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江苏省苏州市吴江区庙港中学2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题一听力选择（满分15分）a)对话理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。1. what does the man want to buy? a. apples b. bananas c. oranges2. which club is the boy in? a. he is in the dancing club. b. he is in the reading club. c. he is in the fishing club.3. how does the man go to work? a. by underground. b. by bus. c. by car.4. how many baby tigers are there in the zoo? a. two. b. only one. c. three.5. where are they talking? a. in the cinema. b. at the bus station. c. in a park.6. what day is it today? a. tuesday. b. wednesday. c. thursday.7. what did bruce do last night? a. he posted a card. b. he got a card. c. he made a card.8. what did the woman tell the man to do? a. to lie down and rest. b. to drink more water. c. to see the doctor.9. what would the man like to have?a. a hamburger. b. a glass of milk. c. a hamburger and a glass of milk.10. what will mr. zhou do on saturday afternoon?a. have a taijiquan class. b. go fishing. c. visit friends.b)短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。11. what does mr. clock like buying? a. clocks. b. stamps. c. books.12. how many clocks does mr. clock have? a. two hundred. b. three hundred. c. four hundred.13. does mr. clocks wife like buying clocks, too? a. yes, she does. b. no, she doesnt. c. we dont know.14. who keeps all the clocks clean every day? a. mr. clocks wife. b. mr. clock. c. no one.15. what do you know from this passage? a. few of the clocks can keep the right time. b. every clock tells the right time. c. all the clocks have the sound only at night.第ii卷 笔试部分二、选择填空（共25小题：每小题1分，满分25分）a)单项填空。从a, b. c.d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. -what_ millie_? -she is_ unusual girl. she is clever and helpful.a. is, look like; an b. is, like; an c. does, like; a d. does, look like; a17. do you have _to do on sunday? a. else something b. anything else c. some other things d. other something18. some students think pe is_ english. they dont take enough exercise. a. not as important as b. as important as c; less important than d. more important than19. mr. white looked _at his daughters pictures. she really drew_. a. happily; wonderful b. happy; wonderfully c. happily; wonderfully d. happy; wonderful20. i dont like this pair of shoes. please show me_.a. the other one b. other pair c. another one d. another pair21. - what delicious food! mum is really a great cook. - but its not to my _. i dont like sweet food. a. taste b. sense c. joy d. diet22. - tom did well in the exam. he got 96 points. - yes. but andy got_ more points. he got 99 points. a. much b. even c. very d. too23. - mum, it seems that im much. _ can i have_ orange juice? - no, i think its better to drink some water. a. thirsty; some more b. thirstier; any more c. thirsty; many more d. thirstier; some more24. - mum, thank you for agreeing _ me go shopping today. - remember_ back home before 9 0clock. a. to let; coming b. let; to come c. to let; to come d. letting; coming25. - do you like your school life here? - yes. the teachers often make us_ in class because they are very _ a. laughing; wonderful b. laugh; humorous c. laugh; kind d. to laugh; helpful26. what _ you _ he is a true friend? a. make; think b. makes; think c. make; to think d. makes; to think27. - what is the_ of his living every month? -about￥800. a. cost b. money c. fare d. price28. why_ a taxi to the great wall? a. dont take b. not take c. not to take d. to not take29. taking a bus in beijing is_ than taking a taxi. a. more cheap b. much cheaper c. a little cheap d. less cheaper30. they will arrive_ washington_ tuesday morning.a. at; in b. on; at c. on, in d. in; onb）完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项we children often give and get presents. do you know what presents western children like? how do they give them? lets have a quick 31 .most children 32 the video games, cds and dvds. a video game costs around $60 and cds or dvds are 33 at about $20 each. girls like to give ornaments(饰物)and they often 34 the presents themselves. they first choose pretty beads（珠子）in diy shops and then put them 35 in their own way.different children like different presents. if you are not 36 what your friends will like, you can give them the gift certificate cards（授权卡）from a store. they can buy things they like 37 the cards. there is $20 0r $30 in the card. usually parents help the kids buy the gifts that they 38 . so they can buy the things they like best. before the parties, children usually put the 39 in boxes. then 40 to open the gifts? they are usually opened while everyone is at the party. 