湖北省鄂州市吴都中学八年级英语下学期期中试卷.doc

湖北省鄂州市吴都中学2014-2015学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷听 力 部 分（共25分）一、听对话,选图片。从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。对话读一遍。（5分）( )1. what are the speakers probably going to watch on sunday evening? a b c( ) 2. what competition has eric decided to enter? a b c( ) 3. where did ken once work for his company? a b c( ) 4. what does the new english teacher look like? a b c( ) 5. whats the matter with steven? a b c二、对话理解。对话听两遍。（10分）听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。( )6 where are they talking ? a. in the shop. b. at home. c. at school.( )7. how long did john spend on his homework? a. more than two hours. b. about three hours. c. about two hours.听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。( )8 why does the girl want to have lunch first ? a because she is hungry . b because cleaning-up day is only two weeks from now . c because she could come up with a lot of good ideas .( )9 what will bob do after school ? a hell have lunch b hell give out notes c hell put up signs .听第八段材料，回答第1012题。 ( )10. what was jim doing at noon? a. he was growing flowers. b. he was watering flowes c. he was dr wing flowers.( )11. what was kate doing? a. she was singing. b. she was looking for pictures. c. she was drawing some animals. ( )12 what is the relation between kate and jim ?a they are good friends . b they are sister and brother . c they are classmates .听第九段材料，回答第1315题。( )13 what can jack fix up ?a bikes b pens c kites ( )14 who makes jack always help the kids who are poor ?a his mother . b his father c his teacher .( )15 how does jacks father like him according to the dialogue ? a he is proud of jack b he is angry with jack c he is kind to jack .三、短文理解。（10分）听下面一段短文，5个小题。从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文听两遍。( )16. how often does sam have to take out the rubbish?a. three times a weekb. twice a weekc. once a week( )17. what does sam have to do on weekends?a. to make the bed b. to clean his room c. to do the dishes( )18. how many people are there in sams family?a. three b. four c. five( )19. who does chores in peters family?a. peter b. peters sisters c. peters parents( )20 what does sam want to borrow from peter ? a money b rooms c sisters笔 试 部 分（共95分）i. 单项选择（每题1分，共15分）( )21. -could you please do some cleaning?-_i have to do my homeworka. yes, sure b. no, you cant c. sorry, i cant d. sorry, you couldnt( )22. -i made the cake by _. help _, tom. -thanks, jane.a. ourselves; yourself b. myself; yourselfc. myself; yourselves d. ourselves; yourselves( )23. -cindy,what if your parents go out?-ill have to _myself.a. look after b. look up c.look for d. look through( )24their ideas are different from _. aus bour cours d.we( )25. wu dong was _ tired that he couldnt keep his yes_.a. too, open b. so, closed c. too, closed d. so, open( )26she often _ beijing at the weekend last year.aflies to bflew to cflew d.have flown( )27. the students stopped _ when the teacher came in.a. to talk b. talking c. talked d. talk( )28. please _ early tomorrow, mum.a. wake up me b. wakes me upc. wake me up d. will wake me up( )29. -its too late. i have to go now.-oh, its raining outside. dont leave _ it stopes.a. since b. until c. while d.if( )30. what were you doing _it was raining outside?a. when b. while c.before d.after( )31. li lei, sit down, please. ill _ you some tea. a. take b. to bring c. get d. borrow( )32. the text is very easy for you. there are _ new words in it.a. few b. a little c. a few d. little ( )33. he is _than any other student in his class.a. more taller b. much taller c. much tallest d. the most taller( )34. i bought my son a bike, _ he like it a lot. a. and b. but c. or d. at( )35. _ , li lei was far behind the others at first. a. at 800-metre rece b. in the 800-metres race c. in the 800-metre race d. at the 800-metres raceii、完形填空(共10小题,每题1分,满分为10分)阅读下面短文，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。 one day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. he held up a glass of water and asked the class, “how_36_do you think this glass of water is?”the students answers were quite_37_ from 20g to 500g. “it doesnt matter on the weight itself. it is decided by how long you_38_it. if i hold it for a minute, it is_39_. if i hold it for an hour, you willhaveto call an ambulance (救护车). it is exactly the same weight, but the_40_ i hold it, the heavier it becomes.”“if we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on_41_the burden is becoming much heavier.”