江苏省盐城市建湖县八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

20132014学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷（ 试卷满分：120分 考试形式：闭卷）第一部分 （选择题，共65分）一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）a. 听对话 下面你将听到10小段对话，请根据所听到的对话，选出正确的选项，将其序号填入题前的括号内。每段对话读两遍。( ) 1. how did uncle wang go to school when he was a student? a. b. c. ( ) 2 whats toms computer usually used for? a. b. c. ( ) 3. where are the two speakers? a. b. c. ( ) 4. which country has peter just been to? a. b. c.( ) 5. what type of book is daniel reading? a. travel. b. novel. c. history. ( ) 6. what place would sandy like to visit? a. seaside cities. b. chinese gardens. c. theme parks.( ) 7. what are the two speakers talking about? a. the trip to beijing.b. the plan for the holiday.c. the food in china.( ) 8. how long has tony stayed in the city? a. for one week. b. for two weeks. c. for three weeks.( )9. what does ben do after school now? a. to play basketball. b. to do his homework. c. to help others. ( )10. what are the two speakers doing? a. theyre playing games on the phone. b. theyre looking for a restaurant. c. theyre calling for help.b. 听下面的对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，请根据你所听到的内容。从所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出一个适当的答语,将其序号填入题前的括号内。每段对话或短文读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答1112题。( )11. what party did bob go to yesterday evening? a. a birthday party. b. a dinner party. c. a reading party.( )12. why did bob enjoy the party? a. because he met new friends. b. because he got new books. c. because he had a nice talk.听下面一段短文，完成1315题。qq is students favourite letterthe ways of using qq to talk about 13 and chat;to exchange test answers and chat;to 14 good articles and pictures on it; to make a record of their lives the reasons of using qq its 15 to their friendship and they can relax and talk freely.( )13. a. housework b. homework c. hobbies( )14. a. put b. make c. search( )15. a. helpful b. harmful c. thankful听下面一段短文，完成1620题。( )16. what day is it in the story? a. tuesday. b. wednesday.c. thursday.( )17. what class is tom in? a. drawing. b. math. c. chinese.( )18. what did tom draw? a. a dog.b. some bread.c. nothing.( )19. when did tom hand in his homework? a. in the middle of the class. b. at the end of the class. c. after class.( )20. what do you think of tom? a. hes kind.b. hes lazy. c. hes honest.二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案，将其序号填入题前的括号内。( )21. the park is _good place to relax after a hard days work. a. a b. an c. the d. /( )22. daniel learned to make a home page all by _. a. herself b. himself c. yourself d. myself ( )23.now amy has to get up ten minutes _in the morning to catch the first bus. a. earlier b. later c. slower d. quicker( )24. mr wang is strongly keeping animals in the zoo, because he thinks animals should also enjoy freedom.a. withb. forc. againstd. to( )25.-have you _watched you who came from the star? -no, never. i plan to watch it on the internet this sunday. a. ever b. still c. yet d. already ( )26. now this small village has _a big modern town. a. turned up b. turned into c. turned down d. turned with ( )27. drivers _ wear seat belts while their cars are running on the road. a. needb. canc. mayd. must( )28. my uncle _ germany on business many times.a. has been on b. has gone to c. has been to d. has been in ( )29. my father has _a car since 2007. a. borrowed b. kept c. lent d. stopped( )30. the greens used to live in london and now they _ in beijing.a. used to live b. are used to livec. are used to living d. are used for living( )31. the fruit salad tastes delicious. could you tell me _ ?a. where to do it b. when to do it c. what to do d. how to do it( )32. we have different pies, _apple, cherry, and strawberry pies. a. so much b. so on c. such as d. for example ( )33. we didnt start our discussion _ everybody arrived.a. since b. if c. while d. until( )34. this website can help you learn and have fun _. a. at the same time b. from time to time c. at a time d. on time( )35.-thanks for the delicious food.-_.a. no, thanks b. thats right c. all right d. my pleasure三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案,将其序号填入题前括号内。a young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. they both looked tired but excited. the young woman was looking 36 from the trains window. suddenly, she shouted: “mom, look, the trees are 37 us!” her voice was so loud that everybody on the train heard.umom smiled. but a young couple 38 nearby looked at the young womans childish behavior (行为)with pity. “poor young woman. there must be something wrong with her 39 .” they thought.a while later, the young woman 40 again: “mom, look! the clouds are running with us!” mom smiled again. and she seemed very happy with the young womans words. 41 , the couple couldnt help asking the old woman: “sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. but 42 dont you take your daughter to a good doctor?”the old woman smiled and said: “we have just come from a 43 ” “then you should go to a better one. because it seems that your daughters situation hasnt 44 ,” said one of them. they felt so bad for the old woman.