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江西省临川区第一中学2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 卷面满分120分 考试时间120钟 命题人： 一、听力(27分) a)听短对话。 （每小题1分，共8分）每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。what should the girl do?drink lots of hot water. b. take some medicine. c. lie down and rest.what kind of chores does the boy like to do? do the dishes. b. sweep the floor. c. make his bed.what doesnt the boy do in the old peoples home?sing for the old people. b. listen to the old people. c. clean up the old peoples house.how is john feeling these days? a. tired. b. unhappy. c. worried.5. what does the boy advise the girl to do for her mother?a. buy a birthday gift. b. have a birthday party. c. cook a meal. 6. what does the boy usually do on weekends?a. watches tv. b. takes different after-school classes. c. goes to different clubs.7. what does the girl want john to do? a. help her check her emails. b. help her clean up the neighborhood. c. help her with her english.8. what was the boy doing when the girl called him last night? a. he was discussing the class meeting. b. he was watching tv. c. he was studying for the coming exam.b)听对话和独白。（每小题1分，共14分）每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听下面一段对话，回答第9、10小题。9. how old is erics grandfather? a. 70. b. 65. c. 60.10. whats the womans advice?a. drinking hot tea with honey often. b. lying down and resting often.c. taking some medicine often.听下面一段对话，回答第11至12小题。11. which is the best way to go there? a. by plane. b. by train. c. by bus. 12. how much does a ticket cost? a. 520 yuan. b. 560 yuan. c. 580 yuan. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至15小题。13. when will the concert be on? a. on saturday evening. b. on sunday evening. c. on sunday morning.14. who will give the concert?a. zhang jie. b. wang feng. c. ping an.15. how will they go to the concert? a. on foot. b. by subway. c. by bike.听下面一段独白，回答第16题至18小题。16. what time did jim get up this morning? a. at seven. b. at eight. c. at ten. 17. what day is it today ?a. friday. b. saturday. c. sunday. 18. what was the girl doing this morning?a. shopping. b. cleaning. c. sleeping. 听下面一段独白，回答第19题至22小题19. where did the old lady put the pieces of glass?a. into the bag. b. on the street. c. into her box. 20. who were talking on the street?a. a policeman and some kids. b. an old lady and a policeman. c. an old lady and some kids.21. why did the old lady pick up the pieces of glass?a. to sell the glass. b. to keep the kids from being hurt. c. to clean the street.22. what did the policeman do then?a. he thanked the old lady. b. he played with the kids. c. he joined the old lady.c )听下面一篇短文，完成表格。每个空格不超过三个单词。(每小题1分共5分)23. people exercise in different ways to _.24. mr. black likes _.25. ms king teaches us _.26. miss white goes swimming _a week.27. the speaker usually plays tennis with his _.二、单项选择（8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。( )28. there was snow last winter.too much b. much too c. too many d. many too( ) 29.could you please give me _? certainly. a. some advices b. any advices c. some advice d. advices ( ) 30.-tony, its time _ dinner. -im coming , dad. a. have b. to have c. had d. having ( ) 31. the old man lives _, but he never feels_. a. alone; alone b. lonely; lonely c. lonely; alone d. alone; lonely( ) 32._ he is in trouble, he wont ask his friends for help. a. because b. so that c. although d. until( ) 33. he used to _very late, but now he is used to _ early. a. get up; getting up b. get up; get up c. getting up; get up d. getting up; getting up( ) 34. i got into a fight with my best friends, what should i do? _write him a letter? a. how about b. what about c. why d. why dont you( ) 35. -could you please sweep the floor? - i have to do my homework. a. yes, sure. b. why not? c. sorry, you cant. d. sorry, i cant.三、完形填空（15分） a阅读短文，从a.b.c.d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。about 70,000,000 americans are trying to lose weight. that is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the united states. some people eat 36 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. others do running, exercise with machines, take medicine, or even have operations（动手术）. 37 you can see losing weight is 38 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. but 39 do so many people in the united states want to lose weight? many people in the united states 40 about their look of the body. for many people, looking nice also means to be thin. other people worry about their health as many doctors 41 overweight is not good. most people want to find a (an) 42 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very 43 . these books tell people how to lose weight. each year a lot of new books like these are written. each one says it can easily help people take fat away. losing weight can be 44 . some overweight people go to health centers, like la costa in california. men and women 45 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. people live there for one week or two, 46 exercise, eating different foods. meals there may be just a little. all these work for losing weight. 