江苏省无锡市锡山高级中学八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(1).doc

江苏省无锡市锡山高级中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题 第一卷 （客观题，共70分）一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题） 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。1. which kind of chinese culture is the mans favourite? a. b.c.2. where does bobs father work now? a. b.c.3. how does jim usually go to school ? a. b.c.4. how much is the blue t-shirt? a. b.c.5. where are the two speakers?a. at the bus stop. b. on the bus.c. in xihui park.6. what can we learn about the young lady? a. she hasnt got married. b. she has a sense of humour. c. she is very busy.7. why doesnt peter want to have pizza? a. he doesnt like the taste of pizza. b. he likes sandwiches better. c. he thinks its expensive.8. what will kate do at 3:00 oclock this afternoon? a. have a piano lesson. b. play volleyball with friends. c. have a music lesson.9. what has the man done many times before? a. he has jumped over the gate. b. he has swum across the river. c. he has climbed the tree. 10. what has happened in the womans hometown? a. there has been an earthquake. b. there has been a fire.c. there has been a flood.第二节（共10小题） 听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。11. why have bettys parents gone to beijing? a. to do some shopping.b. to enjoy the festival.c. to look after her sister.12. what will betty bring to joes home? a. some dumplings. b. some rice dumplings. c. some drinks.听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。new york citythings they have donethey have seen the statue of liberty, the united nations building and 13 .things they will dothey will see a nice 14 tonight.they will 15 on the last day.13. a. times squareb. central parkc. wall street14. a. showb. filmc. match15. a. rest at the hotel b. visit a friendc. go shopping 听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。16. where does andy go hiking? a. in the hills in the north-east of the city. b. in the mountains in the south of the city. c. in the mountains in the south-east of the city.17. who often goes hiking with andy? a. his classmate timmy. b. his friend tommy. c. his cousin ricky.18. when do the boys usually go hiking? a. on sundays from 8 to 11 a.m. b. on saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. c. on sundays from 2 to 5 a.m.19. what do the boys do to be safe?a. they both take a map.b. they take their mobile phones for help.c. they only take short, easy ways.20. why is hiking good for andy?a. he gets exercise and enjoys nature. b. he does not want to do his homework. c. he can think about the problems that he has while hiking.二、单项填空（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14 分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. _ book named harry potter is _ good friend of mine.a. a; a b. the; thec. the; ad. a; the22. jim _ ride to school. but now he _ walking to school because he wants to keep fit.a. was used to; used to b. got used to; is used to c. used to; is used to d. used to; used to23. the poor man lives _ in the _ house. a. alone; lonely b. alone; alonec. lonely; lonelyd. lonely; alone24. - _ have you kept the book ? - since last month. i _ return it to the library today or i cant borrow one next time. a. how often; must b. how long; have to c. how soon; have tod. when; must25. - what do you think of my answer to the questions? - sorry. i _ about something else.a. thought b. had thought c. am thinking d. was thinking26. -your fathers never been to other countries, has he? - _. he plans to go abroad for a second time. a. no, he has b. yes, he hasnt c. yes, he hasd. no, he hasnt27. - where is mr. smith? - he _ guangzhou. he _ there for a week. a. has gone to; has been to b. has gone to; has been c. has been to; has gone to d. has been in; has gone to28. lucy had few close friends. so she didnt know _ about the trouble. a. who to talk b. who to talk toc. who to sayd. what to talk29. everyone except tom and jim _ the film twice.a. has seen b. have seenc. sawd. are seen30. my aunt _ be at home now, for she left for france this morning. she wont be back _ next month.a. cant; until b. maybe; beforec. may not; afterd. mustnt ; until31. - what a beautiful car! when _ you _ it? - i _ it for two years.a. did; buy; boughtb. did; buy; have had c. have; bought; have boughtd. have; bought; have had32. how many _ has the teacher given you on how to learn english well ? a. advices b. pieces of advicesc. advice d. pieces of advice33. -is mr. liu a teacher with a lot of teaching _? -yes, she is. he always tells us some funny _ after class.a. experience; experience b. experiences; experiencesc. experiences; experience d. experience; experiences34. -thank you very much for showing me how to use the computer. - _. a. no, thanks b. my pleasure c. thats right d. with pleasure三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“where is the university（大学）?”this is a question that many visitors to cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. but no one can give them a 35 answer, for no one can find any walls 36 the university. the university is the city. you can find classroom buildings, 37 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. and most of its members are the students and 38 of the thirty-one colleges. cambridge was 39 a common town before the first students and teachers 40 800 years ago. it grew up by the river cranta, and the river was once 41 the cam. a 42 was built over the river as early as 875. so the town got its name “cambridge”. in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. the town grew much 43 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. many young students in other countries 44 to study at cambridge. it has become a well-known place all around the world. 