“no, 45 im very happy with the treatment(治疗），” said the mother, “my daughter was blind from birth. today, she is seeing the world for the first time.”every person has a story. dont judge people before you truly know them. the truth might surprise you.( )36. a. at b. up c. through d. out( )37. a. opposite b. before c. behind d. beside ( )38. a. sitting b. working c. playing d. walking ( )39. a. voice b. mouth c. mind d. eyes( )40. a. called b. shouted c. cried d. spoke( )41. a. finally b. exactly c. nearly d. possibly( )42. a. how b. where c. when d. why ( )43. a. school b. hospital c. park d. station ( )44. a. started b. gone c. improved d. refused( )45. a. in fact b. at least c. by the way d. at first四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，将其序号填入题前括号内。(a)a man interviewed a tiger this morning. before he came to the zoo two years ago, he lived in a forest. but people there cut down all the trees and he had to move. there were cities and people everywhere, so he had no place to go to. the police found him and took him to the zoo. now he has enough food and some friends. however, he still doesnt think it is as good as being free in the forest. he really wants to tell humans to stop being so selfish. when the reporter asked mr. tiger to say something to all humans, he said, “i am a tiger. two years ago i had to leave the forest where i was born. how i miss my home town! now im living in the zoo, and i am not worried about food, but i never feel as happy as before. we need each other and we should try to be friends. if you keep cutting down the trees and polluting the environment to make money, we will all suffer. i have a dream. both humans and animals become friends with each other. i hope humans know that it isnt a wonderful thing for them to live alone in the world.” ( )46. why did mr. tiger leave his home town?a. because his parents died.b. because humans hunted tigers a lot.c. because he wanted to live a different life.d. because humans cut down the trees his home town.( )47. mr. tiger_ in the zoo.a. feels happierb. often goes hungryc. is freed. has enough food to eat( )48. which of the following is true?b. a teacher sent mr. tiger to the zoo.c. mr. tiger misses his life in the forest.d. mr. tiger was born in an animal hospital. a. mr. tiger has been in the zoo for five years.( )49. mr. tiger wants humans to know_.a. its wonderful for them to live alone in the worldb. they should get on well with animalsc. they will make a lot of money by cutting down the treesd. they should put all the tigers into the zoo(b)do you know the followings in the uk? about 50% of all car journeys are just for fun.over 80% people go to work by car. 25% car journeys are under two miles. 70% car journeys are under five miles.walking & cyclinginstead of using the car for short journeys, why not walk or ride a bicycle? walking is the most popular exerciseits healthy and it can save money. if you work nearby, try walking or cycling instead of driving. walking your children to school gives them useful road experience.busesbus companies are using new buses: some run on new fuels(燃料) which produce less pollution; some have easier roads for disabled and old people. there are special traffic lanes to make bus journeys easier. so do something to help solve the pollution problem-let the bus take you to work and your children to school.trainsall car journeys, long or short, can be hard work. for some trips, it is wiser to take the train. leave your car at home and walk, cycle or take a bus to and from the station. train travel is fast, safe and comfortable. train tickets are not always expensive.( )50. how many of car journeys are just for fun in the uk? a. 25%. b. about 50%. c. 70%.d. over 80%.( )56. the writer believes that _can give children useful road experience. a. walking to school b. traveling by train c. taking new fuel buses d. having car journeys for fun( )57. what does the writer think of traveling by train? a. tiring. b. exciting. c. terrible. d. comfortable.(c)monty roberts father was a horse trainer. as a child, monty often went from one farm to another with his father. sometimes they didnt have enough money to pay for food, but monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm. when he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream. he wrote a seven-page paper. he wanted to have a horse farm one day. he even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper. the next day he handed it in to his teacher. two days later, he got his paper back. on the front page was a large red “f” with the words “see me after class”. so the boy did and asked his teacher: “why did i get an f?” the teacher said: “this dream will not come true for a young boy like you. you need a lot of money to own a horse farm. you have to buy the land. you have to pay for a lot of things. there is no way you could ever do it.” then the teacher added: “if you write this paper again with a simpler dream, i will give you a good grade.” after school he thought hard about it. at last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. he wrote: “you can keep the f and ill keep my dream.” many years later, monty had his own large horse farm. his dream came true. so dont let anyone take away your dreams. follow your dreams, no matter what they are.