江苏省丹阳市后巷实验中学八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省丹阳市后巷实验中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(注意：所有答案要写在答题纸上)一、听力选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)a) 对话理解 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)听下面10段对话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每段对话读两遍。( )1. what does the man usually have for breakfast?( )2. whats the weather like today?( )3. whats the boys hobby?( )4. what happened to the boy while he was reading? ( )5. when was millie born? a. on may 11th,1982. b. on may 7th, 1986. c. on may 6th, 1978.( )6. what does the woman mean? a. she knows them very well. b. she will explain them after a while. c. she doesnt know them, either. ( )7. what does david want to be when he grows up? a. a reporter. b. a doctor. c. a teacher.( )8. where is the boys father now? a. in the u.s.a. b. in england c. in china.( )9. what color was the womans bedroom before? a. green. b. blue. c. yellow.( )10. whats mikes problem? a. hes not good at writing. b. hes got too much practice. c. he has no pen friends.b) 短文理解(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 听下面3段材料每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第11、12题。( )11. how long will it take the man to walk to the supermarket? a.5 minutes b.15 minutes. c.50 minutes( )12. where should the man turn right? a. at the corner. b. at the third crossing. c. at the first crossing.听第2段材料，完成第13-15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。ways to save eyeshow advantagesway 1wear _13_ and soft socks or cloth shoesmake blood circulation betterway 2walk on tiptoe fight against eyesight troubleway 3skip rope so that one has to move quicklymake both _14_ excited. help one grow tallerway 4pull ones ears _15_ keep ones eyes healthy( ) 13. a. tight b. small c. comfortable( ) 14. a. brain b. eyes c. brain and eyes( ) 15. a. 10 times b. 20 times c. 50 times听一篇短文，回答第16至20题。( )16. what are the students doing? a. having a class. b. visiting a college. c. attending a meeting.( )17. what kind of college is it? a. an international language college b. a national language college c. an english college( )18. how many departments(系,部门)are there in the college? a. five. b. six. c. seven.( )19. which department is the largest in the college?a. chinese. b. french. c. english.( )20. where do the teachers in the english department mainly come from?a. america and canada. b. england and america. c. america and australia.二、选择题 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( )21. my uncle bought me _ useful book and _ ipad air as my birthday presents.a. a; a b. an; an c. an; a d. a; an( )22. - you came to work in this school _ apirl, 2001?-yes, i have taught english here _thirteen years.a. on; since b. in; for c. at; over d. in; during( )23. we can use the _ for typing words.a. keyboard b. mouse c. screen d. printer( )24.-i hear simon went to _ last week? -yes, he told me on qq that he was excited to visit the statue of liberty.a. japan b. italy c. england d. america( )25. i must say that its the best film i _. a. saw b. see c. have ever seen d. will see( )26. last week i _ a cold. thats to say since last week, i _ a cold. a. have had; have had b. caught; have had c. have had; have caught d. caught; have caught( )27. -hes never been to australia before, _?-_. but he plans to go there this summer holiday.a. is he; yes b. has he; no c. is he; no d. has he; yes( )28. -lucy, do you mind me taking this seat?-_. its for shirley.a. not at all b. no, i dont c. youd better not d. never mind( )29. we often get together and discuss _ to read.a. what b. how c. where d. when( )30. the old man _ since ten years ago. a. died b. has been died c. has died d. has been dead三、完形填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）most people go to school for education. they learn languages, history, geography, physics, chemistry, math and so on. others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a _36_. school education is very important and useful. yet no one can learn everything from school. a teacher, no matter how much he _37_, can not teach his students everything that they want to know. the teachers job is to show his students how to read and how to _38_. so much more will be learned _39_ school by the students themselves.it is always more important for students to learn _40_ to study by themselves than to memorize some facts or formula(公式). it is actually quite easy to learn a true _41_ in history or a formula in mathematics. but it is very difficult to use a formula in _42_ out a math problem. great scientists, such as einstein, newton and galileo, didnt learn many things from school. but they were all so _43_ because they invented so many things for mankind（人类）.the _44_ for their success is that they knew how to study. they worked hard all their lives. they would _45_ many questions as they read and they did thousands of experiments.