江苏省扬州市武坚中学八年级英语第一学期期中试卷(1).doc

2014-2015第一学期八年级英语期中试卷八年级英语（满分：140分；考试时间：100分钟）第卷（选择题80分)一、听力（20分）a) 听对话回答问题( )1. whats the girls mother? a. a teacher b. a doctor c. a bookseller( )2. whose bike is broken? a. lindas. b. lucys. c. johns( ) 3. who is the girl with long hair? a. kittys classmate b. kittys sister c. kittys teacher( )4. how many students havent got the books? a. 40 b. 15 c. 25( )5how many people are there in peters family? afour bfive csix( ) 6. who is the tallest boy in mikes class?a. jim b. simon c. mike( ) 7. who has the most flowers of the three?a. tom b. kate c. ann( ) 8. where will the woman go tomorrow if it is fine?a. the park b. the zoo c. the great wall( ) 9. how often does frank go to the drawing club?a. once a week b. twice a week c. every day( ) 10. how did kate go to the great wall yesterday?a. by bike b. by bus c. by taxi听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。每段对话读两遍。( ) 11. why was jim late for class?a. he got up late. b. there is something wrong with his bike.c. there was lots of traffic on the road.( ) 12. what does mrs hu want him to do?a. to go to her office after class. b. to finish his homework. c. to get up early.（b) 听短文回答问题听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。读两遍。( ) 13. a. music hall b. cinema c. bookshop( ) 14. a. north b. south c. west( ) 15. a. gift b. coffee c. art听第二篇短文，回答第16-20 小题。读两遍。( )16. the old womans house was _. a. in a little town b. in a village c. in a big city( )17. when bill came back again ten years later, the old woman felt _. a. surprised b. very sorry c. very sad( )18. the old woman had dinner with bill because _. a. he helped her with the house work b. he was her son c. he was hungry( )19. why did the old woman tell the young man to take some potatoes? _. a. she hoped that he would plant some potato plants b. she thought he would be hungry again. c. she let him become a good farmer.( )20. what do you think of the old woman? she was_. a. a dangerous woman b. very poor c. very kind二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题分，计15分）21. now the air in our hometown is than it was before, and we must do something for that. a. much better b. more worse c. more better d. much worse22. we all hope jim_ the match. a. wins b. to win c. win d. will win23. its interesting the farm in autumn. a. visiting b. to visit c. visit d. visited 24. he always looks . now hes looking at his new drawing. a. happy; happily b. happy; happy c.happily; happily d. happily;happy25. i am in places of in nanjing. a. interesting, interestb. interested, interest c. interested, interestingd. interesting, interested26. tom, afraid of speaking in front of people. you are the best one. a. dont b. not c. not be d. dont be27. not only tom but also millie _donate some money to the children in need awant bwants c. want to d. wants to28. -how does he usually spend his weekends?-he spends as much time as he can _ computer games .a. practising playing b. practise to play c. practise playing d. to practise to play29. china is larger than _ in africa. (非洲)a. any countryb. any other countryc. the other countriesd. another country30.you will find the post office _the road a. in the end of b. in the end c. at the end of d. at the end31. he didnt have a day _last week a. off b. of c. away d. from 32. its raining hard outside. youd better _ at home.a. stay b. to stay c. not stay d. not to stay33. did you have fun _with your teachers on the internet?a. chat b. to chat c. chatting d. chatted34. - would you like to attend chinas got talent(中国达人秀)? -_but im busy revising for my testa .dont mention it b. id love to c. thats all right d. my pleasure35. -our team won the basketball final today! -_.a. thats right. b. good idea! c. good luck. d. thats great.三、 完形填空（共15小题；每小题分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）the bell rang loudly. everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. when the _36_ dismissed(解散) the children, _37_ lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate. usually davids _38_ would take him home from school but today she was not there. david waited for 15 minutes _39_ he walked home. when he reached home, he knocked on the _40_ as he did not bring his keys. surprisingly, no one answered the door. david _41_ his mother was busy so he waited for his mother. after a few minutes there was _42_ no response(回答). just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to _43_ the keys, he heard the _44_ voice of his neighbour, john. david told him that no one was at home and asked david _45_ in their house till his mother came back. david and john played _46_till evening when davids mother came back. david _47_ john and his family before he went back into his house. davids mother _48_ david that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. _49_ this experience（经历）, david learnt an important _50_, “neighbors are people who help each other.”36. a. teacher b. nurse c. worker d. farmer37. a. he b. they c. she d. we38. a. father b. neighbour c. mother d. doctor39. a. before b. after c. when d. while 40. a. window b. floor c. wall d. door41. a. hoped b. thought c. said d. wanted42. a. almost b. already c. still d. always43. a. get b. make c. find d. buy44. a. friendly b. angry c. lazy d. unhappy45. a. to sit down b. to stay c. to come d. to drop46. a. carefully b. quickly c. easily d. happily47. a. called b. loved c. thanked d. visited48. a. told b. answered c. asked d. kissed49. a. from b. about c. to d. of50. a. word b. lesson c. sentence d. saying四、 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）dear tommyim having a party in my house.please come to 403 spring road.date: sunday, 13th may time: 2. 