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班级_ 姓名_ 学号_ 准考证号_装订线泰州市第二中学附属初中2015-2016学年上学期期中八年级英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 成绩_请把选择题170的答案填在答题卡上第一部分 选择题（95分）一、听力（计20分）a. 听对话及问题，选择正确的图片。每段对话听两遍。（5分）（ ）1. a b c（ ）2. a b c（ ）3. a b c （ ）4. a b c（ ）5. a b cb. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。（5分）（ ）6. a. generous. b. helpful. c. both a and b.（ ）7. a. john. b. daniel. c. kate. （ ）8. a. on foot. b. by bike. c. by car.（ ）9. a. geography b. computer studies c. english（ ）10.a. 8 b. 6 c. 3c. 听对话，回答问题, 每个对话听两遍。（5分）听第一段对话，回答第1112题。（ ）11. did the man have a trip yesterday? a. yes, he did. b. no, he didnt. c. we dont know.（ ）12. how did they go home? a. by bus b. by taxi. c. by underground.听第二段对话，回答第1315题。（ ）13. where does the girl come from? a. the usa b. china c. the uk（ ）14. how long does she stay in china? a. 2 years. b. 3 years. c. 4 years.（ ）15. which class and grade is she in? a. class 8, grade 7 b. class 8, grade 8. c. class 7, grade 8d. 听短文，回答问题，听两遍。（5分）（ ）16. when did the family go out for the holiday? a. last may day. b. last sunday. c. last week.（ ）17. did it rain on that day?a. yes. b. no. c. not sure.（ ）18. how long did it take them to get out of the town? a. three hours. b. one hour. c. two hours.（ ）19. what suddenly came to them? a. a strong wind. b. a car. c. a bus.（ ）20. what did they think of their trip? a. it was pleasant. b. it was funny. c. it was sad.二、单项选择（20分）（ ） 21. every morning my mother spends one _ hours _ housework.a. half an; to do b. and an half; doing c. and half; doing d. and a half; doing（ ）22. “dont swim in the river. its dangerous.” “_.” a. yes, i will. b. no, i wont c. thanks, i will d. no, i dont（ ）23. i tried to read the book, however, i was so_. a. boring b. being bored c. bored d. bore（ ）24. ten of the boys in our class are playing basketball, _ are playing football. a. others b. the other c. the others d. another（ ）25. there _ an exciting football match on tv this evening.a. will have b. are going to have c. are going to be d. is going to be（ ）26. beijing is bigger than_ in jiangsu. a. all the other cities b. all the city c. any other city d. any city（ ）27. the weather here is as lovely as _in beijing. a. it b. the ones c. that d. this（ ）28. could you say_ about it, please? id like to know_.a. other things; mostb. anything else; mostc. any other thing; more d. something else; more（ ）29. at the sports meeting, amy ran_.a. as fast as she could b. as soon as she could c. as fast as she can d. as quickly as she can （ ）30. this passage is a bit difficult. _ read something easier?a. why not to b. why dont c. why not d. why not you（ ）31. mary always looks _ . she is looking _ at her new drawing now. a. happy, happily b. happy, happy c. happily, happily d. happily, happy（ ）32. he needs to keep fit, _he? a. doesnt b. isnt c. neednt d. need（ ）33. thanks_ the secret _me. a. to keep, for b. for keeping, to c. keeping, with d. for keeping, for（ ）34. he hopes his son _ a doctor in the future. a. to be b. is c. will be d. to become（ ）35.whats in the big box, kate? oh, its _ books. a.full of b. filled of c.full with d. fill with（ ）36. there are many trees on _ side of the street.a.every b. both c. each d. all（ ）37. maxs diet is unhealthy, and he eats _ chocolate every day.a. too much b. much too c. too many d. many more（ ）38. we went to the beach last sunday, and we had great fun_ volleyball.a. play b. playing c. played d. to play（ ）39. when something _you, you should learn to make yourself not so _ about it.a.worry; worried b. worries; worried c. worry; worry d. worries; worry （ ）40. there are _large number of sheep over there.and _ number must be over one hundred. a. a; the b. the; a c. a; a d. the; the 三、完形填空（15分）mr. clarke works in a middle school. he likes reading and often 41 some books from the library. he keeps 42 to the radio every morning and reading 43 after supper. so he knows much and teaches well. his 44 worship（崇拜）him very much. mike, mr. clarkes little son, is only nine. he 45 likes reading books. and he often asks his father some questions. mr. clarke always thinks hes too 46 to understand him and chooses 47 ones to answer. of course the boy is not satisfied with it. one day mike read 48 about the electric lights and was 49 it. when his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. he asked him 50 questions, and his father answered all. then his father said proudly, fathers always know 51 than sons! the boy thought for a while and said, “ 52 ”. “oh? why?” mike didnt answer and asked 53 , who invented the electric lights? “ 54 ,” answered mr. clarke. “why didnt his father invent them then?” looking at his son, mr. clarke didnt know 55 to answer!