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江苏省响水县实验初中教育集团2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 分值：150分 时间：120分钟 请注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。 2.所有试题的答案均填写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。第一部分 选择题（共80分）温馨提示：听力材料一定要先看一遍，然后再去听！一、听力(20分) a 听对话，回答问题。读两遍。( ) 1. who is nicks uncle? a b c( ) 2. what does daniel like? a b c( ) 3. which team is the boy in? a b c( ) 4. whats daniels favourite subject? a b c( ) 5. what place of interest does tom want to go to? a b c( ) 6. where are they talking?a. in the classroom. b. in the dining room c. in the playground( ) 7. where will amy go before she goes home? a. the reading club. b. the library. c. her friends home.( ) 8. whos suzys friend?a. jack b. simon c. amy( ) 9. would the girl like to lend cd to the boy?a. yes, she would like to. b. no, she wouldnt like to. .c. no, she would like to.( ) 10. what do we know about the bag?a. it is too heavy. b. there are some toys in it. c. jane can carry it.b 听对话或独白，选出正确答案。读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第11、12题。 ( ) 11. what is sarah like? a. she is pretty, honest and hard-working. b. she is pretty, cheerful and easy-going. c. she is pretty, friendly and polite. ( ) 12. what would she like to be in the future? a. a youth worker. b. a factory worker. c. a social worker.听第二段材料，回答第1315题。placethe students will go to 13 tomorrow.transportthey will go there 14 .weatherit is 15 tomorrow.( ) 13. a. the palace museum. b. the great wall c. the summer palace ( ) 14. a. by bike. b. by car. c. by bus. ( ) 15. a. cloudy. b. rainy. c. sunny.听第三段材料，回答第1620题。 ( ) 16. how many students are there in sunshine secondary school? a. 158. b. 1,200. c. 3,500. ( ) 17. whose school is bigger? a. daniels. b. johns. c. the speakers. ( ) 18. what do the students in johns school do every friday afternoon? a. have a meeting. b. have a ball match. c. have classes. ( ) 19. what does john sometimes do after class? a. he sometimes does the housework. b. he sometimes goes to the clubs. c. he sometimes does his homework. ( ) 20. why does the speaker think his school life is less interesting? a. because there are more weeks off in the summertime. b. because there are fewer classes in a day. c. because he cant go to the clubs.二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（15分）) ( )21. tom is _ honest boy, and he has _ good sense of humour. a. a, a b. an, / c. a, / d. an, a ( ) 22. help _ to some juice, boys and girls. thanks. a. himself b. yourselves c. yourself d. themselves( ) 23. the boy is _ my sister, so he sits in front of her. a. as tall as b. taller than c. not as tall as d. the tallest( ) 24 you have to eat and take more if you want to be .afewer; exercises; healthybless; exercises; heathcless; exercise; heathdless; exercise; healthy( ) 25 i feel _ because my job is too _. a. bored, boring b. bored, bored c. boring, boring d. boring, bored( ) 26. .my teacher advises us _the books on the desk when we leave school. a. to spell b. to cover c. to tidy up d. to put in( ) 27 _is another way of saying “fall”. a. springb. summerc. autumnd. winter. ( ) 28. - _play with fire. its dangerous .a.dont b. dont c. not to d. doesnt( ) 29. - which city do you want to_? -i want to go to beijing. a. go b. to go to c. go to d. going( ) 30. i hear tina will have _. a. a month on b. two-month off c. a week off d. three days off ( ) 31. he comes from _, and he speaks _. a. frances ,french b. england , american c. france , japan d france. french( ) 32. not only i but also he _ doing diy. a. is like b.are like c. likes d.like ( ) 33. would you like _?-no, im not huangry.a. something to drink b. anything to drink c. something to eat d. anything to eat( ) 34. my computer often _. it doesnt work now. a. go wrong b. go correct c. goes wrong d. goes crazy( ) 35 _? he is friendly and polite.a. what does he look like b. what does he likec. what is he like d. what is he alike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 _36_ some books from the library. he _37_ to the radio every morning and reading _38_ after supper. so he knows much and teaches well. his _39_ worship(崇拜) him very much. mike, mr clarkes little son, is only nine. he _40_ likes reading books. and he often asks his father some questions. mr clarke always thinks hes too _41_ to understand him and chooses _42_ ones to answer. of