江苏省无锡市前洲中学八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省无锡市前洲中学2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期期中试题i 听力部分（共20分）一、根据你所听到的对话，选择正确的选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）( )1. where has the woman been?a. b. c. ( ) 2. which sign didnt the man notice? a. b. c. ( ) 3. how will the girl go to school tomorrow? a. b. c. ( ) 4. how is the weather at the moment? a. b. c. ( ) 5. has simon ever travelled by plane? a. no, he hasnt. b. yes, he has. c. we dont know.( ) 6. what does andy usually use the computer for? a. playing games. b. watching films. c. word processing.( ) 7. how many times has the boy read harry potter books? a. once. b. twice. c. three times( ) 8. what will the boys do this sunday? a. clean up the park. b. plant trees. c. have a party.( ) 9. how long has the man had the camera? a. three years. b. six years. c. eight years.( ) 10. what does betty spend her money on now? a. clothes. b. shoes. c. books.二、根据你所听到的对话或短文，选择正确选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。( ) 11. where are the two speakers talking? a. in the street. b. at the restaurant. c. on the phone.( ) 12.what time will they arrive? a. at 5:00 pm. b. at 5:30 pm. c. at 6:00 pm.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。my summer holiday in americatimefrom 5 july to 13 purposeto attend an english coursewhere to live 14 what to studylistening, speaking, reading and writingfeelingthe course was good and american students were 15 in class( )13a25 julyb.15 august c25 august( )14ain a local familyb.at schoolcin a hotel( )15afewb.freecfun听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。( ) 16. what time did the speaker use to get up in the morning? a. 5:00 b. 6: 00. c. at 7:00.( ) 17. why couldnt they go to school by bus? a. because there was no bus. b. because their family was poor. c. because walking was good for them.( ) 18. how many times did they go to church(教堂) on sundays? a. once. b. twice. c. three times.( ) 19. why did the speaker go to bed early every night? a. because the house was cold. b. because there was not any tv to watch. c. because they had not any homework.( ) 20. which of the following is right according to the speaker? a. the streets are safer now. b. children are happier now. c. children were happier in the past.ii 笔试部分（共80分）一、单项填空 在a、b、c、d四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共14分，每小题1分)( ) 1. -what do you think of _ show in ocean park?-i should say it was _ great success.a. the; a b. the; / c. an; a d. an;/( ) 2. -_ do you use your computer _ watching films? - nearly every day. a. how soon, for b. how often, for c. how long, to d. how many times , to( ) 3. - where have you _? i didnt see you a moment ago. - i _ to the library. a. gone, have gone b. gone, went c. been, went d. been, have gone( ) 4. -has he returned from canada_? - yes, hes _ come back. a. yet; yet b. ever; already c. already; yet d. yet; already( ) 5. james used _ on the right in china, but he soon got used_ onthe left in england. a. to drive; to drive b. to drive; driving c. to driving; drive d. to drive; to driving( ) 6. dont get off the bus _ it stops. a. after b. until c. when d. since( ) 7. can you tell me _ the old clothes? a. how to do with b. how can i do with c. what to do with d. what can i do with( ) 8. -i think communication by email is better and much easier. do you think so? -_ i agree with you. a. in some way b. in the way c. in some ways d. by the way( ) 9. -when _ your brother _ his hometown? -he _ for nearly three years.a. has, left; has been away b. did, leave; has left c. has, left; has left d. did, leave; has been away( ) 10. the computer still works well, we _ buy a new one at the moment. a. have to b. must c. dont have to d. dont need ( ) 11. dont leave the tap _ after washing hands. a. on b. open c. closed d. off( ) 12. -why not stop _ a rest? - oh, its so exciting that i cant stop _ the model plane. a. having; making b. to have; to make c. having; to make d. to have; making( ) 13. this house is _ for a family of five _. a. big enough; to live b. big enough; to live in c. enough big; live in d. enough big; to live in it ( ) 14. -its so hot here. do you mind _ the window? -_. i will do it right now. a. to close; yes b. to open; no c. opening; of course not d. closing; youd better not 二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)when i was a little boy, my mother sold flowers in london. she couldnt 1 me at home, so i had to go with her. as i grew older, i began to help her and i really enjoyed it.things changed 2 i was 14. my grandma gave me a book for christmas. it was 3 making candles. i loved it so much that i spent all my free time making 4 of all shapes and sizes. i made hundreds of them. one day, my mother was ill so i had to go to the market by 5 . i decided to take some candles with me and see if i could sell them. to my 6 , they were sold out in 20 minutes! the next week, my mum gave me some 7 to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. they were sold out quickly, too. nine months later, we decided to stop 8 flowers. my mum and i couldnt make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. i 9 them one pound for every candle, and we sold them for much more money. it was very 10 and my friends worked with me happily. when i was 22, my uncle lent me some money and i opened my first candle shop.