江苏省扬州市竹西中学八年级英语下学期期中试题.doc

江苏省扬州市竹西中学2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 （试卷总分140分，考试时间110分钟） 第卷(共80分)一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）a)听下面10段对话，每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。1. which place are they talking about?a.b.c.2. where has the man been?a.b.c.3. what did the mans family do last night?a.b.c.4. what are they talking about?a.b.c.5. where does the girls father work now? a. in canada. b. in the usa. c. in france.6. what time will mr. wang leave for the theatre? a. at 6.45. b. at 7.00. c. at 7.15.7. why hasnt helen finished her maths homework? a. she is too busy. b. she isnt able to do it. c. she has forgotten to do it.8. what does the woman mean? a. she hates japanese food. b. she doesnt want to go to the restaurant with the man. c. she wants to pay this time.9. how does the woman feel about her job? a. she doesnt like it very much. b. she wants to do her work well. c. she hates working at her office.10. on which floor is mr. gaos office? a. the sixth floor. b. the ninth floor. c. the fifth floor.b) 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话和短文读两遍。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. when is alice going to bills house? a. on thursday. b. on saturday. c. on sunday.12. what does alice think is a helpful way for bill to learn english well? a. to talk with foreigners. b. to make cards. c. to listen to tapes.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。customs of new years eveitalypeople 13 the old things.spain 14 people come to the streets together.japanpeople eat 15 on new years eve.13. a. sell b. take outc. throw out14. a. in the evening b. in the afternoonc. in the morning15. a. dumplings b. noodlesc. grapes 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. where did the story happen? a. at a cinema. b. in a library. c. at a shop.17. why was the woman angry? a. because she lost a piece of chocolate. b. because the man was talking loudly with his friend. c. because the man was looking for something and annoyed(干扰) her.18. what was the relationship(关系) between the man and the woman? a. they were husband and wife. b. they were friends. c. they didnt know each other.19. why did the woman give the man a piece of chocolate? a. because the man wanted to eat more. b. because she wanted the man to keep quiet. c. because she wanted to let him go.20. what did the man really want to find? a. his glasses. b. his teeth. c. his movie ticket. 座位号二、单项选择：（共15小题；每小题分，满分15分）21. -i missed the beginning of _ cartoon the lion king. -what a pity! you should leave school half _ hour earlier. a. a, an b. the, a c. the, an d. an, the22. -i am going to qingdao and stay there for a week.-_ you are there, would you please buy some books for me?a. if b. while c. since d. as soon as23. though it was very late, they _their discussion. a. continued with b. went on c. continued to d. continued24. i _ the book for two weeks. i must return it to the school library. a. borrow b. have borrowed c. kept d. have kept25. jim has many hobbies, _ swimming, hiking and playing badminton. a. for example b. such for c. such as d. as a result of26. -do you know how long _? -im sorry i dont know.a. he has come here b. has he been married c. tom has bought the car d. his uncle has been abroad27. they are _ little sheep that we cant make much money by selling _.a. so, it b. such, it c. so, them d. such; them 28. my brother used to _ up late, but now he is used to _ up early. a. get, get b. getting, getting c. getting, get d. get, getting29. -we can use msn to talk with each other on the internet. -really? will you please show me _ it? a. what to use b. how to use c. how can i use d. where can i use30. -could you please come to the museum with me this afternoon?-sorry, i _ . i have to take a piano lesson at 2 pm.a. couldnt b. mustnt c. cant d. neednt31. -why did you buy a radio?- _ english.a. learn b. learning c. to learn d. be learning32. -shes never been to hainan, _?-_. she went there last week for the first time. a. has she; yes, she has b. has she; no, she hasntc. hasnt she; yes, she has d. hasnt she; no, she hasnt33. i _ go to bed_ my mother came back home. a. wont, until b. didnt, until c. will, until d./, when34. excuse me. i _ i was blocking(挡) your way.a. didnt realize b. dont realize c. havent realized d. wasnt realizing35. -would you like me to help you with the homework? -_ . but i can manage it myself. a. it doesnt matter b. the same to you c. its very kind of you. d. take it easy三 、完型填空（共15小题；每小题分，满分15分）the story was a true one and still moved me deeply. thirty years ago，i got to know a 36 lady named rose. she had no kids and lived alone. 37 i went to visit her, i always took rose some coffee and food. one day she said she 38 me to have hunch.we walked from my work place to a little restaurant ondavid street. 