( )36. a. living b. singing c. traveling d. reading( )37. a. teaches b. knows c. speaks d. practices( )38. a. use b. play c. think d. say( )39. a. at b. during c. inside d. outside( )40. a. what b. where c. how d. who( )41. a. opinion b. fact c. story d. idea( )42. a. setting b. working c. making d. doing( )43. a. honest b. kind c. successful d. polite( )44. a. message b. reason c. result d. way( )45. a. ask b. show c. answer d. reply四、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）aif you are a visitor, you may look for the post office in a foreign country. can you imagine how those people will tell you the way? in the countryside of american middle west, people will tell you, “go north three miles. turn east, and then go another two miles.” while in los angeles, california, the american people have no idea of the distance on the map. “how far is the post office?” you ask. “oh,” they answer, “it is about ten minutes by taxi from here.” but in fact, they dont know how far it is. in greece(希腊), a greek will often say, “follow me.” then hell go with you through the streets of the city to the post office. in many places, people usually say “sorry, i dont know” when they cant tell you the way. however, in mexico(墨西哥), the people think “i don t know” is not polite. they usually give an answer, often a wrong one. so you must be careful of their habits when you are asking the way in a foreign country.( ) 46. in which country the people dont tell you the direction but lead you to the post office? a. japan b. america c. greece d. mexico( ) 47. what do people in mexico usually do if they dont know the way? a. they may lead you to the place. b. they may give you a wrong answer. c. they may say nothing. d. they may say “sorry, i dont know. ”( ) 48. how many countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage? a. 2. b. 3. c. 4. d. 5. blive music-late night jazz (爵士乐) enjoy real american jazz from herbie davis, the famous trumpet player. he is known to play well in the early hours. so dont want to get much sleep.place: the jazz clubdates: 15-23 juneprice: ￥250 (￥200 for students)time: 10p.m. till latetel: 4668736scottish dancing scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. the wonderful dance from scotland will be givenplace: jack steinsdates: 10-20. mayprice: ￥180time: 7-20p.m.tel: 4021877shows-anhui museum there are 12,000 pieces on show here. you can see the whole of chinese history.place: anhui museumdates: 1mar. -30 jun.price: ￥ 60 (￥ 30 for students)time: monday-friday 9a.m.-5p.m. weekend 9a.m.-9p.m.tel: 4888688( ) 49. when can you see the whole of chinese history in april in anhui museum? a. 8p.m. every day b. 7a.m. from mon. to fri c. 10a.m. at weekends d. 7p.m. every day( ) 50. at jack steins, you can enjoy_. a. american jazz b. scottish dancing c. 12,000 pieces on show d. yourself at night( ) 51. the music teacher, mr. li and his four students want to go to the live music. how much will they pay? a. ￥1050 b. ￥1500 c. ￥1150 d. ￥1055 cvan gogh(梵高)was born in holland(荷兰) in 1853. he enjoyed drawing as a child. his first painting came in 1869. he worked for an art dealer(经营者) in london and paris for four years, before he became a teacher in england for a short time. he moved back to france in 1877 and soon began to paint. he didnt stay long in paris. he was attracted(吸引) by the colors of the countryside and, in 1883, he moved to ales, a small town in the south of france. there, he painted his most famous paintings. he enjoyed painting people, farms, flowers, and other natural things. some of his most famous paintings are the potato eaters, the starry night, and several different sun flower paintings. the starry night is now kept in the museum of modern art in new york. there is a quiet village and a tall black tree under an angry sky. some people say that it shows a war(战争)in van goghs mind between peace and anger. it was finished on june 19th, 1889. scientists say that it is a true picture of the stars on that day. he was poor most of his life. he made hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them while he lived. he was a lonely, unhappy man and died at the early age of 37.today, people love van goghs use of color and the emotional power（激情）of his works. van goghs paintings are world famous and worth(值)millions of dollars. museums around the world proudly(自豪地)show paintings by the great artist. ( )52. van gogh moved to ales because_ . a. it was a famous small town b. it was in the south of france c. he liked teaching in the countryside d. he enjoyed the colors of the countryside( )53. in van goghs the starry night, we can see_ . a. some people b. some flowers c. a village d. a factory( )54. van gogh died in _. a. 1890 b. 1888 c. 1877 d. 1869( )55. his paintings are world famous for _. a. his poor life b. the use of color and the emotional powerc. the high prices d. the war in his mind between peace and anger dworldbookdayfallsonapril23everyyear.itwassetupbytheunesco in1955to encouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,tofindthepleasureofreading.itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters,forexample,williamshakespeare,bornordeadonthatday.manycountriescelebrateworldbookday.takethe ukasanexample.onthatday, millionsofschool childrencanbuybooksofspecialprice,amuchlowerpricethanusual,inanybookshop.ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998. readingcanbenefitpeopleinmanyways.readinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.themoreweread,themoreweknow.themoreweknow,thesmarterwebecome.readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguage,likeenglish.weallknowthatitisdifficulttolearneverythingintheclassroom,forexample,thewaysenglishpeoplearespeakingandwriting.readinghelpsus.