( ) 1. a. leave b. stop c. give d. take( ) 2. a. if b. when c. because d. since( ) 3. a. for b. with c. about d. at( ) 4. a. boxes b. candles c. kites d. matches( ) 5. a. himself b. herself c. myself d. ourselves( ) 6. a. surprise b. interest c. sadness d. joy( ) 7. a. bread b. paper c. money d. drink( ) 8. a. buying b. borrowing c. selling d. making( ) 9. a. took b. paid c. cost d. spent( ) 10. a. interesting b. boring c. terrible d. normal三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共10分，每小题1分) ( a )garden restauranttelephone: 2270 6030address: 9020 bridgeport roadopen: mon. to fri. 7:00 a.m.一2:30p.m.and 5:00 p.m.一9:00 p.m.sat. 7:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.一9:00 p.m.sun. 11:00 a.m.一2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.一9:00 p.m.lansdowneparkshopping centertelephone: 3356 2367address: 5300 no.3 roadopen：mon. tues. & sat.9:30 a.m.5:30p.m.wed. to fri. 9:30 a.m.9:30 .pm.sun. 11:00 a.m.一5:00 p.m.new yorkmuseumamericas largest museum specialized(专业研究) in american history and our native people.telephone: 7736 4431address: vanier park, ll00 chesnut st.new yorkopen: mon. to fri. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.(monday free)sat. 9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.skyline hoteltelephone: 2278 5161address: 3031 no.3 road (at sea island way)the hanger den: wed. to sun. dinner from 5:30 p.m.coffee shop: mon. to fri. 6:00 a.m.sat. 6:30 am., sun. 7:00 a.m.mon. to wed. to 10:00 p.m.thur. to sun. to 11:00 pm( ) 1. if you want to go out for dinner on sunday, you can call up the number_. a. 2278 5161 or 2270 6030 b. 2270 6030 or 3356 2367 c. 7736 4431 or 2278 5161 d. 3356 2367 or 2278 5161( ) 2. you dont have to pay on monday if you go to _. a. skyline hotel b. lansdowne park shopping centre c. new york museum d. garden restaurant ( ) 3. if you want to enjoy yourself on sunday morning, you can go to _. a. lansdowne park shopping centre b. new york museum c. garden restaurant d. coffee shopping( ) 4. visiting new york museum, you can know _. a. the history of america and their native peopleb. the history of new york c. the art of america d. the art of new york( ) 5. you may find the information _.a. in a science book b. in a newspaperc. in a magazine d. in a novel(b)“your hair looks great!” “i love your new mobile phone!” “you really did a good job!” these are some popular english compliments（赞扬） you might hearin the uk and many other western countries，complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversationusually it is right to compliment people for their clothes，hair or tastethe most common(普通的) compliments are on someones appearance（you look beautiful!），possessions（财产）（what a nice car!）, performances（that was a really interesting speech!），skills（you speak french really well!）if an english speaker compliments you, there are different ways to replysome people may say “thank you”they may also return the compliment（you look great，too!）or play it down（this shirt? its really quite old）no matter how they reply to the compliments，dont be afraid to compliment someone in englishyoull probablymake their day!( ) 6in some western countries，_is a useful way to start a nice conversation acomplimenting someone bgreeting someone cbreaking the ice dspeaking politely( ) 7“you look beautiful.” is the most common compliment on _asomeones performance bsomeones skills csomeones appearance dsomeones possessions( ) 8if an english speaker compliments you，you may reply“_” awhat a nice car! bthank you cyou speak french really well di love your new mobile phone( ) 9the underlined expression “make their day” means “_” amake them sad bchange their life cmake them afraid dmake them have a nice day( ) 10this passage tells us _ ahow to wear personal clothes bhow to make speech interesting chow to compliment others and replydthe importance of starting a conversation四、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题共5分，每小题0.5分)dear nick,do you like to shop on the internet? i like to buy books online. the price is usually lower. when i want