“what you have to do is to put the glass_42_, rest for a while before holding it up again.”we have to put down the burden sometimes_43_ we canrelaxand are able to carry on. so after you _44_ home fromworktonight, put the burden of the work down. dont carry it back home. you can_45_it up tomorrow.whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.( )36. a. hot b. cold c. heavy d. light( )37. a. different b. same c. good d. bad( )38. a. drink b. hold c. throw d. take( )39. a. terrible b. heavy c. interesting d. light( )40. a. short b. shorter c. long d. longer( )41. a. because b. but c. though d. so( )42. a. up b. down c. off d. out( )43. a. to b. in order to c. so that d. so as to( )44. a. get to b. go backto c. return d. return back( )45. a. giveb. clean c. pick d. turniii阅读理解：（每小题2分，共40分）awant ads(1)wantedare you hard-working? do you like to meet people? if your answer is“yes”,then we have a job for you as a waiter.(2)summer jobdo you like to talk with people ?do you like to write stories? if you want to work for our magazine as a reporter . please call karen at 558366.(3)help wanteddo you like babies ? can you look after one baby for two days? if you are sure to take good care of him/her , call me at 766588 . $80 or more . today !hurry !(4) clearer wantedcan you make a large house clean and tidy ? if you hope to get the job paid at $20 once, call me this evening 18:00-20:00 tel:633800( )46. the ads(广告) above are probably from a. a newspaper b. a story book c. a science book d. a guide book( )47. if you like children and have two days free, you can call at for a job. a. 556779 b. 558366 c. 766588 d. 633800( )48. if the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his/her house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month? a. 120. b. 160. c. 200. d. 240.( )49. are needed in al hotel. a. teachers b. workers c. singers d. waiters( )50. if youre a college student of english who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in a. ad. (1) b. ad. (2) c. ad. (3) d. ad. (4)bmr.brown got up late this morning. he was going to be late for work. lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. he drove so fast that he didint see the red lights. he couldnt stop his car and hit a car. an old man got out of the car and called out angrily, what are you doing? how can you drive so fast? lm sorry,sir, said mr.brown, l didnt see the lights turn red. then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man. its cold today, sir, said mr.brown. please drink a little, and then youll get warm. the old man drank some wine and became happy. he asked, lm felling much better now. why dont you drink any? l cant drink anything now ,sir, answered mr. brown ,lm waiting for the policeman. only drunkards cause accidents, you kown !( )51.when did the story happen? a.in the morning b.in the afternoon c.in the evening d.at night( )52.why did mr.brown drive so fast? a.he was happy that day b.he was good at driving c.there were few cars in the street d.he was afraid to be late( )53. mr.brown hit the car because of the following except that _.a.he didnt see the red lights b.he drove fast c.he couldnt drive at all d.it was raining hard( )54.why did mr.brown give a bottle of wine to the old man? a.to make him happy b.to make him drunk c.to make him warm d.to make friends with him( )55.we can know that _ at last. a. mr.brown was not late for work b. the old man mr. brown became good friendsc. mr.brown drank some wine d. mr. brown fooled the old mancone day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son thomas. the father said, “look! theres a horseshoe. pick it up and put it in your bag.” thomas said, “it isnt worth(值得) the trouble.” his father said nothing but he picked it up himself. when they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. there the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some cherries(樱桃).the father and the son continued their way. the sun was well up in the sky, and there wasnt a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. thomas felt too thirsty(口渴的) to walk on. at the moment, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. after a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.and so they went on. the old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. when thomas had caught up all the cherries, his father said to him, “my dear son, if you had bent(弯腰) down in the beginning to pick up that horseshoe, you wouldnt have bent so many times for the cherries. always remember this lesson: if someone dont worry about the little things, he will find it impossible（不可能） for him to do the great things.”