course the boy is not satisfied with(对满意) it. one day mike read _43_ about the electric lights (电灯) and was _44_it. when his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. he asked him _45_ questions, and his father answered all. then his father said proudly, fathers always know _46_than sons! the boy thought for a while and said, _47_ oh? why? mike didnt answer and asked, _48_, who invented the electric lights? _49_ answered mr clarke. why didnt his father invent them, then? looking at his son, mr clarke didnt know _50_ to answer! ( ) 36. a. finds b. sells c. buys d. borrows( ) 37. a. hears b. listens c. says d. reads( ) 38. a. newspapers b. letters c. stories d. messages( ) 39. a. teachers b. parents c. students d. classmates( ) 40. a. also b. never c. even d. only( ) 41. a. old b. young c. clever d. able ( ) 42. a. more difficult b. the most difficult c. easy d. the easiest( ) 43. a. everything b. nothing c. something d. anything( ) 44. a. worried about b. interested in c. afraid of d. angry with( ) 45. a. few b. little c. a few d. a little( ) 46. a. more b. most c. less d. least( ) 47. a. i think so b. i dont know c. i agree d. i dont think so( ) 48. a. instead b. carefully c. quickly d. brightly( ) 49. a. thomas brown b. allan smith c. thomas edison d. ron jenkins( ) 50. a. when b. what c. where d. which四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（30分）a american schools begin in september after the long summer holidays. there are two terms in a school year, the first term is from september to january, and the second is from february to june. most american children go to public schools. high school students study only four or five subjects at a time. they usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. after class they have many activities. after high school, many students go to college. they can go to a small one or a large one. they usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). but there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.( ) 51. how long do american students study in school every year? a. 8 months b. 9 months c. 10 months d. 11 months ( ) 52. high school students take _ subjects at a time. a. all b. four c. five d. b or c ( ) 53. _ can get scholarships. a. many college students b. all the students c. good high school students d. good college students( ) 54. many college students work part time because _ . a. they have many activities b. they have a lot of free time c. they like doing things d. they have to pay a lot of money for their education( ) 55. according to the passage, which sentence is not true? a. american schools have long summer holidays. b. there are two terms in the usa. c. american students dont do exercises after class. d. they do part time job to get money to pay for their education.bthe young pop kinghe 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 33-year-old taiwanese pop king(天王). his fans are so excited because he will sing songs on november 30, 2012 in wuhu, anhui province. 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. ( ) 56. from this passage, we know that jay chou_. a. is very handsome b. has a bright smile c. often makes too much noise d. is a pop music star ( ) 57. his fans are so excited because_. a. he is quiet and shy. b. he will sing new songs in wuhu. c. he can play the piano very well d. many famous stars will come to wuhu.( ) 58. 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 ( ) 59. according to one of his fans, jay_. a. is a good student b. has long and beautiful hair c. is a well-known pianist d. is very attractive to them ( ) 60. 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 himc reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. at other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. we can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. you know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. some like world news and others prefer short stories. they just choose what they are interested in.today newspapers in english have the largest numbers of readers in the world. the english language is so popular that many chinese students are reading english newspapers such as china daily or 21st century. also they bring us more and more information with internet.