( )53. from paragraph 1, we learn that _.a. montys family was poor b. montys father didnt support himc. monty hoped to be a horse trainer d. monty changed his mind all the time( )54. montys teacher gave him a red “f” because he thought _.a. montys handwriting was too badb. monty copied from another studentc. montys dream was too hard for himd. monty was not working hard enough to realize his dream( )55. what does the story want to tell us?a. dont take away others dreams. b. follow a small dream.c. never give up (放弃) your dream.d. anyone with a dream will succeed. 第二部分 （非选择题，共55分）五、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. first, reading books is fun. you can always keep yourself pleased if you like reading. this is especially useful when the weather is bad. it is a relaxing hobby, too. you can really become lost in a book. next, you can read a book almost anywhere: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed even in the bath. all you need is a book! reading is a convenient(方便的) hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again. another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. if you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. this means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. as your reading improves, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much easier. some people say that reading is out of date. this is not true. you have to be able to read on the internet. and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. reading is hardly out of date! good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. they are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. what other hobbies could be more useful, or more enjoyable! reading is a good _56_57_reading is fun and it can also make you feel _58_.reading is convenient because you can read at any _59_ and any place as you like. reading is _60_. it can_61_your understanding and your 62 better.reading on the internet can improve our_63_skills.reading is good for _64_. it can help you _65_words correctly and have more things to write about.六、词汇。（共20小题，每空1分，计20分）a根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子.66.the door to _(知识)is to study.67. dinner is ready. help yourself! wow! it tastes _(美味的). you are really good at cooking68. all of us went to the park _ (除了以外)bob. he had to look after his sister.69. _(尽管), its good to see the amazing changes in the town.70. the story _(感动) everyone in the classroom.b根据句意和英文提示写出单词，完成句子.71.the trip to the four_( europe) countries was very successful. 72. most important of all, computers make wide _(communicate)around the world. 73. the old couple has been _(marry) for nearly forty years.74. in some _(north) part of china, the air pollution is very serious.75. nothing is _(possible) if you put your heart into it. c根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空。76. my parents _ (receive) many messages from our school since i came here.77. daniel always _(hand) in his homework on time. 78. mum, its late. why are you still here? dad hasnt come back yet. i _(wait) for him.79. i_(return) the bike to you as soon as i come back.80. would you mind _(book) a hotel on the internet for me? d根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。the adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain is my favourite book because i find it really fun and exciting. tom sawyer, the main character in the book, is a smart, f 81 and brave boy. he always gets into much trouble, at school and at home. my favourite part is about how tom gets lost in a cave and how he m 82 to find a way out finally.i love this book. it gives me a lot of confidence. i am not shy as i u 83 to be. now i am willing to make more friends, go to new places and try new things. and i hope i can write my o 84 stories one day. i also hope more adults can read this book. it will make them r 85 what they were, and what they felt and thought as kids. 81. _ 82. _ 83. _ 84. _ 85. _七、翻译句子（共5小题，每题2分，计10分）根据汉语提示完成句子86. 在某种程度上，我不同意你的观点。 _, i _you.87. 我忍不住一直拍照片当我看到那些漂亮的花时。i _when i saw the beautiful flowers.88. 老师手里拿着几本书，走进了教室。_, the teacher came into the classroom.89. 请尽量和我常保持联系。please keep _you could.90. 他们很快又爬起来，继续在我身上走动。 they soon got up again and _.八、书面表达。（共一题，计15分） 过去这一段时间我们身边的生活发生了很大的变化。请根据下面表格提供的信息，以“my changes”为题用英语写一篇短文，向同学介绍你的变化并简要说明理由。timeactivities in the pastwatch tv; waste food;now save water and food; enjoy traveling and reading books要求：1、必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，并适当发挥；2、词数：80词左右；3、不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。_八年级英语听力材料和参考答案a. 听对话 下面你将听到10小段对话，请根据所听到的对话，选出正确的选项，将其序号填入题前的括号内。每段对话读两遍。1. w: how did you go to school when you were a student, uncle wang ?m: i used to go to school by bike.2. w: w