“readingmakesafullman” (bacon,1597).books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofreadingmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.therefore,itisnecessaryforustospendsome timereadingeveryday. ( )56.how manytimes have people celebrated worldbookdayso far?a.58 b.59 c.60 d.57 ( )57.what can students do on worldbookday in the uk?a.do homework in bookshops. b.borrow more books from any library. c.receive books from bookshops as gifts. d. buy books of lower price in any bookshop. ( )58.whywasworldbookdaysetup?a.toencouragepeopletolearnenglish. b.toencouragepeopletodomorereading.c.toencouragepeopletobuymorebooks.d.toencouragepeopletoknowmoreaboutscience( )59.accordingtothestory,readingcanhelppeopleinmanywaysexcept_.a.learningenglishbetter b.knowingmoreaboutcultures c.improvingyourmemory d.knowingmoreabouttheoutsideworld( )60.whatsthebesttitleforthestory?a.worldbookdayintheuk b.suggestionsonreading c.worldbookdayinchina d.worldbookdayandthebenefitsofreading五、词汇 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）a) 根据句意，用括号内所给的单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。61. the whole world are wondering where mh370 (fly) has gone.62. france is a well-known (europe) country.63. mr. chen didnt move house until he got (marry).64. its my (please) to share the book with you.65. australia is in the (south) part of the earth.b) 根据题中空格后的中文或首字母提示和句意，写出所缺单词，使句子通顺, 每空一词。66.the boy likes to read some (评论) about a book before buying it.67. my mother has gone to canada on b and shes always busy.68. ive been to the village three times to (采访) the famous writer.69. i am busy this week because i have so many things to (设法完成) 70. we all know that the uk is an i country.六、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置上。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）it is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. but do you know w 71 future really is? i have to say that future is now. that is to say we must treasure (珍惜) every minute now. if we want to have a b 72 future, we should know how important time is and how to use it well.there is an old english saying: “gain t 73 , gain life.” then whats time? time is something that we cant see or touch, but we can f 74 it passing by. time is always with us. when we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeably. we always say “time is money”, but time is e 75 more precious (珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. but if time is gone away, it will never r 76 . so, some of us even say time is priceless .we should always remember: future is now. for us students, we should try our best to work hard in o 77 to make a great future of our own. we should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. we should do everything before us as well as p 78 . and never put off(拖延) what can be done today till tomorrow.as we all know, “time and tide wait for no man.” if you w 79 today, you will regret (后悔) tomorrow. so from now on, work hard. tomorrow will be b 80 , and your future will be brighter. remember: “no pains, no gains.” todays hard work is the cause of tomorrows harvest.七、任务型阅读 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在答卷纸第81-90小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每空只填一个单词。minoru yamasaki was a well-known american architect (建筑师). he was born in seattle, washington in 1912. minoru went to study architecture. every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. he slept in a room with 100 other men.yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. once he woke up at three oclock in the morning. he remembered a building that was in his dream. he got up and started to draw.yamasaki was different from other architects. his buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. he wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.yamasaki worked for several companies. but his success began when he started his own company. in 1956, he won the architects first honor award for his design of an airport in st. louis, missouri. he won another two awards over the next five years. in 1962, he designed the world trade centre in new york. in 1993, a bomb (炸弹) exploded (爆炸) in it. but the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. they had to be built in his way. he refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.minoru yamasaki died on june 2, 1986. he designed more than 300 buildings. people will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.the titlea great 81 architect. birthin 82 in seattle, washington. in collegehe studied architecture in college.he worked in a fish factory to 83 for college.he 84 a room with 100 other men.his designs of buildingsthey made people feel peaceful and 85 .he had 86 opinions about his own buildings.the world trade centre didnt fall down after a bomb explosion.successhe was 87 from other architects.he didnt begin his successful career 88 he started his own company.he won 89 awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed _90 300 buildings in his life.date of deathhe died on june 2, 1986.八、书面表达： （共1小题，满分15分） 20132014学年第二学期八年级期中英语试