31. a. laugh b. read c. look d. word32. a. like b. dislike c. make d. have33. a. better b. cheaper c. expensive d. smaller34. a. sell b. buy c. send d. make35. a. travel b. timetable c. together d. brother36. a. happy b. sure c. afraid d. interested37. a. with b. for c. of d. in38. a. make b. hate c. relax d. want39. a. video games b. cds c. dvds d. presents 40. a. why b. how c. when d. where三、阅读理解 阅读下而的短文，从每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）(a)joan worked in a hospital as a nurse, one evening there was a big dance at the hospital. most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and joan was not of the lucky ones. she liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.she went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, dicky. he was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. poor dicky had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.dicky knew that joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good night to him, he greeted her with the words, im very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. but we are going to have a party for you. if you look in my drawer (抽屉) , you will find a piece of cake. i saved it from my supper today, so it is quite fresh. and there is also a dollar there. you can buy something to drink with that. and id get up and dance with you myself if i was able to, he added, suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to joan.41. joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because_. a. there was a dance ball at the hospital b. of her unpleasant job c. she was obligated (被迫) to look after the sick children d. she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital42. dicky was lovely because_. a. he was a nice, kind boy of eleven b. he was always thinking about others more than himself c. he saved a piece of cake for his nurse d. he could foresee (预知 ) that he would never get any better43. which of the following is not true? a. dicky knew why joan was unhappy.b. dicky heard about the dance, c. dicky showed sympathy (同情 ) for joan.d. dicky rose up to greet joan when she came(b)my name is peter. i was born in paris. when i was three, my family moved to london. we stayed there for one year then my dad had to move to new york. we spent about two years there. i moved to shanghai last may and i like the new country very much.i study at an international school in shanghai. there are people from nearly all parts of the world. i like my school very much and i can learn many things. i love learning chinese and keep practising it with my classmates. after school, my favourite sport is football. i like drawing and painting, too.shanghai has four seasons and l like spring best here, because i can go out in the evening and play with my friends. in my hometown, the summers are hotter than shanghai but the winters are not so cold as they are here.shanghai is like a small world where all kinds of people and food can be seen. i like being part of it and i am very happy to stay here.44. the word international means_ in chinese. a.当地的 b.网络的 c.国际的 d.乡村的45. what does peter like doing best after school?a. playing football. b. drawing.c. painting. d. doing his homework. 46. which of the following is true?a. peter was five years old when he lived in london.b. peter often speaks chinese with his classmates.c. peter likes summer best in shanghai.d. you can only see chinese people and chinese food in shanghai.（c）the clock struck（敲） eleven at night. the whole house was quiet. everyone was in bed except me. under the strong light, i looked sadly before me at a huge pile of the troublesome things they call books.i was going to have my examination the next day. when can i go to bed? i asked myself. i didnt answer. in fact i dared not.the clock struck twelve. oh, dear! i cried, ten more books to read before i can go to bed! we pupils are the most wretched in the world. dad does not agree with me on this. he did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.the clock struck one. i was quite desperate(绝望的) now. i forgot all i had learned. i was too tired to go on. i did the only thing i could. i prayed, oh, god, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. i do promise to work hard afterwards, amen. my eyes were so heavy that i could not open them any longer. a few minutes later, with my head on the desk, i fell asleep.47. the underlined word wretched in paragraph 3 means_. a. bad b. unhappy c. useless d. crazy48. reviewing the lessons didnt help the writer because_. a. it was too late at night b. he was very tired c. he hadnt studied hard before the examination d. his eyes were so heavy that he couldnt keep them open49. what do you think would happen to the writer the next day? a. he failed in the exam. b. he passed the exam by luck. c. his mother woke him up in the morning. d. he was punished(惩罚) by his teacher.50. the best title for the passage would be_. a. going over the lessons b. working far into the night c. a slow student d. the night before the examination庙港中学2013-2014学年第一学期期中测试初二英语答题卷一听力部分（15分）123456789101112131415一、(a)单项填空：从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 (15 分)161718192021222324252627282930（b）完形填空（10分）31323334353637383940 三、阅读理解：（20分）41424344454647484950 四、根据所给中文及情景，在空格内填上适当单词，每空一词（共5小题；每小题1分）1. dont you think you are much_（幸运）than those who cant go to school?2. the flowers are these_（英雄们的）3. mr wu_（邀请）me to their halloween party last monday.4. -why is the little boy crying so_（伤心）?-because he cant find his mother.5. daniel is quite lovely because he has