39 the way, i began to worry: i knew that she had no money, but if i offered(提供) to 40 the lunch，i was afraid i would hurt her.there were many people in the 41 and all of them were happy. rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. then she went to 42 inthe kitchen. after about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. she just paid for one meal and we started to 43 the delicious food together. she told 44 that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. to my surprise, she also explained that the workerswhowere working there were all 45 .i 46 remember the beautiful afternoon i shared with rose. 47 we had a meal together only once, it was paid by roses work. the weather was 48 and bright, and everyones smile was warm and bright as well.im still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do 49 for out friends and neighbors. the world will be 50 if everybody would like to share happiness with others. it will never be dark if there is a light in everyones heart.36. a. richb. poor c. stranged. crazy37. a. whenb. afterc. untild. unless38. a. will inviteb. was invitingc. is invitingd. to invite39. a. byb. inc. ond. out of40. a. pay forb. ask forc. look ford. care for41. a. parkb. restaurantc. hoteld. bar42. a. sitb. restc. stayd. work43. a. buyb. cookc. enjoyd. drink44. a. herb. himc. med. you45. a. volunteersb. teachersc. doctorsd. cooks46. a. neverb. stillc. hardlyd. already47. a. sob. butc. thoughd. because48. a. hotterb. coldc. coold. warm49. a. somethingb. anythingc. nothingd. everything50. a. colderb. nicerc. harderd. worse四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。ayuan zai, the first taiwan-born baby panda, climbs a wood log inside an enclosure(围栏) as visitors take pictures at the taipei city zoo, january 6, 2014. the cub(幼崽), which was born in july last year, made its public debut(公开亮相) on monday.the chinese xue long icebreaker(破冰船) that saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a russian ship last week is waiting for chance to save itself from antarctic(南极) ice, as weather conditions may turn fine on monday, january 6,2014. hong kong media mogul(媒体大亨) run run shaw(邵逸夫)， aged 107, passed away at home on tuesday morning, january 7, 2014. shaw was one of the founding directors of tvb in 1967. he did much charity work and donated more than 10 billion hk dollars to support the education in chinas mainland.51. yuan zai was born _.a. in july last year b. on monday c. in june last year d. on january 6, 201452. xue long icebreaker belongs to _.a. china b. the antarctic c. russia d. america53. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. run run shaw passed away at home in taiwan.b. run run shaw was a famous actor in tvb.c. xue long icebreaker saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a chinese ship.d. yuan zai made its first public debut on monday. bthe winter olympics is also called the white olympicsat this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great gamesthe first stamps marking the opening came out on january 25th，1932 in the united states for the 3rd white olympics. from then on，publishing stamps during the white olympics became a rule. during the 4th winter olympic games a group of stamps were published in germany in november l936. the five olympics rings were drawn on the front of the sportswearit was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the white olympics in the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorfulwhen the white olympics came，the host countries(主办国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those gameschina also published four stamps in february 1980 when the chinese sportsmen began to take part in the white olympics japan is the only asian country that has ever held the white olympicsaltogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stampspeople can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.54the white olympics and the winter olympics_ aare the same thing bare different games care not held in winter dare held in summer55the world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games_ aafter the year 1936 bafter the 3rd white olympics cbefore the 3rd white olympics dbefore the year 193256which of the following is true? a. only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games b. only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those games c. all the countries can publish stamps to mark those games d. japan cant publish stamps to mark those games57what may appear on the stamps of the white olympics? abasketball btable tennis cfootball dskatingcnot everyone has a chance to be a detective（侦探）, but i got one when i was 13 years old. it happened in 1994.one afternoon, i was walking down the street when i saw my fathers new car. i expected(期望) to see my father in the drivers seat. but to my surprise, i saw a young woman driving instead, “she has stolen my fathers car,” i thought. so i quickly stopped a taxi and got in. i said to the driver, “follow that new car in front,” i told him why. the taxi driver had a car phone, so i asked him to call the police. soon we heard the sound of a police car. the police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker. the taxi came to a stop, too. i got out right