江苏省兴化市八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(1).doc

江苏省兴化市2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题第卷 选择题（共85分）第一部分 听力（20分）1、 听对话回答问题。（听两遍）（10分）( ) 1. how did his father get to school when he was a student?a. b. c. ( ) 2. where will the man go this summer holiday?a. b. c. ( ) 3. which book does henry like best?a. b. c. ( ) 4. what does alices grandmother like to do at weekends?a. b. c. ( ) 5. why is the river dirty now?a. because many people swim in the river.b. because there are many fish in the river.c. because a factory puts waste into the river.( ) 6. how is the woman going to suzhou?a. by car. b. by train. c. by bus.( ) 7. how long has the man had the new mobile phone?a. for a month.b. for a week.c. for only one day.( ) 8. how often does the bus come?a. every 5 minutes.b. every 10 minutes.c. every 15 minutes.( ) 9. what does the man bring to the woman?a. some magazines.b. some newspapers.c. some books.( ) 10. what does peter think of online travel?a. boring. b. important.c. interesting.2、 听对话和短文回答问题。（听两遍）（10分）听对话，回答第1112小题。( ) 11. whose books will the man read first?a. ernest hemingways. b. jonathan swifts.c. jk rowlings.( ) 12. how long can he keep the books?a. for twelve weeks.b. for twenty days.c. for ten days.听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。根据短文内容，从a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。flying back for chinese new yearflight number 13 from (city)new yorkto (city) 14 time to leaveat 15 time to arriveat 9:30 the next morning( ) 13. flight 898b. flight 998c. flight 889( ) 14. a. manhattanb. shanghaic. beijing( ) 15. a. 19:25b. 19:35c. 19:45听第二篇短文，回答1620小题。( ) 16. who can join the organization to do the volunteer job?a. lily, 10 years old. b.liu jun, 20 years old. c. mr. zhang, 70 years old.( ) 17. what can people do for schools?a. teach children b. clean the windows c. take care of children( ) 18. what can you do for hospitals?a. show people the way. b. help the doctors.c. help the nurses.( ) 19. jenny knows how to plant trees and flowers, can she join them? a. yes, she can. b. no, she cant. c. sorry, we dont know.( ) 20. whats the telephone number of the organization?a.012b.022c.012二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(20分)( ) 1. there will be _ new shopping mall in the south-east of xinghua town this year. a. ab. anc. thed. /( ) 2. this term all the teachers in xinghua are thinking about _ to make the students learn better by changing their teaching ways. a. whereb. whichc. whatd. how( ) 3. what type of book is the hunchback of notre dame（巴黎圣母院） about?a. scienceb. cookingc. healthd. novel( ) 4. my favourite subject is english. but i dont like math. i like english _ and i dont like math _.a. too; toob. either; eitherc. too; eitherd. either; too( ) 5. _ do you use the computer?almost every day. a. how longb. how farc. how oftend. how soon( ) 6. you _ follow the traffic rules. otherwise, it is dangerous for you. a. must b. canc. mayd. should ( ) 7. simons shirt is the same size _ mine.a. forb. asc. tod. at( ) 8. i think internet is _ than books.a. importantb. importanter c. much importantd. much more important ( ) 9. have you _ been to beijing? yes. but only once.a. neverb. everc. yetd. before( ) 10. how long has eliza been a nurse?_. a. since 2002 b. four years agoc. in 2002d. for 2002( ) 11. he _ taizhou for two weeks.a. has leftb. has been away from c. has been awayd. left( ) 12. i used to _ in the country. but now i am used to _ in the city. a. live; liveb. living; livingc. live; livingd. living; live( ) 13. can you help me clean the classroom?_.a. my pleasureb. with pleasurec. never mind d. thanks a lot( ) 14. you cant get off the bus _ the bus stops. a. afterb. when c .untild. because( ) 15. you can borrow at most four books from xinghua library _. a. at a time b. from time to timec. at timesd. in time( ) 16. would you mind _ the door for me?of course not.a. closeb. to closec. closingd. to closing( ) 17. you should read some good books and they can _ a new world to you.a. wake upb. open upc. get upd. look up( ) 18. the website can _ you where ganggu is. there are so many visitors there now. a. touchb. givec. showd. pick( ) 19. i live _ in the country. but i dont feel _ at all. a. lonely; lonelyb. alone; alonec. lonely; alone d. alone; lonely( ) 20. _, can you tell me the way to the peoples hospital?oh, turn left at the second crossing and you will find it on your left. a. by the way b. in some ways c. in this way d. on the way 三、完形填空 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。