江苏省扬州梅苑双语学校八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版(1).doc

江苏省扬州梅苑双语学校2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版一、听力部分（计20分） a. 听对话，选择正确的图片或答语（听一遍）。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）1. how does miss yang usually come to work?a. b. c. 2. where did the talk possibly taken place?a. b. c. 3. how does the girl feel?a. b. c. 4. what sign is on the wall?a. b. c. 5. whose book is it?a. bobs.b. helens.c. johns.6. what does bruces mother mean?a. he should do the cleaning.b. he should stay in the room.c. he should do his homework.7. what do you know about lucys new deskmate?a. he talks too much.b. he often keeps silent.c. he has no chance to speak.8. how will they celebrate their five years of marriage?a. by watching a film.b. by eating out.c. by having a party.9. which book has the girl finished reading?a. three men in a boat.b. a brief history of time.c. flags of our fathers.10. what does the man mean?a. the weather in the uk is very hot.b. the weather in the uk is very cold.c. the weather in the uk often changes.b. 听对话和短文，选择正确答案（听两遍）。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. what type of book does the boy want to borrow?a. a travel book.b. a history book.c. a science book.12. when will the boy have to renew the book?a. in one week.b. in ten days.c. in fourteen days.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。根据短文内容完成信息记录表。information formlost thing 13 where to lose 14 telephone number 15 13. a. a purseb. a bagc. cartoon animals14. a. in a zoob. in a parkc. in a cinema15. a. 83439100b. 83429000c. 83439000听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. what do people call singapore?a. the beauty country.b. the city country.c. the safety country.17. what is singapore famous for?a. a large zoo.b. museums.c. beautiful gardens.18. what do you have to take when you visit singapore?a. books.b. enough money.c. warm clothes.19. what is the weather like in singapore?a. its often rainy there.b. its cloudy all year round.c. its hot all year round.20. what will you enjoy doing in singapore?a. doing some shopping.b. driving a car.c. boating.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题a、b、c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21.-have you washed all your clothes _? -yes, i have _ washed them.a. yet; yetb. yet; alreadyc. already; alreadyd. already; yet22. -wheres my father, uncle chen? -hes left a _ saying that hes in the office.a. newsb. messagec. excused. information23.-i hear that your parents _ to denmark last week. -yes. they _ there three times.a. went; have beenb. went; has beenc. have gone; have beend. have gone; went24.-how much _ the shoes? -twenty dollars _ enough.a. is; isb. are; arec. is; ared. are; is25.-miss robert is quite a kind woman.-so she is. she _ a lot of work for the poor area since 2010.a. doesb. didc. has doned. will do26. -what can i do for you, young man? -its so hot now. could you give me _?a. something cold to drinkb. anything cold to drinkc. cold something to drinkd. something cold to eat27.-from april 1st 2014, anyone under the age of 14 _ go into this park alone.-really? why?a. couldnt b. doesntc. needntd. mustnt28.-_ is it from the theme park to your school? -its about ten minutes walk.a. how muchb. how long c. how fard. how often29.-sandy is _ to help others. -yes. she often help me _ my homework.a. helpful enough; onb. helpful enough; withc. enough helpful; ond. enough helpful; with30.-dad, must we wait until the light becomes green?-yes, im afraid we _. thats the traffic rule.a. canb. mayc. have tod. need31.-thats rubbish, i think. -listen to me, please. ok? dont _.a. cut inb. cut outd. cut downd. cut off32.-excuse me, could you tell me how _ to the slender west lake?-well, you may take the bus no. 12.a. getb. getsc. gettingd. to get33.-does the little girl know you, harry?-no. but she kept _ me many strange questions.a. asking forb. askingc. to ask ford. to ask34.-judy works very hard and has won the best student award again.-well, it proves that _.a. every dog has its dayb. many hands make light workc. burn the candle at both endsd. the early bird catches the worm35.-it will be my turn. i feel a little nervous. -_! you can make it.a. congratulationsb. look outc. take it easyd. have a good time三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。ashley smith is a single young mother with a daughter. she was moving into her house in atlanta, georgia early on the morning of march 12, when a man 36 her to her door, and put a gun to her side. “i started walking to my door, and i felt really, really 37 ,” she said in a tv interview last week.the man was brian nichols, 33 years old. he 38 at an atlanta courthouse on march 11th. the police were 39 him.nichols tied smith up with a rope, but set her free after she begged him not to take her 40 again and again. “i told him 41 he hurt me, my little girl wouldnt have a mummy,” she said with tears.