江苏省泰兴市济川实验初中八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省泰兴市济川实验初中2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(考试时间：100分钟 满分：100分)注意：1、本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题。 2、考生答卷时，必须将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色或蓝色钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷和答题卡的相应位置，再用2b铅笔将准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上相应的小框内。第一部分 选择题(共55分)注意：考生必须将所选答案的字母标号用2b铅笔填涂在答题卡上相应的题号内，答在试卷上无效。一、听力(15分)a.听对话回答问题。本部分共有8道小题，每道小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。1.how will the woman go to beijing? a b c2.whats helen reading? a b c3.what festival are they most probably having now? a bc4.what does linda need? a b c 5. how did the man get to hainan? a. by train.b. by plane. c. by bus. 6. who will go to canada? a. linda. b. lindas brother. c. ken. 7. which skirt is she going to buy? a. the red one. b. the blue one. c. the yellow one.8. what does lucy want to do this summer holiday? a. go hiking. b. go on a trip. c. have a picnic.b. 听一段对话，回答第9-10小题。（听两遍） 9. how long have paul and tom been friends? a. for about four months.b. for less than two years.c. for more than three years.10. why does paul think tom is helpful? a. because tom always helps old people. b. because tom is happy to help him with his english studies. c. because tom helps the teachers a lot.听第二篇短文，回答第11-15小题。11. the temperature in beijing will be _. a.10-16b.6-10 c.12-1512. it will rain in shanghai _. a. heavily b. a little c. little13. in harbin it will be _. a. fine b. cloudy c. rainy14. it will be _ in nanning than in shanghai. a. wetter b. cooler c. drier15. it will be sunny with the temperature from 19 to 31 in _. a. fuzhou b. guangzhou c. harbin二、选择题（15分）16. mike _ english, but now he is better at it than _ in his class.a. is used to hate; any student b. used to hate; the other students c. is used to hating; all the other students d. used to hate; all the students17. how long have your parents _ ? for nearly twenty years.a. married b. got married c. been married d. married each other 18. you can see the little mermade in _. a. britainb. chinac. denmarkd. america 19. if you want to open a file, please _ the icon. a. click onb. hit onc. put ond. touch on20. where is your father? he _to shanghai. he has _ pudong since last friday. a. is going, gone tob. has gone, been inc. has been, been ind. has gone, been to21. the views there _ winter may be wonderful, but it is dangerous to climb the mountains _ cold and snowy days. a. in; onb. in; inc. on; ond. on; in 22. broadway has been famous _ its theatres since the early _ century. a. for; twentyb. for; twentieth c. as; twenty d. as; twentieth 23. the hunchback of notre dame by the _ writer victor hugo really _ me . a. french; touched b. german; touched c. french; felt d. german; felt 24. he was _ after swimming for a long time. a. tired of b. tired out c. tired from d. tired for 25. it is a good manner to _ in the public place. a. drop litter everywhere b. jump the queue c. leave the tap running d. follow traffic rules26. if you are _ their way, british people will be polite enough to _ till you move. a. in; waitb. in; stopc. on; wait d. on; stop 27. im going to have a trip to window of the world. _. a. goodbye.b. enjoy yourself.c. im sorry to hear that.d. help yourself.28. excuse me. would you mind my using your dictionary for a short time? _. a. no, you cant. b. its my pleasure.c. yes, please. d. not at all. help yourself.29. you look so worried, whats wrong?more and more people like me become to worry about the _ pollution after the haze (雾霾) appeared in beijing and some other cities in china.a. water b. air c. noise d. soil 30. how was your interview with the boss?_. he seemed interested in my experience, but he didnt ask for my recommendation letter.a. perfectb. im not surec. thats rightd. couldnt be better三、完形填空（10分）jim green has been in china for more than two years. he has been to many interesting 31 in beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of china. last week he went to mount emei in sichuan with his 32 . many people like to travel by 33 , but the greens think that travelling by train is the best. it is much 34 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. they had a wonderful train ride to chengdu 35 they went on to mount emei by bus. the train was quite nice and tidy, and there werent too many people in their sleeping car. the greens could stand up and walk around. it was a long journey, 36 none of them felt tired. they kept 37 the beautiful things out of the window. they talked, laughed and played cards. people nearby talked with each other. a young man tried to speak english with mr and mrs green. jim thought the train was like a big moving party. he went