(15分) mr clarke works in a middle school. he likes reading and often _1_ some books from the library. he _2_ to the radio every morning and reads _3_ after supper. so he knows much and teaches well. his _4_ worship(崇拜) him very much. mike, mr clarkes little son, is only nine. he _5_ likes reading books. and he often asks his father some questions. mr clarke always thinks hes too _6_ to understand him and chooses _7_ ones to answer. of course the boy is not satisfied with(对满意) it. one day mike read _8_ about the electric lights (电灯) and was _9_it. when his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. he asked him _10_ questions, and his father answered all. then his father said proudly, “fathers always know _11_than sons!” the boy thought for a while and said, “_12_” “oh? why?” mike didnt answer and asked, _13_, “who invented the electric lights?” “_14_.”answered mr clarke. “why didnt his father invent them, then?” looking at his son, mr clarke didnt know _15_ to answer! ( ) 1. a. findsb. sellsc. buysd. borrows( ) 2. a. hearsb. listensc. saysd. reads( ) 3. a. newspapersb. lettersc. storiesd. messages( ) 4. a. teachersb. parentsc. studentsd. classmates( ) 5. a. alsob. neverc. evend. only( ) 6. a. oldb. youngc. cleverd. able ( ) 7. a. more difficult b. the most difficult c. easyd. the easiest( ) 8. a. everythingb. nothingc. somethingd. anything( ) 9. a. worried about b. interested in c. afraid ofd. angry with( ) 10. a. fewb. littlec. a fewd. a little( ) 11. a. moreb. mostc. lessd. least( ) 12. a. i think sob. i dont knowc. i agreed. i dont think so( ) 13. a. insteadb. carefullyc. quicklyd. brightly( ) 14. a. thomas brown b. allan smithc. thomas edison d. ron jenkins( ) 15. a. whenb. whatc. whered. which四、阅读理解 阅读下列内容，根据内容选择最佳答案。(30分)adear lisa, i am glad to know that you plan to go hiking with your friends in west hill in my hometown next month. and you will stay in the hill for two days. so id like to tell you something about it. west hill is one of the most famous hills in my hometown. it is just 20 minutes from my village by bus. i go to west hill once a month. spring is a good season to hike in west hill. it is not cold or hot. the hill is beautiful and you can see trees, birds and waterfalls（瀑布）. the biggest waterfall in the mountain is as high as 110 metres. i can also be your guide. if you want me to help you, write to me.yours, lucy( ) 1. where does lucy live?a. in a small city. b. in a village. c. in a big town. d. in a big city.( ) 2.which season is good for hiking in west hill according to lucy?a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter( ) 3. how often does lucy go to west hill?a. once a week. b. once a month. c. twice a week. d. twice a month.( ) 4. what cannot people see in west hill?a. waterfalls b. trees c. lake d. birds( ) 5. how long will lisa and her friends stay in west hill?a. one day b. one day and a half c. two days d. three daysbdo you want to make friends with a special man? here is some information about him. he is quiet and shy. he likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. he doesnt smile very often. however, if you talk to him about music, hell have a lot to say. this is jay chou, the 34-year-old taiwanese pop king(天王). his fans are so excited because he will have a singing party next month. many pop stars will come, too. chou grew up just with his mother. he did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. his mother noticed the boys special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. he loved it and kept on practicing. chou is not very handsome. he does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. but the singer has a lot of fans. he is really good at music. it makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, said liu jiajun, a junior 2 student in no. 101 middle school in beijing. he is true to himself. he never follows others, said zhang yujie, a junior 1 girl at no.23 middle school in nanjing, jiangsu province. ( ) 6. how old is jay chou now?a. thirty-one.b. thirty-two.c. thirty-three.d. thirty-four.( ) 7. from this passage, we know that jay chou_. a. is very handsome b. has a bright smile c. often makes too much noised. is a pop music star ( ) 8. when he was a little child, he_. a. talked a lot every day b. did well in his study at school c. started to like music d. had a lot of fans ( ) 9. according to one of his fans, jay_. a. is a good student b. has long and beautiful hairc. is a famous pianist d. is very attractive to them ( ) 10. the sentence he never follows others in the last paragraph means_. a. he always has his own style b. he likes to walk alone c. he doesnt like other peoples songs at all d. no one can catch up with himchere is a report from xinghua daily newspaper. computer games are very popular not only with the young people but also the adults. in some ways, they will take the place of(代替) the traditional games such as cards, chess and so on. because you only need a computer to play computer games. but in the past, if a man wanted to play chess, he must look for another one. in fact, computer games themselves are so interesting and exciting for us. the games can bring you happiness and excitement. they have been used in too many places such as schools, business, hospitals and so on. now there are many educational games for the students. they are helpful to the students. they can make the students learn more and better by changing the study ways. when the students play the educational games, they use their brains, eyes, ears and hands. the students will be active to get knowledge while playing. but now the students shouldnt spend too much time on the computer games. otherwise, it may affect their study. we have gone into the computer age. and learning too much knowledge through the computer is becoming true. ( ) 11. what is the report from?a. tv. b. radio.c. magazine. d. newspaper. ( ) 12. who likes computer games?a. only the young. b. only the adults. c. both the young and the adults.d. nobody. ( ) 13. whats the chinese meaning of “affect”?a. 