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江苏省南通市通州区通西片2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期中试题（考试时间：100分钟 总分：100分）注意：答题请写在答题卷上，只缴答题卷；试卷考生保存以便讲评订正。一、 听力部分 （每小题1分， 满分15分）i. 听对话，选出与所听内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。( ) 1. what does tom borrow from the girl? a. b. c. ( ) 2. how is the weather today? a. b. c. ( ) 3. whats the man doing? a. b. c. ( ) 4. when did the man come back? 6:156:457:15 a. b. c. ii. 听对话, 回答问题。每段对话读两遍。( ) 5. what shop do they go into? a. the flower shop. b. the sports shop. c. the shoe shop. ( ) 6. where is mary now? a. at home. b. in a hospital. c. at her sisters. ( ) 7. which month is it in china? a. august. b. december. c. may. ( ) 8. what colour is the womans bedroom? a. blue. b. green. c. yellow. ( ) 9. why would the man like no more cakes? a. because he is full. b. because he dislikes cakes. c. because he wants to eat some bread. ( ) 10. what does the man mean? a. he will be free these days. b. he will help the woman. c. he is too busy. iii. 听短文回答问题。短文读两遍。( ) 11. what does helen like doing?a. swimming.b. singing.c. playing tennis.( ) 12. what club is helen in? a. a chess club. b. a music club.c. a bicycle club. ( ) 13. what does helen want to be? a. a doctor.b. a teacher. c. an actress. ( ) 14. where is helens mother from? a. england.b. france.c. japan. ( ) 15. which is true according to the passage? a. helen is in her second year of middle school. b. helen is a humorous girl. c. helen is a clever girl. 二、 单项选择 （每小题1分， 满分15分）( ) 16. what_ honest boy! and he is_ best student of all. a. a; a b. an; the c. a; the d. the; the( ) 17. im so hungry. can i have_？a. anything eat b. something eat c. anything to eat d. something to eat( ) 18. funny jokes can always make us _when we are sad. a. laugh b. laughing c. laughed d. laughs( ) 19. we dont feel _ _ when we have english lessons because our english teacher never gives a _ _ lesson.a. bored, boring b. bored, bored c. boring, boring d. boring, bored( ) 20. which is _, the sun, the earth or the moon?a . largeb. largerc. the largestd. the most large( ) 21. heres a card. there is a picture on one side, can you say what is on _ side?a. the other b. another c. others d. the others( ) 22. tom looks very _ and his grandfather is looking _ at him.a. happy; happily b. happy; happy c. happily; happyd. happily; happily( ) 23. students always have a good time _ each other. a. chat with b. chatting with c. to chat with d. chatting( ) 24. not only kate but also nick _ raise some money for project hope. a. want b. wants c. want to d. wants to( ) 25. hiking is_ campingi like both of them anot as interesting as bmore dangerous than cas interesting as das dangerous as( ) 26. look at the sign. it says “no smoking”. sorry, i will _ the cigarette(香烟) soon.a. put offb. put inc. put outd. put up( ) 27.whats your best friend like? _ a. he is fine. thank you. b. he is a doctor. c. he likes watching tv. d. he is helpful and generous.( ) 28. what if you have two days_?id like to go_ a trip_ suzhou. a. of; for; to b. off; on; for c. off; on; to d. of; for; for( ) 29. could you please tell me_ of your classmates? sure. _ 45.a. the number; its b. the number; theyrec. a number; its d. a number; theyre( ) 30. shall we go shopping this weekend ? _.a. yes, please b. no, we shant c. thats a good idea d. you are welcome三、完形填空 （每小题1分 ，满分10分）listening to music and singing songs are fun. but is it useful for learning english? a teacher called tony brown thinks singing songs is the most useful 31 for students to learn pronunciation(发音) and students can learn some new 32 at the same time. tony often use songs to help 33 learn a few languages, such as french, spanish, japanese and chinese. 34 we can do the same thing. singing english songs is not only very useful but also very 35 . it can help students speak english 36 and they are happy to learn more and more. some words in the songs are not everyday english, so the teacher should be careful when using the lyrics(歌词) to 37 students. the teacher should make the words 38 to remember. when students can sing the song 39 looking at the lyrics, they learn something that they will never 40 . ( ) 31. a. careb. jokec. wishd. way( ) 32. a. countriesb. placesc. groupsd. words( ) 33. a. yourselfb. herselfc. himselfd. myself( ) 34. a. butb. beforec. so d. after ( ) 35. a. luckyb. boringc. interestingd. unpopular( ) 36. a. goodb. wellc. betterd. best( ) 37. a. visitb. teachc. studyd. learn( ) 38. a. easyb. difficultc. hardd. weak( ) 39. a. ofb. inc. ford. without( ) 40. a. rememberb. forgetc. growd. record四、阅读理解 （每小题1分， 满分15分） adragons vs tigersplace: city stadiumtime: 7:00p.m. october 20thnumber: 6, row 9, area bprice: $ 20 dont bring any dangerous things. please check your seat number and take your seat at least ten minutes before the match begins. please check the time and seat number when you buy your ticket.singing and dancing at half-time. presentation of the mvp award at 9:00 p.m.after you buy the ticket, there is no refund.