“i just talked to him and tried to 42 believe me,” smith said. she asked nichols 43 he chose her. “he said he thought i was an angel sent from god, and 44 asked him to do so.”smith even 45 for the man before he allowed her to leave. nichols was 46 when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched tv, seeing 47 looking for him. “i cannot 48 thats me on the tv!” nichols told the woman. then, nichols asked smith what he 49 do. she said, “i think you should turn yourself in. if you dont, more people are going to get 50 . finally, he let her go. then she called the police.36.a. found b. noticed c. took d. followed37.a. angry b. frightened c. amazed d. sad38.a. slept b. killed three people c. lost a car d. caught a thief39.a. waiting for b. looking at c. searching for d. thinking of40.a. life b. daughter c. clothes d. money41.a. that b. when c. if d. until42.a. ask him to b. make him c. help him d. tell him to43.a. why b. when c. where d. how44.a. my mother b. his father c. my daughter d. god45.a. cooked dinner b. cooked breakfast c. made tea d. made cakes46.a. afraid b. excited c. surprised d. unhappy47.a. the police b. his family c. his friends d. the little girl48. a. believe b. say c. expectd. understand49.a. could b. should c. was able to d. might50.a. caught b. worried c. tired d. hurt四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(a)welcome to franklin hotel! we will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. we hope we will give you the best service.room service: you can use the service 24 hours a day.dining room: you can have three meals a day in the dining room. breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. if you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.telephone: there is a telephone in your room. dial “0” before you make a call. we will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.shop: the hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.coffee house: you can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.other services: there is a cinema in the hotel. a film begins at 19:00 on sundays and wednesdays. hot water is offered 24 hours.51. when can you use the room service?a. only in the day time.b. only at night.c. only some time.d. anytime during a day.52. if you want to have a meal in your room, what will you do?a. put a message outside the room.b. phone the service desk.c. go to the hotel shop to buy some food.d. go to the hotel dining room.53. if you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, what time may you go there?a. 10:00 b. 11:30c. 12:00 d. 13:00(b)reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning, while others read newspapers as soon as they have spare time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. at other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines(标题) of the passage.newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. we can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! you know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. some like world news and others prefer short stories. they just choose what they are interested in.today newspapers in english have the largest number of readers in the world. the english language is so popular that many chinese students are reading english newspapers such as china daily or 2lst century as they bring us more and more information together with the internet.54. people read newspapers in order to _.a. read the short storiesb. find the morning newsc. learn the latest newsd. meet their own different needs55. from the passage we can see that _ when people get newspapers.a. they just read the headlinesb. not everyone reads all the pagesc. they have no time to read themd. they read them very carefully56. newspapers have so many pages because _.a. newspapers become cheaperb. more pages mean more moneyc. more and more people like to read themd. people enjoy reading something different57. newspapers _ are the most popular in the world.a. in chineseb. in englishc. in other languaged. with many pages(c)going to a friends house is very exciting. you may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. so remember to be polite.when to arrive: the first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over, you need to arrive on time. if your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can turn up a little bit after 3:00. but usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.what to bring: often it is also nice to bring something to your friends house. this could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. you can also bring some flowers. a little present is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.how to greet: when you visit your friends house, you may also meet his parents. you should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. as a child, i went to visit my friend paul. i called his parents by their first names john and mary. but now i know it is more polite to call them mr. or mrs. smith. this will show them more respect(尊重) and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. another way to show respect is to call them madam or sir.it is a cool thing to visit a friends house. be polite to your friend and your friends parents, and you will be invited again!58. if you are told to get to your friends house around 5:00 p.m., it is polite to arrive at _ p.m.a. 4:30 b. 4: 50 c. 5:02 d. 5: 3059. when the writer was a child, he called his friends father _.a. john b. mary c. smith d. paul60. which do you