江苏省泰州市姜堰区八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

泰州市姜堰区2013-2014 学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试题(考试时间120分钟 满分150分)注意事项：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两个部分。2.所有试题的答案均写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上无效。第卷 选择题（共90分）一、听力（共30小题, 每小题1分，计30分）第一部分 听对话，回答问题。本部分共有4道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听两遍。1. which pen did the girl buy? a. b. c.2. where did the boy visit during the summer holiday?a. b. c. 3. which is toms favourite character?a. b. c. 4. whats the weather like today? a. b. c.第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。这一部分你将听到14段对话和2篇短文，听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听两遍。5. which season is the best time to visit chinese gardens in yangzhou?a. spring. b. summer. c. autumn.6. hows jim? a. hes ok. b. hes ill. c. hes returned home.7. what would the woman like? a . tea. b. juice. c. coffee with milk.8. what do you think of the woman? a. she likes cleaning the windows. b. she doesnt like reading newspapers. c. she doesnt like sports.9. what does the woman mean?a. the exam will be easy for her. b. the exam is not important for her.c. she hasnt prepared for the exam yet.10. how much should the man pay for the ticket？ a. 64 yuan. . b. 72 yuan. c. 96 yuan.11. why cant jane go swimming?a. because she has lots of work to do. b. because she is ill.c. because she wants to play computer games.12. why did they move to another town? a. they liked to move from one place to another. b. the boys father changed his job. c. they wanted to meet interesting people.13. when will the meeting start? a. at 9:10.b. at 9:30.c. at 10:00.14. how long has the mans wife worked in the factory? a. 12 years.b. 8 years.c. 10 years.15. how many students are there in mikes class? a. 48.b. 47.c. 46.听下面一段材料，回答16-17题。16.where is the man going? a. the railway station. b. the clock tower. c. the park.17. why cant the man find the place? a. this is his first time to visit the place. b. the railway station is still next to the clock tower. c. things have changed a lot over the years.听下面一段材料，回答18-19题。18. who made mr. hu angry this morning?a. fred and tim.b. jack and fred. c. tim and jack. 19. what would they never do again?a. they would never be angry with mr. hu. b. they would never be noisy in the classroom. c. they would never talk with each other.听下面一段材料，回答20-22题。20. what are they talking about? a. how to go to school.b. how to save the environment.c. how to use paper again. 21. how many ways did they talk about? a. four. b. three. c. two.22. whats the last way? a. saving money. b. riding a bike.c. using a bag instead of plastic（塑料） bags.听第1篇短文，回答23-25题。请根据短文内容, 选择正确答案, 完成信息记录表。听两遍。the first familyobamapresident of the united statesmoved to the white house with his familymichelleobamas 23 has had success in her life.marianmichelles motherhelp to take care of the 24 .maliaobamas daughtera thirteen-year-old girl in grade 8.natashaobamas daughterthe younger daughter in grade_ 25 .boa pet doga new family member.23.a. wife b. mother c. daughter24. a. pet dog b. girls c. house25. a. 3 b. 4 c. 5听第2篇短文，回答26-30题。听两遍。26. what sport is very popular in china? a. tennis. b. baseball. c. ping- pong.27. who likes baseball best? a. li bo. b. the speaker. c. we dont know. 28. where do the american children often play baseball? a. on streets. b. at school. c. in fields or parks.29. how many players are there in each baseball team? a. nine. b. two. c. eleven.30. what does the speaker think of doing sports? a. it can give us energy. b. it can make us healthy. c. it can make us popular.二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。（共15小题, 每小题1分，计15分） 31.the first ladies of china and the us had _ interview on march 21.and it was _ great success. a. an; / b. the; a c. an; a d. the; /32.he is _ in class and has _ for two hours. he is so tired these days preparing for the mid-term exam. a. alseep; sleeping b. sleep; sleeping c. slept; asleep d. sleeping; been asleep33.since he joined the swimming team, he _ swim across the wide river. i can hardly believe it. a. is able to b. could c. can d. has been able to34.the classical music sounds really_. i like it very much. a. terrible b. boring c. noisy d. beautiful35.people in jiangyan _ walk or ride bikes, but now they_taking the bus or riding cars .a. used to; used to b. were used to ;used to c. were used to; are used to d. used to; are used to36. i hear lijiang is a very beautiful city. i hope i can visit _. a. some days b. some times c. some day d. sometimes 37.london has many places of _ and is _ the biggest cities all over the world. its also modern and many tourists visit it every year. a. interests; of b. interest; in c. interests; between d. interest; among38.my fathers just come back from work, _? _. he is having a rest in the room.a. hasnt he; yes, he hasb. has he; no, he hasntc. isnt he; yes, he is d. is he; no, he isnt39. all of us couldnt stop _ while we were enjoying ourselves on the roller coaster. a. scream b. screamed c. screaming d. to scream 40. he gave _ good advice _ we all agree with him. a. so; as to b. such; that c. so a; that d. such a; that41.we _ keep quiet in the library.yes, i agree with you. and we _ bring our student cards every time.a. must; mustnt b. have to; mustnt c. must; dont have to d. have to; dont have to42. a couple of years _ since the earthquake took place in wenchuan. a. passed b. has passed c. have passed d. has been passed 43.when did uncle john _ aunt alice? at the end of the year 2004. they _ for nearly ten years. a. marry; have married b. marry with; have married c. marry; have been married d. marry with; have been married 44.would you mind me turning on the tv? _. dad is sleeping. a. of course not b. certainly c. youd better notd. no, i wouldnt45.i have collected some information on the internet. would you tell me_next ?make a chart.a. what to do b. what to do it c. how to do d. when to do it三、完型填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题, 每小题1分，计15分） it was rainingi went into a cafe and asked for a coffee 46 i was waiting for my drink，i realized that there were many other people in the place, but i felt 47 . i saw their bodies, but i couldnt feel their souls(灵魂) 48 their souls belonged to the net. i stood up and walked between the 49 when i came to the biggest computer，i saw a thin and small man50 in front of it“im steve”，he finally answered after i asked him a couple of times what his 51 was“i cant talk with you, im 52 ,” he saidhe was chatting online with somebody-probably someone he didnt know-and at the same time he was playing a computer gamea war game. i was 53 why didnt steve want to talk with me? i tried 54 to speak to the computer geek(怪人)， 55 not a word came out of his mouthi touched his shoulder , no reply, eitheri was 56 i put my hand in front of the monitor，and he started to 57 :“leave me alone.” i took a few steps back，and saw 58 showed any interest in usthen i realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their 59 , not with people. i was worried and i sank in my thoughtsi didnt even realize