(退票)( ) 41. the seat number is _. a. 9, row 6 b. 6, row 9 c. 9, row 1 d. 6, row 1 ( ) 42. you should arrive _ if you want to watch the game. a. before 6:50 p.m. b. at 7:00 a.m. c. at 9:00 a.m.d. before 9:10 p.m.( ) 43. which of the following is true? a. the mvp will get the award after the game. b. there will be singing and dancing after the game. c. the game takes place in the morning. d. people can bring dangerous things if they like. bsome parents are used to doing almost everything for their children. they see their older children as babies! it can be a very common problem in china because most parents only have one child in china. some parents care so much about the safety of their children that they are afraid to let them to go anywhere or do anything by themselves. so their children fail to learn social skills and become more dependent on（依赖于）them!in fact, no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. no parents would be happy knowing that. because of too much care, their children dont know a thing about the world. children need their own time to grow into adults and to learn how to deal with problems. too much care damages(损害) their fun when they are growing up. and when suddenly they cant depend on their parents, these children will be in big trouble!it is nice that parents show their care to their children. it is nice that children know that their parents care is out of love. ant it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really need and how much love is too much.( ) 44. in the passage, the common problem in china is _.a. parents in china only have one child b. parents do almost everything for their children c. older children look like babiesd. parents dont care for their children too much( ) 45. according to the passage, children fail to learn social skills because _.a. they are too lazy to learn these skills b. their parents dont teach anything about themc. they have no chance to do anything by themselvesd. there are not any subjects about these skills at school ( ) 46. whats the best title for the passage?a. take care of your children. b. were no longer babies.c. help your children. d. we dont need love. csixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. it was a smile.it was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. as a result, no one knew who i was. i was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone. every time i heard the other students talking and laughing, i felt my heart break. i couldnt talk with anyone about my problems.then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, i was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. at that moment, a boy entered the classroom. i didnt know who he was. he passed by me and then turned back. he looked at me, with a smile.suddenly, i felt the touch of something bright and friendly. it made me feel happy and warm. that smile changed my life. i started to talk with other students and made friends. day by day, i became closer to everyone in my class. the boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now. one day i asked him why he had smiled, but he couldnt remember doing so! it doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. i believe that the world is what you think is. if you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. so smile at the world and it will smile back.( )47. why was the smile an important gift? a. because the writers old school was far away. b. because the writer didnt know who the boy was. c. because the smile didnt mean anything to the boy. d. because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.( )48. why didnt the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problem? a. because she was always unhappy. b. because she didnt know anyone at the time. c. because she was in the first year at the junior high school. d. because she didnt want her parents to worry about her.( )49. how did the smile change her life? a. she started to make friends. b. she became the best friend of the boy. c. her parents didnt worry about her any more. d. she realized that she was lonely.( )50. where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from? a. from her old school. b. from her parents. c. from herself. d. from her classmates at the new school.ddo you have any friends from other countries? do you know what they are like?the germans (德国人) are very quiet and they dont get excited easily. they dont want to say more words. they look serious, but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). they work hard and like tidiness. most german women like to keep their houses clean.in some ways, the english look the same as the germans. they are also quiet and never talk too much with others. they are really polite, so we often hear “thank you” or “sorry” from them.the french has long holidays. they like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. the french are more outgoing(外向的) than the germans. it is very easy to make friends with them. compared to ( 与比较) the french, the americans are more outgoing. and they are even opener. they dont like to depend on (依靠) others. so it is very popular that students in the usa do part-time jobs. in americans eyes, working and success are important. ( ) 51. from the passage, we can learn that _ are very quiet. a. only the germans b. only the englishmen c. only the frenchd. both the germans and the english( ) 52. what does the word “ tidiness” mean in chinese? a. 