00 p. m5. 00 p. msimona dear simonthank you for inviting me to your party. im afraid i cant come,because im busy with my work on 13th may.i hope you will have a great party.tommy51. which of the following statements is true? a. simon wants tommy to come to the party. b. tommy wants simon to come to the party. c. simon doesnt want tommy to come to the party. d. tommy doesnt want simon to come to the party.52. the party will begin at _. a. 5 p. m on 13th may b. 2 p. m on 13th march c. 2 p. m on 13th may d. 5 p. m. on 13th march53. the party will be on for _. a. one hour b. two hours c. three hours d. four hours54. the party will be in _ a. tommys home b. simons house c. the school d. the park bin american schools there is something called the home-coming day. many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. this can be the most important event（事件）of the year. students plan the home-coming day for many weeks.a few days before home-coming day, students start to decorate（装饰）the school. there are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. many people still come to home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation(毕业).the members of school clubs build booths（摊位）and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. some clubs help to welcome visitors.during the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.everyone soon comes to watch the football game. when the game is half over, the band（乐队）comes onto the field and plays school songs. another important moment is the moment when the home-coming queen or king appears. all the students choose a most popular student the home-coming queen or king. it is a great honour（荣幸）to be chosen.the home-coming day is a happy day. even if the team loses, the students still enjoy it. some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. for everyone, it is a day they will always remember.55. the most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_. a. the home-coming day b. the football game c. the graduation day d. winning the game56. which of the following in not talked about on the home-coming day? a. seeing old friends. b. visiting teachers they remember. c. watching the football game. d. going home to see their family.57. who can become the home-coming queen or king? a. the teachers who are kind to the students. b. the students who are popular with the students. c. the visitors who once studied in the school. d. the players who play best in the football team.csome friends invite you over and serve you a delicious dinner. someone lends you his car while theres something wrong with yours. you are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and cares for you. how do you show your gratitude(感谢) ?sometimes simply saying thank you is enough. at other times, it is thoughtful to say thank you in a more different way. be sure to tell that person what you are grateful for and why you are grateful.here are some common ways to say thank you.you can write a thank-you note. people are very busy these days. a handwritten note shows you took the time to tell someone you are grateful to him or her. or you can call and thank the person. you would be surprised how this can make someones day. another idea is to send a thank-you e- mail. this is not quite as personal, but it still shows your gratitude. there are many other ways to say thank you. to say thank you in a creative way, you can: select some flowers from a shop. write a thank-you note. give the person a basket of fresh fruit or a homemade treat. invite a friend to a movie, meal, snack or coffee. give a gift card for a bookstore or a restaurant. that way the person can pick out a favourite book or eat out. find out what the person likes and give something related to that. to say a big thank you to someone, have a party for that person. as you can see, there are many ways to say thank you. think of some ways of your own. you will feel good trying one of the ideas, and the person being thanked will feel good too. its a win-win situation !58. according to the passage, you should say thank you when _. a. you have a delicious dinner b. a friend takes care of you c. theres something wrong with your car d. you are writing something59. the underlined phrase “make someones day” probably means_. a. make someone happy b. make someone busy c. spend someones time d. spend someones money60. which of