) 60. if you want to know the cost of the lessons, you can to get the information. a. call 34789256 b. only go to the club c. read the ads above carefully d. join the club and ask others 【 b 】many people like to watch tv. watching tv is one of the most important activities of the day. tv brings the outside closer to peoples homes. some people say the world is smaller than before because of tv.whats going on in the other countries? how do people live in places far away? is there a good sports game somewhere? whats the life like in the deepest(最深的) part of the sea?if you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the tv. turn it on and watch. you can see a lot and learn a lot. of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. but with tv they can learn better and more easily. why? because they can hear and watch, too.tv helps to open our eyes. tv also helps to open our minds(思想). tv often give us new ideas. we learn newer and better ways of doing something.( )61. some people say the world is smaller than before because . a. tv makes the earth smaller and smaller b. all people like to watch tv c. watching tv is one of the most important activities of the day.d. tv brings the outside world closer to people.( )62. we can when we watch tv.a. go to live in the other countriesb. answer tv many questions c. get a lot of informationd. ask tv some questions( ) 63. people learn better through tv than through radio because . a. tv sets are bigger than radiosb. people can not only hear but also watch c. without tv people cant open their eyesd. its easier to turn on tv than to turn on radio( )64. the sentence “tv also helps to open our minds” means: a. our minds can only be opened by tvb. something is wrong with our mindsc. it can help us to increase(增长) our knowledge(知识)d. tv is new to us( )65. this article(文章) tells us .a. its good to watch tvb. not to watch tv any morec. students shouldnt watch tv at any timed. to stop reading to watch tv【 c 】all schools have their own rules (规则). the rules change from one school to another. some schools are much stricter（严格） than others. there are also some rules that are strange or funny to us. here are some funny school rules:strict japanese rules most schools ask students to wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. but japanese schools even have rules about the colour of underwear! they also need that girls socks should be folded(折叠) in a certain way and boys heads should be shaved(剃).other japanese schools tell students that they cant go to the movies after sunset.different shoes in the usaat some american schools, students have to change their shoes when they go into the schools every day. this makes sure students wont fall over on the floors and keeps the schools clean.no strange hair in the ukstudents cant have strange hairstyles in some british schools. but they can wear certain hairstyles during the world cup years. there were two students who had special hairstyles during the 2002 world cup. after the world cup, their teachers asked them to go to the barbers at once.( )66. how many strange or funny school rules are mentioned(提到) in this passage? a. three. b. four. c. five. d. six.( )67 students in japanese schools should wear_. a. uniforms b. indoor shoes c. shirts d. strange hairstyles( )68. why do students in the usa have to wear indoor shoes? a. because in that way they wont hurt if they fight. b. because in that way they will feel comfortable. c. because in that way they wont fall and can keep the schools clean. d. because in that way they wont make any noise when walking.( )69. which countrys schools have rules about students hair? a. schools in japan only. b. schools in the usa and the uk. c. schools in japan and the uk. d. schools in the uk only.( )70. whats the best title of the passage? a. different school uniforms b. different hairstyles c. different shoes d. different school rules 【 d 】in the 13th century(世纪), the famous italian traveller, marco polo, travelled a long way to china.during his stay in china, he saw many wonderful things. one of the things he discovered was that the chinese used paper money. in western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. however, people in china began to use paper money in the 7th century(世纪).a chinese man called cai lun invented(发明) paper almost 2,000 years ago. he made it from wood. he took the wood from trees and made it into paper. he then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book. now paper still comes from trees. we use a lot of paper every day. if we keep on wasting（浪费）so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. if there are no trees, there will be no paper. every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons(吨) of paper in our city. it takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.this means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. if we dont, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.so how can we save paper? we can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. we can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. we can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. when we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. if the shop assistant gives us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.everyone can help to save paper. if we all think carefully, we can help protect(保护) trees. but we should do it now , before it is too late.( )71. when he was in china, marco polo_. a. discovered cai lun invented paper b. learned to make paper c. saw many wonderful things d. read a lot of books( )72. people in western countries first used paper money in the_ century. a. 17th b. 15th c. 13th d. 7th( )73. about _ tons of paper is thrown away every day in our city. a. 1,700 b. 2,000 c. 2,800 d. 48,000( ) 74. which of the following is not the way of saving paper?a. to use both sides of every piece of paper.b. to use the paper bags from shops more than once.c. to use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones.d. to grow more trees.( )75. which is the best title of the passage? a. saving paper b. the history of paperc. cotton handkerchiefs back again d. cai lun, the great inventor 第卷 非选择题 (共55分）五、用所给词的适当形式填空：(15分)1. we are willing _ (work ) with them.2. the students in our school spend two hours _(do) homework every day.3. the book is _(interesting) , i dont want to read it again.4. its cold outside, youd better _ (put) on your coat.5. he has _ (little) homework of us three.6. we want to go to the park and enjoy _(we).7. little tom fell off the desk, _ (lucky), he didnt hurt himself.8. “do you have a _(day) report every morning? ” “yes, we do.”9. some students dont think maths is as _ (important) as english.10. lin tao has a pair of (smile) eyes behind his round glasses.11. i think this problem is much _(easy) than that one.12. _(not play) football in the street, jim. its dangerous.13. keep _(try) and you will find you can remember things better.14. sandy and mike are good at swimming, they are good _(swim).15. do you know the _(high) of that tall building?六、任务型阅读：(10分)the weather in australia is not the same as ours, because the seasons are opposite(相反). (1)when it is winter in china, it is summer there. australia is in a southern country. it is in the(2) _ of the world. june, july and (3)_ are the winter months; september, october and november are spring; the summer is in december, january and february; and march, april and may are the autumn months.a very large part of the country has no rain at all. the east coast has rain all the year. there are no dry months there. the southeast winds blow all the year. they bring lots of rain from the sea. there is not much rain on the west side. th