江苏省张家港市南沙中学八年级英语下学期期中试题.doc

江苏省张家港市南沙中学2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期期中试题一、听力测试 (25分)第一部分 听对话回答问题 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)本部分共有15道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的答题时间。( ) 1where does lily come from? ( ) 2which sport did the girl like in the past? ( ) 3what does peter like to read?( ) 4what is the boy going to do this saturday? ( ) 5what happened to the boy while he was reading? ( ) 6how will the mans family travel to beijing?( ) 7what are they going to do?( ) 8where does the conversation probably take place? ain a computer room. bin a bookshop. cin a library.( ) 9how much did the womans daughter pay for her coat? a$100. b$150. c$200.( ) 10where is the man now?aon the no.5 bus. bon the no.15 bus. cat a bus stop.( ) 11when was millie born? aon may 11th，1982 bon may 7th，1986 con may 6th, 1978( ) 12what did the man do last night? awatched tv. bhad a party. cwent to the cinema.( ) 13whats the time now? a6.45. b7.15. c7.45.( ) 14what is the weather like now? asunny. bcloudy. crainy.( ) 15what does the man mean? athey cant stand under a tree on a rainy day. bhe agrees with the woman. cit is not a good idea to walk in the rain.第二部分 听对话和短文答题。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。听第一段对话，回答第16-18小题。( ) 16how many times has linda been to beijing before? ashe has been to beijing many times. bshe has never been to beijing. cshe has been to beijing only once.( ) 17what is linda probably doing now? ashe is visiting the great wall. bshe is traveling in the country. cshe is listening to the weather report.( ) 18what season is it in beijing when linda stays here?asummer. bautumn. cwinter.听第一篇短文，回答第19-21小题。weather reportbeijing 19 and coldhong kongtheres beautiful 20 new yorksunny, but theres a strong wind 21 sydneyrainy( ) 19arainy bcloudy csunny( ) 20asunshine bwind ccloud( ) 21a in the morning bin the afternoon cin the evening听第二篇短文，回答第2225小题。( ) 22where did the story happen? ain the city of new york. bin a school library. cin a town near new york. ( ) 23why did the library nearly close? ait was very old. bno one wanted to use it. cthe city had not enough money.( ) 24the library had hundreds of _ one day acomputers there bpolicemen working in it cpeople living in it( ) 25a closed library would_amake the people happy bsave little money cmake the people very sad 二、单项填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)( ) 26- do you like _four-d film? - yes, it is like _magic. athe; b; a cthe; the da; the( ) 27- mum, have you seen my mobile phone?- _you bought last week? im sorry i havent seen _.aone; it bthe one; it cone; one dthe one; one( ) 28-i dont like the music because i cant sing along with it. -me, _. aeither btoo calso dbut( ) 29its sunday morning. we_ get up early as usual. ahavent to bhasnt to cdont have to dmustnt( ) 30-look at the boy running on the playground. is it david? -it _ be him. i saw him go to the teachers office just now. amustnt bcant ccouldnt dmust( ) 31his wife _ to singapore a few times, and now she _there for a meeting.ahas beenhas been bhas beenhas gone chas gone.has gone dhas gone has been( ) 32can you tell us who_ and where to get help when we have problems? ato talk bwill talk cto talk to dwill talk to( ) 33-could i have a look at your new bicycle? -sorry. i _ it to alice. she _ to borrow it this morning.ahave lent; will come blent; will come clent; came dhave lent; came( ) 34paul made a nice cage _the little sick bird till it could fly akeep bkept ckeeping dto keep( ) 35-have you finished your homework? - _. just half of ithow about you?anot at all bnot likely cnot a bit dnot yet( ) 36- hes never spoken to an englishman_? -_. he has been in the uk for many years. ahasnt he; no bhas he; yes cisnt he; no dis he; yes( ) 37mike _ english, but now he is better at it than _ in his class. ais used to hate; any student bused to hate; the other students cis used to hating; all the other students dused to hate, all the students( )38- i dont like my life in this school. i sometimes feel so _ and helpless. - i dont think so. you are never _because all your classmates are ready to help you. aalone; alone blonely; lonely clonely; alone dalone; lonely( ) 39-when_ you_ your friend judy? -last week. i_ her letter for five days. adid, hear from; got bhave, heard from; have received chave, got a letter from; have got ddid, hear from; have had( ) 40-would you mind me_ here? -_. let me take my bag away. ato sit; better not bsitting; im afraid notcsitting; not at all dto sit; i hope so( ) 41mr. smith, together with his two sons, _shanghai for about five months. ahas left bhave left chas been away from d have been away from( ) 42_exciting experience we had in hong kong disneyland !. awhat an bwhat chow dhow an( ) 43- when did your parents _? - they _ for 20 years. amarry.; got married bget married; have got married: cmarry; have got married dget married; have been married( ) 44- how _ is it from xian to dunhuang? - its less than 3 _ flight. along; hours bfar; hours clong; hours dfar, hours( ) 45-i havent seen jack for three days. is he ill? -_. his mother told me that he was in hospital. a. i am afraid so b. i hope not c. i hope so d. i am afraid not三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。 marc sat next to me when we were in hill junior school. he had a serious 46 in communicating with people. one always had to guess what he was saying. 47 , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always 48 . i tried to let him know the importance of being clean by 49 him several times a day to wash his hands. but he just could not understand. one day, our teacher miss west walked up to marc. 50 saying anything, she took marc to the washroom. slowly, miss west washed his 51 and told him that he should keep himself clean. she did that every day for one month. 52 , marc understood. miss wests love has given me a good example to follow when i 53 my job. i always remember to teach my students by showing them the right 54 to do things. and most important of all, i always remember to give them 55 to learn and to grow up.( ) 46a question b problem caccident dhobby( ) 47a instead b however cbesides dbut( ) 48a dirty b clean cnew dold( ) 49a talking b saying cspeaking dtelling( ) 50a with b without cafter dabove( ) 51a face b feet cshirts dhands( ) 52a at last b at first csuch as dso far( ) 53a did b am doing chave done dam going to do( ) 54a ways b answers ctime dfood( ) 55amore advice bless advice cmore time dless time四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳选项。