( ) 61. people read newspapers in order to _. a. learn the latest (最新的) news b. meet their own different needs c. read the short stories d. find the morning news ( ) 62. from the passage we can see that _ when people get newspapers. a. they read them very carefully b. they just read the headlines c. not everyone reads all the pages d. they have no time to read them ( ) 63. newspapers have so many pages because _. a. more and more people like to read them b. people enjoy reading something different c. newspaper become cheaper d. more pages mean more money ( ) 64.the most popular in the world are newspapers _. a. in english b. in chinese c. in other language d. with many pages ( ) 65.according the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from _. a. magazines b. advertisements c. e-mail d. internet第二部分 非选择题（共70分） 五、任务型阅读。（10分）do you know who is the president of the usa now? your answer is obama, right? next, lets have a look at his growing experience. ten-year-old obama was one of the only three black students at his school in honolulu, hawaii. the young boy didnt look the same as most other students. white girls wanted to touch his hair. a white boy asked him whether his father ate people. “i lied to them that my father was a kenyan prince, but i kept asking myself who i was,” said obama.however, 37 years later, the boy made history. barack obama became the first black president in u.s. history. obama was born on august 4, 1961. his father is an african(非洲人) and his mother is a white american. this unusual background made him want to know who he was. with the help of his friends, obama finally went to college. his hard work made him a star at harvard university, a famous university in cambridge, massachusetts. later, he became the third black senator(议员) in u.s. history. during his competition for u.s. president, obama talked about his background. he called for a united states of america, rather than a white america or a black america. obamas success is a historic victory(胜利). it made martin luther kings dream come true. that is: a man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character.the titlethe first_66_ president in u.s. historybe bornon 67 ,1961at age 10the number of black students at his school is 68 he looked 69 frommost other studentsin collegegot lots of support from his 70 grew popular among the students because of his 71 worklaterbecame the 72 black senator in u.s. historyat age 47told people about his 73 won his competition for u.s. 74 obamas 75 made martin luther kings dream come true六、词汇。（15分）a)根据句意和中文提示写出单词的正确形式。76.though is young, she can speak a little _(外国的) language.77. _(幸好), i passed the english test successfully last week.78. can you tell me the _(高度) of run sheng(润生) square in xiang shui ?79. laura is a true friend. she likes to keep secrets to _(她).80.tom likes singing , and she wants to be a _(歌手)b) 根据句意用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。81.its _(possible)for us to finish doing such hard work in such a short time.82.he has a good sense of humour ,he is _( humour).83. she is the _ (thin) girl in our class, she should take more exercise.84.there are a lot of places of _(interesting) in china. we are proud of them.85.i dont want it, its a _(use) spoon.c) 用所给动词的适当形式填空。86.look! the students of class 1 are c_ (cheer)for their football team.87.they spend most of their free time _(play) chess at weekends.88.last week i spent five hours _(repair) my car.89.how nice the cake is ,i cant wait _(taste) it.90.now i can walk to work instead of _(take) a bus.七、短文首字母填空。（10分）八、翻译。（10分）101.他愿意与朋友分享东西。he is willing to _things _his friends.102.你最好把座位让给有需要的人。_give a seat to _.103.我昨晚花一个小时完成作业it _me an hour _my homework last night.104.他年轻时对玩电脑游戏很痴迷。he _about _computer games when he was young.105.琳达是一个细心的女孩，她很少作业中犯错。linda is a _girl , and she seldom _in her work.九、书面表达（20分）最近，你班就“你的理想职业”展开了一次调查。下表是你们小组的情况,请根据表格内容写一篇英语短文，向英语校刊投稿。组员理想职业原因mary时装设计师(fashion designer)身材苗条，脸上总是带着微笑。喜欢漂亮衣服，擅长绘画mike作家有幽默感，喜欢讲笑话。愿意与别人分享精彩故事tom厨师为别人煮健康美味的食物你？注意：1.词数80左右（短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数）； 2.不得透露班级、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。recently we did a survey in our class in order to learn about students ideal jobs. heres a report about my group members ideas._ i hope everyone can realize their dreams in the future. 双语阅读（10分）television is a popular kind of entertainment. there are many types of tv programs. different people like different tv