47 4 days on the program, one woman called mrs. warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). at $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. but she said she was still 48 to do so. health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 49 a lot of money. so in the united states, losing weight may mean losing 50 too.( )36. a. less b. more c. nice d. fast ( )37. a. for b. so c. or d. and ( )38. a. good b. useful c. hard d. easy ( )39. a. why b. what c. how d. when ( )40. a. worry b. feel c. go d. make ( )41. a. talk b. say c. speak d. tell ( )42. a. dearer b. harder c. shorter d. easier ( )43. a. exciting b. popular c. dangerous d. safe( )44. a. cheap b. expensive c. easy d. safe( )45. a. pay b. cost c. take d. have ( )46. a. making b. taking c. playing d. using ( )47. a. before b. in c. after d. at( )48. a. sorry b. angry c. sad d. glad ( )49. a. need b. have c. use d. get ( )50. a. health b. time c. food d. money阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中最恰当的词，用其适当的形式填空。每个词限用一次。(10分)advice decide make sleep that worry anything angry problem always from: to: elle subject: need help!hi elle, i need some help with my problems. i dont know what to do! youre so confident(自信的) and always know what to do, so i hope you can give me some 51 . i have very strict parents who wont let me do 52 on my own. they are really 53 with me because of my poor school results. i dont know how to let them know that their pressure 54 it hard for me to do well in school. my friends at school are 55 trying to get me to do things i dont like. i want to make my own 56 . i dont want to do things because of the pressure from my classmates. how do i deal with them? im also 57 about my looks. i think im getting too fat. i have too many pimples (粉刺) on my face, too. all these 58 are making me feel very nervous and sad. im so stressed 59 im beginning to have sleep problems. i worry so much that i cant 60 . what can i do? please help!yours,sandra51、_52、_53、_54、_55、_56、_57、_58、_59、_60、_四、 阅读理解请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳答案。（每小题2分）atelevision is good. youd like to watch it all day and all night. but too much tv is a very bad thing. scientists found that kids who watch too much tv may have more trouble learning to read. they cant focus （集中）on their work. kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. if they spend too much time watching tv, theyll have less time for those things. watching too much tv is bad for peoples health. people dont move much while watching tv. whats more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. this can make them fat. we call these people couch potatoes. fighting on tv is a big problem for kids. young people are good at following. scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight. ( ) 61. scientists say if kids watch too much tv, they will _. a. learn language skills more easily b. be healthier c. find it hard to learn to read d. eat less food ( ) 62. while watching tv, what dont people do? a. eat a lot of food. b. have less time for reading. c. hardly move. d. focus on their work. ( ) 63. which of the following is true? a. an american child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on tv a year. b. its good for kids to learn from fighting acts on tv. c. too much tv is good for peoples health. d. its easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight with others. b dear mum,i dont think you understand my life. you think i should be studying all the time. i know you want me to find a good job when i grow up, but i would like to have a wonderful time, too. you never think about fun things for me to do like music, sports. two days ago, when i was watching a football game on tv, you asked me to stop and do my homework. after finishing my homework, still i wasnt allowed to read my football magazines. you said i had to go to bed early. that was bad enough, but yesterday was the worst day. i bought some computer games, and put them in my bag so that you wouldnt see them. i told you i had to do my homework first, i knew it was wrong to lie to you, but you told me that dad would talk to me later. mum, i didnt quite like what you did to me! i really love you, mum, but i wish you could try not to be so hard on me. love, zhang ning64. zhang nings mother wants him _when he grows up.a. to be teacher b. to find a good job c .to work in a big city d. to become a football star65. zhang ning is asked _ .a. to watch tv b. to do sports c. to play computer games d. to study all the time66. we know from the letter that _a. zhang ning lives a very happy life b. zhang ning hates his motherc. zhang ning wishes to study all the timed. zhang nings parents are very hard on him67. what do you think zhang ning should do?a. he should argue with his mum b. he should have a fight with his mumc. his letter could help his mother understand him better d .we dont know.c a group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. when