think is the best title?a. how to greet peopleb. how to be a good visitorc. what to bring to your friendd. when to arrive at your friends house61. the passage may be from _.a. a notice on a wallb. a letter to a friendc. a story in a newspaper d. an article in a magazine(d)mobile phones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. a mobile phone can include many things, such as games, music and internet surfing. today, 4,600,000,000 people around the world have mobile phones, according to cbs news.however, using mobile phones too often may cause cancer(癌症). its reported that people who used a mobile phone for 10 years or more were more likely to get cancer. the advice below may help you reduce the risk of cancer:an earphone gives out much less radiation(辐射) than phones. however, you should take it off your ear when youre not talking to anyone.your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text(发短信), but not when youre listening or getting messages. listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.hold the phone away from your body when youre talking, not against your ear. also, dont keep it in your pocket.phones gives out less radiation to send texts than to carry a persons voice. texting also keeps radiation away from your head.do not use your mobile phone when the signal(信号) is weak. fewer signal bars on your phone mean that the phone needs to give out more radiation to work. make and take calls when your phone has a strong signal.62. according to cbs news, _ people all over the world have got mobile phones.a. 4.6 million b. 4.6 billion c. 46 billion d. 460 thousand63. from paragraph 1, we know that _.a. mobile phones have three new waysb. its dangerous to use mobile phones too muchc. mobile phones help us a lot and many people use themd. people can do nothing without mobile phones64. how many pieces of advice to reduce cancer are mentioned in this passage?a. six.b. five. c. four. d. three.65. the passage mainly talks about _.a. the development and advantages of mobile phonesb. the reason why mobile phone radiation causes cancerc. how to protect ourselves from mobile phone radiationd. the best ways to use mobile phones to communicate第ii卷（非选择题 60分）五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思和括号中的中英文提示填空，每空一词。66. try to _ with others in english. itll help you learn english well. (交际)67. you dont know where to go. i dont _. what shall we do? (也)68. they are having a _ in the classroom. dont disturb them. (讨论)69. the passport under the sofa may be one of his _. (亲戚)70. does she have any difficulty in _ her hair into a bun? (扎)71. what useful _ the young worker gave us! (advice)72. i think i should risk _ the strange red worm. (touch)73. how long havent you _ a letter to your parents? (write)74. would you mind _ these beautiful pictures out? (print)75. at last the policewoman kept the children safe from danger _. (success)六、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）it is said that the eyes are “the windows of our soul”. beautiful and bright eyes not only show a good health but also make you look very attractive(有吸引力). however, to have healthy eyes you have to look after them properly. your eyes need taking good care of.be careful with your diet. first, eat food that is good for your eyes. they are fresh fruits and vegetables as fish, eggs, and milk. besides, a regular amount of vitamins a and b2 should also be taken.a good sleep is a must. it relaxes your eyes and gives them enough rest. sleep not only helps repair the tired body. usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day. loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eye.you must exercise your eyes every day. blink(眨眼) yours eyes at regular periods, which makes the eyeballs full of water and gives them a good wash.we use our eyes in many wrong ways. fox example, if a small thing goes into our eye we start rubbing it, which is wrong. rubbing can hurt your eyes. dont read or write in poor or bright sunlight. always use sunglasses as sunlight can cause eye tiredness. light should not shine directly in your eyes. too much reading, writing, watching tv or working on the computer can also cause eye tiredness.remember to always take care of gods most beautiful gift to you. your life will be very colorless without your eyes. 76 to keep your eyes healthy 77 eating food good for your eyes, 78 as fresh fruits, vegetables and food high in protein(蛋白质).taking a proper amount of vitamins a and b2 regularly.sleephaving a good sleep is 79 .reducing loss of 80 .eye 81 having your eyes exercised every day.blinking your eyes at regular periods.eye usingits 82 to rub your eye when something goes in.read or write in soft sunlight.light should never shine in your eyes in a 83 way.take a 84 after reading, writing, watching tv or working on the computer.conclusionits very important to 85 your eyes.七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）63-yearold kung fu master chen fusheng started beijing fusheng international wushu club in 2008. s 86 far he has taught more than 100 f 87 students from 23 countries.chen is a farmer in beijing. he u 8 to live in a nursing home(孤儿院). there, an old martial artist(武术家) taught him chinese kung fu. it