整洁b. 安静c. 随意d. 时尚( ) 53. _ are the most outgoing. a. the germansb. the french c. the englishmend. the americans( ) 54. what can we learn about the french from the passage? a. they are more outgoing than the americans. b. it is very easy to make friends with them. c. they like travelling in their own country. d. they dont like to be too excited and are always hard-working. ( ) 55. what is the passage mainly(主要) about? a. different peoples hobbies.b. outgoing people. c. hard-working people. d. charactersitics (特征) of the people in different countries.五、词汇 （每小题1分， 满分15分）a.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词。56. leo listens to my problems and _ me help from time to time. (提供) 57. you cant be successful without your parents _. (支持)58. finally, my father _(fix) the computer and it worked well.59. the _(very bad) news made all of us very sad. 60. could you get me a glass of water? im really _. b. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。she possible lucky two thin61. its _ for me to finish so much work in an hour. 62. among the five girls, millie is the _. 63. linda thought she missed the bus. _, she got the last ticket. 64. when xi wang was 20 months old, she learnt to look after _.65. we usually have english parties _ a term.c. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺.stay take put plan drive66. where is your brother andrew? he _ up a picture on his bedroom wall. 67. the students _ their school trip to the world park next week, arent they?68. as we all know, the world cup _ place every four years. 69. dad often _ me to school in the past, but now we take the underground. 70. how do you like our city?wonderful. i _ here for two more days. 六、句型转换 （每小题1分， 满分5分）71. jenny had a great time at the christmas party. (改为否定句) jenny _ _ a great time at the christmas party. 72. the golden gate bridge is 90 feet wide. (对划线提问) _ _ is the golden gate bridge?73. you shouldnt play with the fire. (改为祈使句)_ _ with the fire. 74. climbing is not so interesting as skiing.(保持句意基本不变) skiing is _ interesting _ climbing.75. it took us about two hours to get to the world park by bus. (保持基本句意不变) we _ about two hours _ to the world park by bus.七、根据首字母提示完成短文 （每小题1分，满分10分） when i had something difficult to do, i used to ask my mother for help. but she always said,“do it (76)y_, dear.”i was not glad at all. i thought she was the (77)l_ mother in the world!for example, one day, i decided to (78)i_ some friends to my home. my bedroom was not in order. books were everywhere. and i didnt make the bed. i asked my (79)m_ to help me clean it, but she still said,“do it yourself, girl.”because of my “lazy mother”, i have to (80)w_ my clothes and clean my room. i have to help my (81)p_ do housework. i even have to go to the dentist by (82)m_. it is really hard for me to do (83)e_ well, but i have learned a lot.as time goes by, i (84)u_ my mother. she makes me clever and hard-working. (85)w_ a great mother!a good mother is worth(值) one hundred teachers! dont you think so? 八、阅读与回答问题 （每小题1分， 满分5分）what do you think of going camping during a holiday? many people go camping because they think it can be a great way to help them feel less tired and learn new things. but you should make careful plans before going camping. then how could you make a good plan?first, think about what kind of trip you want. this will help you enjoy our trip. if you are planning activities, you must be honest with yourself and make sure that you can solve the possible problems. if the problems are too hard, the camping trip will make you feel tired and sad. you should think about what to do if you meet some animals on your trip, like bears, snakes or spiders. you should also think about the weather and how you are going there. you must take everything you need for the trip. you need a map if you dont want to lose your way. water is important because you need to drink lots of it every day. you have to think about food and places to sleep. 86. why do many people go camping? _.87. what should we do before going camping? _. 88. why is water important to people on a trip? _. 89. what do you need if you dont want to lose your way ? _. 90. what do we have to think about when making a plan for the camping trip?(自拟一句话)_. 九、书面表达 （满分10分） 请根据下面表格中所提供的信息，用英语写一篇日记。注意：1.内容必须包括所提供的信息，可适当发挥。 2.词数80左右。 3.日记开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。活动时间5月8日（星期六）集