the other frogs saw how deep the pit is. they told the two frogs that they were as good as（几乎相当于）dead. the two frogs didnt believe what they said and tried their best to jump up out of the pit. the other frogs kept telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. finally, one of the two frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and gave up. he fell down and died. the other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. once again, the other frogs shouted at him and advised him to stop and just wait to die. but he jumped even harder and finally succeeded. when he got out, the other frogs said: “ didnt you hear us?” the frog explained to them that he was a little deaf. he thought they were encouraging（鼓励）him all the time. ( ) 68. which of the following pictures can describe the pit? a b c d ( ) 69. when the two frogs were trying to jump out, the other frogs_. a. thought hard to find ideas to help them out. b. encouraged them to jump as hard as they could. c. went on traveling just as nothing had happened. d. told them to give up jumping out. ( ) 70. the second frog continued to jump after the first one died because_a. he thought the other frogs were encouraging him b. he heard the other frogs words clearly. c. he was so blind that he didnt know that he was in trouble. d. he was much stronger than the first frog. ( ) 71. the passage mainly tell us that_a. we shouldnt give up when we are in trouble. b. encouraging words can help people a lotc. helping each other is very important to people in trouble. d. a strong body is very important. dinternational womens day is on march 8. its time for us to learn about some great women. they are from different fields: science, sports, politics, and more. but they all make a difference in the world. lets take a look.michelle obama, 52, first lady of the usmichelle obama is an elegant first lady. in public, she always wears nice things that are not that expensive. this helps her win many peoples hearts. and she also cares a lot about americans health. she worked on the “lets move” program. it is to stop childhood obesity. she is kind to everyone and often holds interesting activities at the white house. to help more people eat healthily, she plants in the white house garden with many kids. to encourage arts education in schools, she invited school children to join a talent show at the white house. the first lady influences others with her own acts.serena williams, 34, us tennis playerwilliams is the best female tennis player in the world. almost everyone can agree. she has won 21 grand slams (大满贯) in womens tennis. shes also the oldest person to be the worlds no.1 player. “some people are born to do some things, and i think i was born to play tennis,” said williams. but playing tennis is not enough for her. williams runs a fashion business. she also played a role in the 2015 film 7 days in hell.tu youyou, 85, chinese scientisttu is a chemist. she is the first chinese woman to win a nobel prize. during her life, she studies traditional chinese medicine. from those studies, she wanted to find a cure for malaria. although she had many difficulties, she never gave up. finally, her hard work paid off. she found artemisinin (青蒿素). it has saved lots of people from malaria. 72. according to the passage, people like michael obama because _. a. she starts “lets move” program b. she invites school children to join a talent show c. she often wears nice things that are not expensive. d. she plants in the white house garden73. which of the following is correct about serena williams? a. she is the oldest tennis player. b. she was born to be the no. 1 player of tennis. c. she has a fashion business. d. she made 2015 movies74. the underlined word malaria in paragraph 4 probably means _. a. a cure b. a kind of disease c. artemisinin d. a kind of chinese medicine75. this passage mainly introduces us three _. a. ways for women to do better than men b. famous women c. ways to celebrate womens day d. interesting activitiesb）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框的七个选项中，选择五个适当的句子还原到文中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。（每小题2分）americans weekends what do american families usually do on weekends?76. running, playing volleyball, biking and swimming are all popular sports. the weekend is also a time for american families to work in the yard, the garden or the house.77. sometimes some families spend the weekend painting their houses. they are busy on weekends, but they are very relaxed. 78. they can go to the park, the zoo, the cinema and many other places they want to go.79. sometimes they help their parents do some work at home and their parents will take them to the restaurant to have a good dinner.80.a. at weekends, some people like to stay at home.b. they think the weekend is the best time of a week.c. many american families often do some sports on weekends.d. children are also very happy on weekends.e. children dont like weekends because they have a lot of homework to do.f. they can play gam