to know something about a book, i write an email to the online shop for an answer. i am shy. it is difficult for me to talk to the shopkeepers in real shops.sometimes online shops have pictures of the book. they can show you some pages of the book too. i think this is very helpful. i dont like to read books in shops because the shopkeepers may come to talk to me. i dont know what to say to them. i can shop at midnight if i want to. real shops close at nine in the evening. some people worry that the postman may lose or damage（破坏）the things they buy from online shops, but i dont worry about that. i think it is hard to damage a book and my postman is very careful. some people say that shopping is good because you can go with your friends and look at many different things. they call it window shopping. i dont have any friends and i dont like to talk too much. it makes me tired. i am teaching my grandmother how to shop online. she cannot walk very far so it will make shopping easy for her if she shops online. my brother wants to learn how to do it too. he is very busy most of the time. when he has a little free time, he can shop online. what do you think of online shopping?your friend, pauladvantages(优势)disadvantages(不足)online shopping*the things in online shops are usually 1 .*online shops are always 2 *it is 3 for old women like grandmother to shop online.*it is good for 4 people like my brother.the 8 may lose or damage the things you buy from online shops. 5 shoppingyou can go with your 6 and look at many 7 things. 9 to talk to the shopkeepers.close at nine in the 10 五、词汇运用 根据句意和中文注释，在答题卷相应的横线上，写出所给单词的正确形式。 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)a 根据括号内所给的中文，写出单词的正确形式。1. he had so many pleasant _(经历) when he visited america.2. what a _(美妙的) time the children had last summer holiday!3. the boy practices _(表达) himself clearly by talking with his friends in english. 4. after the teacher said, “class is _”(结束), all the boys ran out of the classroom.b 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。5. the old woman felt _ (lonely) than before after her husband died last year.6. we all like jim because he always behaves _ (impolite) in public.7. these bags are their _ (wife). wed better look after them well.8. this is my sisters _（twenty）birthday. well have a party for her this evening.六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)youd better _ (not push) in before others in public.- what do you think of my holiday plan?- pardon? i _ (think) something else.i cant go to the cinema with you. im too busy _ (clean) the house now.last weekend we went to the park and _ (stay) there for over two hours.the price of the houses in shanghai_ (rise) a lot during the past ten years._ (improve) your english, you should read it more often.no one except his parents _ (know) where he lives now.i believe great changes _( take) place in beijing in a few years.七、句型转换根据括号内的要求改写句子，在答题卷相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）1. it took me about half an hour to get to school last term. (划线提问) how long _ it _ you to get to school last term?2. i borrowed the book ten days ago. (同义句改写)i have _ the book _ ten days.3. the little boy didnt know which way he could choose. (同义句改写) the little boy didnt know which _ _ choose.4. its five years since they got married. (同义句改写) five years _ _ since they got married.5. the box is not light enough for the girl to carry. (同义句改写) the box is _ _for the girl to carry.八、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，在答题卷相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题共10分，每格0.5分)大本钟已成为世界著名的建筑之一。big ben has been one of the 1 2 .学生们正在问老师何时上交作业。the students are asking the teacher 3 4 5 6 the homework.在英国，我们要避免谈论钱、年龄等话题。in the uk, we should 7 8 9 subjects 10 money or age.他出国公差一个多月了。he has 11 12 13 14 for over a month.广州在中国的东南海岸。guangdong is 15 the 16 17 of china.6. 我们班有23个男生和22个女生。 our class is 18 19 20 23 boys and 22 girls.九、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）people have been interested in robots(机器人) for quite some time. scientists are always inventing（发明）new and better ones. it is known that robots p 1an important role in our lives.first of all, in real life, robots are widely used in factories. they do many different j 2 . they always do all the d 3 , difficult and heavy work, and help out in h 4 , schools and offices. the use of robots can i 5 the working conditions for people.secondly, smarter robots will help us w 6 the housework. they can do jobs such as preparing meals, w 7 dishes, sweeping the floor. therefore, we will have more time to do w 8 we want to do.thirdly, robots will be our f 9 . when we feel sad, lonely or happy, we can have a chat with a robot. robots