（ ）41. a. finds b. sells c. buys d. borrows（ ）42. a. hearing b. saying c. listening d. reading（ ）43. a. letters b. newspapers c. stories d. messages（ ）44. a. teachers b. parents c. classmates d. students（ ）45. a. never b. also c. even d. only （ ）46.a. old b. clever c. young d. able（ ）47. a. more difficult b. the most difficult c. the easiest d. easy（ ）48. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. anything（ ）49. a. worried about b. afraid of c. interested in d. angry with（ ）50. a, few b. little c. a little d. a few（ ）51. a. more b. most c. less d. least（ ）52. a. so do i b. neither am i c. i agree d. i dont think so（ ）53. a. instead b. carefully c. quickly d. brightly（ ）54. a. thomas brown b. allan smith c. thomas edison d. ron jenkins（ ）55. a. what b. when c. where d. which四、阅读理解（40分）aworking people in hong kong are always busy in the daytime. they dont have enough time to enjoy themselves. if you are one of these people, come and join us! well go on a night-time cruise （乘船游览）around the victoria harbour. you can enjoy fantastic city lights during the trip, and you can also enjoy a wonderful dinner on the boat if you like.harbour night cruisetime: monday friday: 6:30 pm l0:00 pmsaturday & sunday: 7:30 pm 12:00 pmprice: 12 & over 12 under 12（with dinner） hk$300 hk$200（without dinner） hk$220 hk$140ticket office: harbour travel service （no. 30 lam ming street）place to start: star company （no. 98 cyberport road）（ ）56. what transport will people use during the trip? a. the bus. b. the train. c. the boat. d. the plane.（ ）57. the night-time cruise lasts for _ hours on sunday. a. three b. three and a half c. four d. four and a half（ ）58. what can people enjoy during the trip? a. beijing opera. b. city lights. c. old buildings. d. high bridges.（ ）59. if you are interested in the trip, where will you go to buy the ticket? a. star company. b. no. 30 cyberport road. c. harbour travel service. d. no. 98 lam ming street.（ ）60. mr and mrs green with their 9-year-old son want to take the trip. how much should they pay if they dont have dinner? a. hk$220. b. hk$440. c. hk$500. d. hk$580.bin america, when people say“mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. instead, they are talking about a lovely animala dog! these words show the friendship（友谊）between people and animals. dogs and other pets can give joy to peoples lives. some people think of their pets as their children. some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!animals can help people, too. dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person（盲人）or“ears”for a deaf（耳聋）person. scientists have found that pets help people live longer! they make people happier, too. because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.americans hold“be kind to animals week”in the first week of may. pet shows are held during the week. even if you dont live in america, you, too, can do this. how? first think about how animals make your life richer. if you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. remember to give it delicious food.if you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. for example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. if others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. as people, we must protect（保护）animals who cant speak for themselves.（ ）61. “some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to prove（证明）that _. a. pets have the right（权利）to inherit（继承）money b. money can make pets happy c. some pets are as important to their owners as their children d. its the best way to spend money（ ）62. according（依照）to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because _. a. they are ill and they need to see the doctor b. they can make the patients（病人）happier c. they can help the doctor find out the problems d. the doctors can do experiment（试验） on them（ ）63. during the“be kind to animals week”, the people in america _. a. play with the pets the whole week b. hold pet shows c. cook delicious food for pets d. make friends with other peoples pets（ ）64.which of the following statements（陈述）is not true? a. dogs can help people in many ways. b. dogs can help people live happier.c. dogs can make peoples lives richer. d. dogs can help people make everything.（ ）65. what is the main idea of the passage? a.a lot of people are interested in dogs. b. dogs can help people do many things. c. pets are lovely and need care and protection（保护）. d. we have done a lot of things for pets.care you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? then join us to be a volunteer! were a non-profit （非盈利的） organization. we have volunteer jobs of all ages. anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.you can help people in many ways. schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. there is something for everyone. “as a volunteer, i dont want to get anything. seeing the childrens happy faces, im happy, too,” said carlos domingo, an old woman of 62. “i often played computer games in my spare time before. now i help older people learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.if everyone helps out a bit, well have a better world to live in. interested? call us at 010-800-555-5756 or visit our website: .