35. a. true b. clear c. right d. real 36. a. on b. around c. near d. by 37. a. libraries b. parks c. zoos d. markets38. a. parents b. farmers c. workers d. teachers 39. a. yet b. already c. very d. also 40. a. reachedb. gotc. arrivedd. arrived in41. a. said b. called c. spoken d. talked 42. a. bridge b. building c. station d. house 43. a. smaller b. slower c. faster d. cleaner 44. a. stop b. hate c. dream d. need 四、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分） 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。amuseum of transport at boylet st , cheetham, manchester enjoy a trip to the museum of transport, a working museum showing the development (发展) of road public transport in manchester. there are over 80 buses from 1890 to 1980. over 100 shows, from hours-bus to modern train. the museum has small shows describing the history of bus, coach and train. if you are interested in it, welcome to click here and you can see some pictures of them on the screen and get more information about them. opening hours and ticket prices wednesdays, saturdays, sundays, and public holidays 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (nov. feb. ) 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (mar. oct.) adults $3. 00, students $1.75, children under 5 free. family ticket ( up to two adults and three children) $ 9.00 e-mail : www. gmts. co. uk45. you may read this advertisement in _.a. a radio program b. a newspaper c. a tv program d. a website46. if you would like to visit the museum of transport , when will it be possible? a. at 9:30 a.m. on october 26th b. at 2:00 p.m. on tuesdays c. at 4:30 p.m. on may day d. at 4:10 p.m. on new years day47. if you and your elder brother are both middle school students, your parents take both of you to visit the museum, you should pay at least _ in all.a. $6 b. $9 c. $9.5 d. $12bmr. grey was the manager of a small office in london. he lived in the country, and went to work by train. he liked walking from the station to his office if it wasnt raining, because it gave him some exercise. one morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “you may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago i came to london without any money in my pockets. i stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.” mr. grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “yes, i remember you. go on with your story!” “well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”48. mr. grey liked walking to his office because _. a. he couldnt pay for the buses b. he wanted to save money c. he wanted to lose weightd. he could do some exercise on the way 49. mr. grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to _.a. help him on the way to successb. give himself a start in lifec. make him rich d. get more money 50. by saying “would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger _. a. wanted to return mr. grey the money b. asked mr. grey for money againc. told mr. grey that he had success at last d. would like to make friends with him cnow, there is a new-type school in new york, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. it is called “city-as-school”. the name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. they are from the age of 15 to 18. the students choose areas of work which interest them. then they help to do that work. one girl spends her week in a mayors（市长的） office helping the public with problems like housing. then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.well, students have to pass maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. these subjects are not easy to provide in “city-as-school”. teachers watch the progress（进步）of the students. the success rate is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “city-as-school”.the students like the duty of their work. they have the sense of purpose（目标）. they know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. one of the students, liz martin, writes “i want to say that i do not know where i will be right now if i have never become part of city-as-school. leaving the high school i once studied in and going to city-as-school was the best decision (决定) i have ever made. the way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. for all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to cas and it will change your life forever.”city-as-school high school is the countrys model for high school students.51. what do students do in“city-as-school” most of the time?a. they do whatever they like.b. they learn maths and science.c. they help with work in some areas.d. they learn all the college courses.52. according to the passage,“city-asschool” can help _.a. students learn a lot