the following ways to say thank you is not talked about in the passage? a. hold a party for the person. b. invite the person to a movie. c. send the person a thank-you e-mail. d. give the person lots of money.61. which might be the best title for this passage? a. things to be grateful for b. different situations to say thank youc. ways to show your gratitude d. reasons for saying thank youda man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.daddy, how much money do you make each hour?if you must know, i make $20 each hour.oh, the little boy answered, with his head down. he thought for a moment, looked up and said, daddy, could you lend me $10?the father was furious, if you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, go straight(笔直地) to your room and think about why you are so selfish(自私)!the little boy went to his room without saying anything and shut the door. after a short while, the father calmed(平静) down, and started to think. maybe he really needs to buy something and he didnt really ask for money very often. so he went to the little boys room.sorry! maybe i was too hard on you just now. said the man, heres $10.oh, thank you daddy! he said happily. then the boy took out some coins. when the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.why do you want more money since you already have some? the father shouted angrily.because i didnt have enough, but now i do. the little boy said. daddy, i have $20 now. can i buy one hour of your time? please com home early tomorrow. i would like to have dinner with you.62. in this passage, the underlined word furious means _.a. very angry b. quite happy c. too excited d. a little nervous63. at first, the father refused(拒绝) to lend the money because _.a. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himselfb. he didnt have enough money at that moment.c. he thought the boy would buy something of no use.d. the boy always borrowed the money from him.64. the boy wanted to buy _ with twenty dollars.a. a new novel for himself b. a nice present for his fatherc. a toy for his own birthday d. one hour of his fathers time65. from the passage, we can infer that the boys father _.a. often played with his son b. spent little time with his sonc. didnt love his son at all d. often came home early第卷（非选择题 60 分）5、 用所给词的适当形式填空（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）66. millies dream is to become an _ (优秀的) teacher when she grows up. 67. lucy with her parents _an important meeting every weekend.(出席)68. youll do nothing if you follow his _.(指令) 69. wearing such small shoes makes me feel _.(舒服)70.i want to ask mr. smith to (装饰) my new house.71. john is so _(polite) that no one likes to talk to him.72. the twin brothers like keeping secrets to _.(they)73. do you know all the _names on the list ?(win)74. it is (possible) for humans to live on mars(火星) at present.75. help _(you) to some fish, boys and girls. 六、任务型阅读（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）sydney is a young city. its history goes back just over 200 years. but in australia, it is the oldest city. it is also the countrys largest city. sydney is the capital of new south wales and the most populous(人口稠密的) city of australia.the climate(气候) of sydney is very good. its not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. the sky is blue，the air is fresh(清新的), birds sing in the garden. people who live in sydney seem to have an easy life style. they will tell you, dont worry. many people think that sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. it has many tall and modern buildings. among them, centre point tower is the tallest. standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys) tower, you will have a great view(视野) of the city.sydney is famous for its deep harbor(港口) .the harbor has many bays(湾) and beautiful surf beaches. among them, bondi beach is the most popular. sydney harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. ships carry wool, wheat and meat from sydney to other countries.people living in sydney like to call themselves sydneysiders. they are mostly friendly and easygoing. when they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.title: an introduction to 76 general 77 though sydney has a history of just over200years, it is the oldest and 78 city in australia. 79 of sydneyits not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. because of the pleasant climate and the 80 air, it seems that the people living there enjoy an easy lifestyle.attractions in sydneyit has many tall and modern buildings. centtrepoint tower, the tallest in sydney, is 305 81 tall.sydney harborssydney harbor is both beautiful and 82 as a large port. 83 living in sydney 84 of them are friendly and easygoing. they love to spend their free time 85 themselves at the beach, swimming and sailing.七、缺词填空（每空一词，每空1分，计10分） people all want to make good friends but sometimes you will meet a fair-weather friend. a fair-weather friend is (86)n_ to you only when everything is going (87)w_ in your life. when you are havin