有利b. 改善c. 影响d. 处理( ) 14. can computer games take the place of the traditional games according to the report?a. yes, they can.b. no, they cant.c. in some ways.d. sorry, we dont know.( ) 15. which is true about the computer games according to the passage?a. the computer games arent interesting.b. you cant see computer games at school.c. the computer games can only bring you happiness. d. you cant spend too much time on computer games. 第卷 非选择题(共 65分)五、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，在空格处填写一个适当的单词（10分）xinghua is a beautiful city in jiangsu province. it covers an area of 2393 square metres and its made up of 34 towns. there are more than 1,500,000 people living here. xinghua has a history of over 2000 years. long ago it was named “zhaoyang” or “chushui”.many famous people have lived in this old city. in old times, zheng banqiao and shi naian were the most famous ones. in zheng banqiaos former house, we can enjoy many chinese paintings by zheng banqiao. the bamboos in them are fantastic. nowadays, xinghua is also called “the town of novels in china”. there are many good novelists in xinghua, among them is bi feiyu. the worlds chess champion(冠军) he yifan also comes from xinghua.spring, especially april, is the best time to visit xinghua. the weather is so fine that all the views are wonderful. “qiandao rape flowers”(千岛菜花) here is known as the most beautiful rape flowers in china. you cant miss the wonderful natural beauty! xinghua is around by rivers and “the forest in water” is another interesting place. most of the trees grow in the river there. you can enjoy the green trees on a boat while the birds are singing around you!xinghua is also well-known for its delicious local food, such as crabs, fish balls, dried tofu and so on. there are lots of restaurants in the city centre, many visitors like to try the local food. if you dont like the local food, therere also all kinds of foods from the world.things here are not expensive.there are many good supermarkets and shopping malls.you can buy some presents for your relatives and friends. why not come here soon?welcome to (1)_ basic situationit is in jiangsu province.it has an (2)_ of 2393 square metres and the population (人口) is over 1.5 (3)_.it was called zhaoyang or chushui in the past. (4)_ peoplein old times, zheng banqiao and shi naian were the most famous ones.bi feiyu is among the novelists. he yifan is the worlds (5)_ champion.beautiful views spring is the (6)_ time to visit here.qiandao rape flowers is amazing.in the forest in water, trees grow in (7)_.delicious (8)_ foodcrabs, (9)_ balls and dried tofu are well-known.visitors like to try the local food.shopping there are many supermarkets and shopping malls.things are (10)_.you can buy good presents here.六、阅读表达 阅读后面的短文回答问题 （10分）welcome to hongkong! here is some information that can help you know the city very well.hong kong lies in the southeastern part of china. she returned to our motherland in 1997. if you go to hong kong by air, you will arrive at kai tak airport, because there was not enough land. this airport was built out into the sea. it is in the part of hong kong called kowloon. kowloon is one of the two big cities in hong kong.the other city is hong kong itself. it is on an island. you can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. much of hong kong is farmland and mountains. the population(人口) of hong kong is over six million. people from all over the world travel to hong kong every year. you can watch horse racing or motor racing. some places are quiet and beautiful. when you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. there are also a lot of buildings to live in. hong kong is also a good place for chinese food. you can enjoy many kinds of cooking. for example, fish, meat and vegetables. beijing duck is famous. there is certainly a lot to see and to do in hong kong.1. where is hong kong? ( in 9 words )_2. when did hong kong return to our motherland? ( in 2 words )_3. whats the population of hong kong? ( in 9 words )_4. if you go to hong kong by air, where will you arrive? ( in 7 words )_5. how many big cities are there in hong kong? ( in 3 words )_七、词汇运用 根据括号中中文提示或英语单词将句子补充完整。(15分)1. my brother is in a _（小学）school in the south of the town. 2. how do you _（感觉）when you see an old friend of yours on the street?3. suguo supermarket is _（在对面） dongfang shopping mall. 4. i seldom had breakfast _(以前). now i know it is bad for my health. 5. simon, look at your _（腹部）. you are getting fatter and fatter.6. xinghua is in the _(north) part of taizhou and it is my hometown. 7. it is _(possible) for you to be a top student in your class without hard work. so you must study hard now. 8. our country _(take) many actions to look for the plane since mh370 got lost. 9. can you give me some _(advice) about how to learn english well?10. you must _(finish) your homework today. 11. this summer holiday my family are going to some _(europe) countries. 12. can you tell me what _(read) this weekend?13. if you keep _(try), i am sure you will work out the prob