that the coffee was bad，just as steve didnt notice there was a person 60 him46. a. beforeb. sincec. although d.while47. a. bored b. afraidc. sad d. lonely48. a. becauseb. whenc. untild. though49. a. tables b. cafes c. shops d. rooms50. a. sittingb. sleepingc. laughing d. learning51. a. age b. height c. name d. address52. a. busyb. thirstyc. tired d. sick53. a. movedb. excitedc. surprised d. frightened54. a. onceb. againc. first d. even55. a. butb. soc. ifd. or56. a. pleasedb. tired c. comfortabled. unhappy57. a. laughb. sing c. shoutd. smile58. a. somebody b. anybody c. nobody d. all59. a. souls b. friendsc. parentsd. computers60. a. next tob. far fromc. on the left ofd. on the right of四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共15小题, 每小题2分，计30分）amr. harris used to work in dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. they did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people. after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.then mrs. harris said to her husband, “weve been to a lot of other peoples houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?”“yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “a big party will be the easiest thing, wont it? then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”so mrs. harris said, “yes, ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th december.”“how many will that be?” mr. harris asked. “dont invite too many.”mrs. harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”“that isnt very nice, is it?” he said. “youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” so mrs. harris just wrote “party: 6:30 p.m.”a lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. in fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. he said, “you must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).” mr. harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. they were sorry to have to go.when mr. and mrs. harris were alone again, she said to him. “that was a surprise, wasnt it? who complained about the noise?”“i did,” mr harris answered in a tired voice.61. why did mr. harris and his wife move to another town?a. they wanted to make some new friends. b. mr. harris changed his work.c. they wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.d. they enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peoples houses.62. what made mr. and mrs. harris hold a party at their house?a. it was easy to hold a big party at home.b. they could ask people to dinner in small numbers.c. they had gone to other peoples parties many times.d. they liked making friends with others.63. how long would mrs. harris like the party to last?a. from the morning till night. b. about fourteen hours.c. about two hours. d. till midnight64. when did the party end that evening?a. at about 8:30. b. when the policeman talked with mr. harris on the phone.c. at about twelve oclock. d. when someone telephoned the police station.65. why did mr. harris telephone the policeman about the noise?a. because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.b. he did not want his friends to stay late that night.c. his friends had a good time that night and also felt tired.d. because he hated the noise.bsinging songs is fun, but is it also useful? for learning english pronunciation(发音), mr. joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. at the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. mr. joe has used songs to help himself learn french, spanish, japanese and chinese. you should do the same. some words used in songs are not everyday english, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. most words and sentences are very useful. you dont have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. when you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget! some good songs to listen to are from the beatles, john denver and the carpenters. their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken english. just for fun, you can try mr. joes favorite singer, b.b. king. his songs are not easy at all! if you can understand even 80% of why i sing the blues, you are a very advanced student. if you become good at singing english songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. when you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you dont sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给.深刻印象) other people!66. which is mr. joes mother language?a. french. b. english. c. chinese. d. japanese.67. singing english songs can help us, except_.a. pronounce correctly b. remember new words c. impress other people d. sing songs better68. the songs from the beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be_.a. everyone likes the songs b. john denvers voice is sweetc. the lyrics of the songs are beautiful d. the lyrics are close to normal spoken english69. the underlined word advanced in paragraph 3 can be replaced by_.a. careful b. excellent c. kind-hearted d. lazy70. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. english songs. b. the famous band-the beatles. c. english songs helps english learning. d. how to learn english.cwhen my family moved to america in 2010 from a small village in guangdong, china, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. one of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment(难堪) in the united states.i had a part-time job as a waiter in a chinese restaurant. one time, when i was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. i told her that i had made sure they got their food quickly because i always respect the elderly. as soon as i said that, her face showed great displeasure. my manager, who happened to hear what i said, took me aside and told me about how sensitive(敏感) americans are and how they dislike the word “old”. i then walked back to the table and said sorry to the wife. after the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.in my village in china, people are proud of being old. not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.however, in the united states, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup（化妆）, hoping to look young. when i told the couple in the restaurant that i respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. i had told them something they didnt want to hear.after that, i changed the way i had been with older people. it is not that i dont respect them any more; i still respect them.71. jack brought the couple their food very fast because _.a. the manager asked him to do so b. he respected the elderlyc. the couple wanted him to do so d. he wanted more pay72. when jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _.a. nervous b. satisfied c. unhappy d. excited73. in jacks hometown, _.a. people dislike being called “old”b. people are proud of being oldc. many people reach the age of seventy or eightyd. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants74. after this experience, jack _.a. lost his job in the restaurant b. made friends with the couplec. no longer respected the elderly d. changed his way with older people75. which of the following is true?a. the more jack exp