( )56. who picked up the cherries on the ground? a. thomas. b. the farmer. c. both the father and the son. d. nobody. ( )57. the farmer bought some _ with the money after he sold the horseshoe. a. bread b. water c. cherries d. pennies( )58. when the son refused to pick up the horseshoe , the father _. a. did nothing b. said nothing c. felt worried d. got angry( )59. the father dropped the cherry one by one, because _.a. he wanted to teach his son a lesson b. he wanted his son to do more exercisec. he wanted his son to eat them alld. he wanted to punish his son for not picking up the horseshoe at first( )60. from the story, we can learn that _.a. cherries are so delicious that most people like eating themb. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us some moneyc. we cant get great things if we lose little things d. we cant do something great if we dont worry about something littled任务型阅读almost everyone likes dogs, and almost 每个人都喜欢读关于狗的故事. i have a friend. he has a large police dog named jack. police dogs are very clever. every sunday afternoon my friend takes jack for a long walk in the park. jack like these long walks very much. one sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. he stayed a long time. it seemed that he was very happy . he talked and talked. soon it was time for my friend to take jack for his walk. but the visitor still stayed. jack became very worried. he walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. but the visitor paid not attention. he went on talking. finally jack got angry. he went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. he sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitors cap in his mouth.读以上短文，完成下面任务：61将处的句子翻译成英语 62将处的句子改成同义句. 63将处的句子翻译成汉语 64将处的句子翻译成汉语 65 what do you think of jack ? 、词汇运用 ( 共9小题,每题1分,满分为9分)根据中文提示写单词，或用所给单词的正确形式填空。66. the little girl fell _(sleep) quickly .67. allen _ (recent) moved to another city .68. sam had to see his doctor because he had a bad _(stomach)69. i was doing my homework while my sisters _(watch)tv70. xiao ming reads english every morning and he is much _(good) at english than his sister .71. jack _(借)his story books to me and i gave them back . 72. the teacher was against us when we showed our _(观点). she didnt agree with us.73. please keep in _(无声) in the theater . 74 i dont see any _(关系) between the two problems . . 补全对话 （ 6分）a: hi , peter,75 ?b : hi , mike , im waiting for a bus .a: 76 ?b : im going to the bookstore . i want to buy some books . would you like to with me ?a : id like to 77. ?b : books on science . oh, here comes the bus.b:ok. lets go .书面表达（15分）假若你是健康专家李教授，你被邀请到一所中学给学生作一场健康方面的讲座，请根据以下内容写一篇发言稿。字数80个左右，开头和结尾已给出。饮食少吃垃圾食品，多吃健康食品如水果和蔬菜锻炼最好有自己喜欢的运动，每星期锻炼2-3次；尽量步行来代替乘车生活习惯保持足够睡眠；睡前可听音乐，不要玩电脑游戏或看电视每天保持心情愉快十分重要hi, everyone, today i want to talk about how to keep healthy. i hope my advice will help you. if you can follow my advice, i am sure you can be in good health. thanks for listening. 2015年春八年级英语期中考试听力录音稿第一节：听对话，选图片。从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。对话读一遍。1. w: its weekend. what shall we do on sunday evening?m: what about watching some cartoons on the internet?2. w: hi, eric. what are you up to?m: hi, grace. ive decided to enter a chinese writing competition. im getting things ready.3. w: does ken still work in new york now?m: not any more. his company has sent him to work in shanghai.4. w: tom, which one is your new english teacher?m: the young woman on the left with long hair. she wears a pair of glasses. she is tall and thin.5. m: mary, whats the matter with you?w: my head hurts. i have to see a doctor .第二节：对话理解。对话听两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。w: hello , john! you are early at school . what were you doing at eight yesterday evening ?m: i was doing my homework.w: how long did you spend finishing it?m: more than two hours.听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。m: now we need to come up with a plan to tell people about the city park clean-up .w: but im hungry , bob, lets have lunch first . m: no, we cant put off making a plan . clean-up day is only two weeks from now .w: youre right . while we talk, ill write down all our ideas . m: we could put up signs .w: that is a good idea . m: i will give out notes after school . w: ok , great! and we could each call up ten people and ask them to come .听第八段材料，回答第1012题。w: what were you doing at noon today, jim?m: i was watering flowers in the garden , mom.w: what was your sister, kate, doing at that time?m: she was drawing some animals for her art lesson.听第九段材料，