about different kinds of work b. all the students go to college c. students make much money while studying d. students forget the duty of their work53. what is the best title for the passage?a. a new cityb. a new schoolc. a new-type schoold. a girl in new yorkdshare something specialcan you help your new friends improve their chinese? can you cook a traditional chinese meal? by sharing your skills, you can have a close friendship with your new friends that they wont soon forget.give some giftsmany foreigners love chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in their homeland, so youd better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and works of art. they are always popular.exchange flatsif you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to exchange flats for your next trip. then you can visit their countries and stay in their houses while they stay in yours. in this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling.54. the underlined word “solo” in the passage means “_”.a. free b. alone c. worried d. close55. in which way cant a photo album help you?a. giving you a topic to talk about. b. clearing your worries about your pets.c. helping your new friends to learn more about you.d. encouraging (鼓励) your new friends to talk about themselves.56. from the passage we can learn that _.a. exchanging flats is popular in china b. goods in foreign countries are cheaperc. sharing your special skills can help you develop friendshipd. international travelers always get into trouble57. this passage is mainly about how to _.a. travel more often both at home and abroad b. improve friendship with foreignersc. make friends when traveling in foreign countriesd. prepare for a business trip 第二卷（主观题，共40分）五、词汇检测（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）(a) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。1. parents should have more _ (交流) with their children.2. finally, the climber _ (设法完成) to get to the top of the mountain.3. the rich man has a lot of poor _ (亲戚). he gives them much money every year.4. it is amazing that a cow has four _ (胃).(b) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式空。5. its _ (possible) for dogs to fly. stop daydreaming, eddie.6. most children are afraid of real _ (mouse), but they like mickey mouse.7. the poor boys parents have been _ (die) for years.8. if you want to see some _ (europe) buildings, rome is a good place to visit.六、动词填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。1. when i got home, my parents _ (discuss) the traveling plan happily.2. the students will not go to the summer palace if it _ ( rain) tomorrow.3. he _ (not realize) the importance of learning english until two years ago.4. many people are against _ (smoke) in public places.5. the queen refused _ (accept ) an interview when she went to africa. 6. i hear that you _ (lie) in bed for a lot of days. are you feeling better now?7. -where is jack? - he _ (ride) an indoor roller coaster over there.8. i like reading the book very much. i _ (renew) it in a week.七、短文填空（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）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。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。according to the school rules, students should wear school uniforms. h (1), for most students, school uniforms are not e (2) what they like. “why not wear the school uniform just one day a week? always wearing the same clothes makes me feel t (3) of them.” a senior student from a high school said. most students dont like the school uniforms simple colors, b (4) designs and bad quality. and a teacher at a high school in guangzhou said. “ a (5) a teacher and mother, i hope the school will improve the quality of school uniforms soon.” what has caused（导致）all these p (6)? chen hong, a uniform designer in shenzhen, pointed out. “there are no professionals (专业人员) who work for students. “besides, high quality means a h (7) price.” said chen. “but in some schools the price for each students uniform is only 50 to 60 yuan. how can we make high quality clothes with so l (8) money?” even with these problems, uniform factories are working hard to change the s (9). it wont be long b (10) the perfect school uniforms come onto the market, which will help the students remember the history of their school and make them feel pleased with their school.八、完成句子（本大题共6题，每小题1.5分，共9分）根据所给的汉语，用英语完成句子。1. 他小学毕业后通过电邮继续与同学保持联系。he _ his classmates by e-mail after he left the primary school.2. 我们每人应该准时上交一篇关于这部影片的评论。we each _ about the film on time.3. 在过去的十年里,我们认为我们的生活条件发生了很大的变化。we think that our _ in the past ten years.4. 那位年轻的医生不能决定如何处理那个病人的断手指。the young doctor cant _ the sick mans broken finger. 5. 那位作家曾经把这部小说翻译成了几种外语了吗？has the writer ever _ foreign languages？6. 大多数德国人出差时有读书的习惯。most people _ when they are on business.九、书面表达（本大题共10分）假设你是李明，你的笔友peter来信谈到他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡无锡的情况，请你用英语写一封回信。内容提示如下：无锡位于中国东部，由诸如惠山区（huishan district）、锡山区等6个区组成； 因太湖(tai lake)而出名，过去许多工厂经常向湖里倾倒废弃物；最近政府已经采取措施减少污染，每天我们都能看到一大群游客；每年来无锡的最好的时间是春天；5. 我希望注意：短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；第3和5要点内容共须用23句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；词数80个左右，短文的开头和结尾句已给出，不计入总词数。dear peter, its very kind of you to