(a) when you get worried or stressed（有压力）out about something, your heart beats faster, your stomach feels tight or you feel sick. sometimes it is hard to get to sleep. everything seems to go wrong at once. what should you do if you feel stressed? here is some advice.think about what it is thats making you feel bad. talk over your problem with a friend or a trusted adult(大人). get help to do something with the problem if you need it. plan your work if you are getting behind. plan your time well so that you can fit everything in set yourself some goals（目标）to work your way through the problem. make sure that you are getting enough exercise. dont take on too much work. you dont have to do everything at once. dont say yes when youd like to say“no”, and then you wont be worrying. learn to relax. soft, calming music can help you relax. reading a book is a good way to relax, too.( ) 56what happens when you feel stressed? asleep badly. bheart beats faster. cfeel sick. dall of the above.( ) 57you should_ when you feel stressed. aget less exercise btalk with your friend cwork harder ddo everything at once( ) 58to fit everything in you should_. ado something with your problems bget enough exercise cplan your time well dlearn to relax(b)computers are good tools(工具）.the internet is also good. but some people spend too much time online. they cant stop. doctors say this is a new sickness. they call this sickness internet addiction disorder (互联网成瘾症）（iad).people with iad are online a lot. they spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. many people with iad spend more time on the internet than with family or friends. some people with iad even quit(辞掉)their jobs!do you have iad? think about these questions：how many hours a day are you online? is it a lot or a little? when you are not online，are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? when you are online，do you forget the time? do you get angry when you cant play a game?if you have iad，what can you do? dr. ivan goldberg and dr. kimberly s.young have some ideas. first，ask yourself “why am i online a lot?” then try to take a break. for example，use the computer or play games twice a week，not every day. in this way，you can have a good social life with other friends.( ) 59the passage is mainly about_a. a new sickness b. an online gamec. messages d. computer jobs( ) 60if you have internet addiction disorder (iad)，you are_ a. online for an hour a week b. send e-mall messages at workc. are on the internet more than with friends d. never use the computer21世纪教育网( ) 61according to the passage，which is not a sign of iad?a. quitting your job to spend more time online.b. spending time with family and friends.c. forgetting the time when you are online.d. getting angry when you can，t play a game.( ) 62ivan goldberg and kimberly s. young_a. quit their jobs b. are online a lotc. have iad d. help people with iad(c) it seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(盲点)on the eyes，here is an interesting experiment(实验)that can make something disappear，when one eye is open make a card about the size of a postcard and write two english letters l and r on it，l on the left and r on the rightfirst，hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the lettersthen close your right eye and look at the letter r only with your left eyeand now，as you move the card slowly towards you，youll find the letter l disappearingbut if you move the card nearer to your face，the letter will be seen againnow do the same experiment with your left eye closed，youll find the letter r disappearing why does the letter disappear? it is because there is a blind spot on the eyewhen the image(影像)of the letter falls on the blind spot，it wont be seenthat is why either of the lettersdisappears( ) 63the writer of the passage thinks that _ there is a blind spot on the eye afew people know bno one knows conly you know dall the people know( ) 64you fail to see the letter l in the experiment because _ ayour eyes are poor bits image falls on the blind spot cyour left eye is not open dyou move it close to your eye( ) 65in which order(顺序)should you do the experiment? hold the card move the card nearer close your right eye write two english letters look at the letter r make a card a b c d( ) 66the passage mainly(主要)tells us_ahow to find the blind spot ban interesting experimentcwhere the blind spot is dthere is a blind spot on the eyes(d) everyone has got two personalities(性格)the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. you dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control yourself, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. in a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions (睡眠位置). the important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep. if you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. you normally trust people and you are easily influenced (影响) by new ideas. you dont like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. youre quite shy and you arent very confident. if you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. you worry a lot and youre always easily becoming sad. you never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. you usually live for today not for tomorrow. if you sleep on curled up（蜷缩）,you are probably a very nervous person. you have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. youre shy and you dont usually like meeting people. you like to be on your own. if you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced（平衡的）personality. you know your strengths and weaknesses. youre usually careful. you have a confident personality. you sometimes feel worried, but you dont often get unhappy. you always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.( ) 67you may find the passage in_.aa science magazine ba guide book ca sports newspaper da story book( ) 68tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. she probably goes to sleep_.aon curled up bon her stomach con her back don her side( ) 69what does the word defensive mean in the passage? a易怒的 b攻击性的 c外向的 d有戒心的( ) 70what does the passage tell us? asleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping. bchanging positions will cause sleeping problems. csleeping positions show peoples secret personalities. denough sleep makes people look better and healthier.五、词汇检测 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)a.根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。1. i had to throw away all the food after i left the fridge open. what a _ (浪费）！2. the city has been famous for its beauty since the _(二十) century. 3. the _（南面）side of the building gets more sunshine than the northern.4. the _（加拿大）boy can speak not only english but also chinese.5. what a terrible painting! this is the_(ugly)painting ive ever seen6. they caught the child and _（捆绑）him to a chair with a rope.7. sam hardly has any good friends because he always_(拒绝)to help other people8. many changes have _ place in our