then and said to the woman, “this is not your car. its my fathers car.” the woman smiled and said, “oh. youre mr. johnsons son, right? ive seen your photo in your fathers office.” before i could say one word, the woman explained that she was my fathers new assistant（助手）. my father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. he lent her his car. after hearing this, i called my father and he told us what the woman said was right. the police and the taxi driver laughed. i felt very sorry. it was both the first time and the last time i worked as a detective.58. when did the story take place? a. thirteen years ago. b. twenty years ago. c. thirty years ago. d. before 1994.59. what did the writer see one afternoon on a street? a. he saw his father driving a new car with a young woman. b. he saw a young woman driving a new car with his father. c. he saw a young woman trying to steal his fathers new car. d. he saw a young woman in his fathers new car.60. how did the writer manage to get his fathers car to stop? a. he had his father call the young woman. b. he asked the taxi driver to stop his fathers car. c. he got the help of the police. d. he called the young woman.61. how did the writer feel when he found out the truth? a. he felt good about himself. b. he felt sorry. c. he felt very happy. d. he felt excited.dwhen i was about 12, i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). week by week her list grew: i was very thin, i wasnt a good student, i talked too much, i was too proud, and so on. i tried to hear all this as long as i could. at last, i became very angry. i ran to my father with tears in my eyes. he listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “are the things she says true or not? janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to(不注意) the other things she said.” i did as he told me. to my great surprise, i found that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number i couldand suddenly i wanted to change. for the first time i got a quite clear picture of myself. i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it. “thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. but you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. when something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. our world is full of people who think they know your duty. dont shut your ears. listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. in my life, ive never had a better piece of advice. 62. what does “week by week her list grew” mean? a. week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. b. she had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. c. i was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. d. week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. 63. why did her father listen to her quietly? a. because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true. b. because he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. c. because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. d. because he wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth. 64. the writer felt_ when she did the things as her father had told her. a. surprised b. angry c. disappointed(失望的) d. sad 65. which do you think would be the best title for this passage? a. not an enemy, but the best friend b. the best advice ive ever had c. my father d. my childhood第ii卷(共60分)五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)66. protecting the (环境) is protecting ourselves.67. what the girl said makes her look even _(丑陋的).68. people often grow rice in the _(南方) part of china.69. whose are the key rings? they are one of my _ (亲戚) .70. were going abroad for a _ (几个) of years.71. -could you post the letter for me? - with (pleased).72. i dont mind _ (print) the letters for you.73. we should speak to the old man (polite).74. his little dog (die) last week and that made him very sad. 75. you usually ask your teacher for some _ (advise) books.六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文并根据短文内容完成表格。(每空一词)people show their personalities in their clothes, their cars and their homes. because we might choose some foods to “tell” people something about us, our diets can also be an expression of our personalities. for example, some people eat mainly gourmet (供美食家享用的)foods, such as caviar (鱼子酱) and lobster (龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants. they know about the “better things in life”.people can eat many different kinds of foods, but some people choose not to eat meat. vegetarians(素食主义者) often have more in common(相同) than just their diets. their personalities might be the same too. for example, vegetarians in the us and canada may be creative(创造性的) people, and they might not enjoy competitive(竞争性的) sports or jobs. they worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly opposed (反对的) to wars(战争).some people eat mostly fast food. one study shows that many fast-food eaters have a lot in common with one another, but they are very different from vegetarians. they are competitive and good at bu