（ ）66.when do the volunteers help others?a. at weekends. b. in their spare time. c. on weekdays. d. in the eveni（ ）67. can be a volunteer.a. children b. anyone aged 12-70 c. old women d. young people（ ）68.volunteers want to get when they help others.a. money b. computers c. everything d. nothing（ ）69.carlos domingo does volunteer work with .a. children b. animals c. computers d. older people（ ）70.we can probably read such a passage .a. in a newspaper b. in a storybook c. in a picture book d. in a textbookdhow to beat sadnesswe all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. thats ok. you need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? youll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. even if sadness is a part of life, lets try to make it small. here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad. 1. stand up straight and this helps your energy flow（流动）. when your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too. 2. smile! its easy to do and have good results. this way can not only leave you in a good mood but also bring others a good mood. 3. listen to music. it can be your favourite music. some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you. 4. take some me time. you can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or having a hot bath,or something like that. 5. exercise. even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood flowing. it is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad. these ways will cheer you up when you are down, but dont just use them when you are sad. try and practice them every day to make them a habit. you will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. but if you are in a deep depression （沮丧）, go to see a doctor.title : how to beat sadnessopinions it is ok to feel down, 71_ and unhappy. it is possible to make sadness a small 72_ of life.simple 73_ to cheer you up stand up straight so that your 74_ can flow freely. 75_ at others because it can bring you and others a good mood. listen to your 76_ music because it works the best. 77_ pleasure in everyday life, such as watching a sunrise. take a walk and you can clear your 78_ of sad things.suggestions try to make these simple ways a 79_. go to see a 80_ when you are in a deep depression.第二部分 选择题（55分）五、 用所给中文或单词词的适当形式填空。（15分）1. please write an _（邀请）letter to sandy. 2.the more careful you are,the fewer_（错误）you will make.3. in the dancing_（竞赛）, amy won the first prize.4. i cant draw at the _（开始）but i draw very well now.5. local people have given us a lot of _（支持）.6. we often use _（剪刀）in the art lesson.7. there are many kinds of different _（语言）in the world.8. the ticket is _（use）, please thow it away.9. they will give the _（far）help to the people in need next year. 10. i remember_（buy）a book like this, but i cant remember where i put it.11. the red bag is one of the _（foreign）.12. the girls finished their work all by_（them）.13. would you mind_（give）your seat to the old man?14. almost everyone likes_（taste）food.15. we will go to the park if it _（not rain）tomorrow.六、任务型阅读（计10分）americans love sports-they love to play them, to watch them on television, and to talk about them. but this hobby sometimes has serious resultsat least to the players. for example, when people play tennis, sometimes they hurt their elbow（肘部）and in this way they develop “tennis elbow”. also it is easy to hurt a knee in a football game. these injuries（损伤）happen while the player is having fun, but they still hurt.a few months ago, kathleen simmons, who loves playing volleyball, hurt her knee in a volleyball game. her doctor told her that she needed a very difficult operation（手术）or she might not be able to play again. she felt very sad and didnt know what to do.then simmons learned about “video operation”. with the help of this new science in medicine, doctors can now repair many injuries and get people back on the playing field and back to their jobs much faster. simmons found a hospital that was using this new science and went to see the doctor there. the doctors told her the operation could help.for this operation, her doctor didnt have to open her knee. instead he put a very small camera lens（镜头）inside her knee. the lens sent back pictures, which appeared on a television screen. as he worked, he could see the inside of her knee on the t