to sleep quite 38 . he enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.when jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 39 chengdu. his train ride seemed really 40 , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last a long time.31. a. schoolsb. placesc. villagesd. cities32. a. friends b. classmates c. father d. family33. a. plane b. bus c. train d. ship34. a. cheaper b. dearer c. dirtier d. quicker35. a. before b. when c. after d. while36. a. and b. so c. also d. but37. a. looking b. drawing c. watching d. getting38. a. early b. late c. easily d. hard39. a. beside b. to c. past d. near40. a. quick b. slow c. short d. long四、阅读理解（15分） awhen you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? if so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when youre older. “brave new girls”, by american author jean gadeberg, will help you make such choices. it says you must be a brave new girl. a brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. a brave new girl can realize her dreams. to be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. you must only do what you want. if you always wear clothes like your favourite tv star, you must stop doing so. instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. you have to like your body, it says. if you dont, you will not take good care of it and wont stay healthy. the book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. if you are confident, youll succeed in life. a good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. in fact you are. just look at their grades! only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.41. what quality should a brave new girl have? a. confidentb. healthyc. happyd. a, b and c42. “brave new girls” is a _. a. filmb. storyc. bookd. newspaper43. suppose(假如) you are a brave new girl, which answer is wrong? a. make a decision for yourselfb. wear clothes like your favourite tv star c. like your bodyd. realize that you are as clever as boys.44. whats the meaning of the word “grade” in this passage? a.年级b. 成绩c. 品位d. 道路45. whats the best title of the passage? a. to be braveb. a good book c. to be a brave new girld. realize dreamsbits never pleasant to stand in a crowded subway train. to make it worse, theres often someone next to you eating loudly.eating and drinking is not rare(罕见的) among chinese passengers. they may do this to save time, but the smell and noise annoys（打扰） others.to change this, the beijing municipal government is thinking about banning people from eating and drinking on the subway. those who break the rule could face a fine(罚款) of up to 500 yuan.many people support the rule because they care for public manners in the city. besides, eating and drinking on the subway is not healthy for both the eaters and the people around.but others say that sometimes eating and drinking should be ok.“if a little child is eating on the subway, how can you fine him 500 yuan?” said jin bo, a news commentator.but he suggests that people start to pay attention to the issue(问题).“eating in public is not only about ourselves. it annoys others. we should keep this in mind from a young age.”beijing is not the first city in china to fine eaters on the subways. people who eat on the subway in hong kong face fines of up to 2,000 hong kong dollars(1,625 yuan).46. why are some people used to eating and drinking in a subway train?a. to make the food smell better b. to save time c. they have nowhere to eat d. they are too hungry.47. the article tells us about what problem on the subway? a. people sometimes have to stand for a long time. b. its too crowded to move on the subway. c. many people often talk on the phone. d. some people are eating and drinking on the subway.48. what does the underlined word “banning” in paragraph 3 mean? a. 禁止b. 支持c. 同意d. 默认49. what do many people think of the rule? a. it has nothing to do with them. b. its good for public manners. c. they are worried about being fined. d. it wont last for long.50. from the article, we learn that . a. children can still eat or drink on the subway. b. beijing is planning to ban food and drink on the subway. c. beijing is the second city in china to fine eaters on the subway. d. people in hong kong are not happy with the rule.crecently, i overheard(偶尔听到) a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter prepared to leave. they hugged and the mother said: “i love you and i wish you enough.” they kissed and the daughter left. the mother walked over to the window where i sat. standing there, i could see she was going to cry. i tried not to disturb her but she welcomed me by asking: “have you ever said goodbye to someone knowing it would be forever?” “yes,” i replied. “forgive（原谅）me for asking but why is this the final goodbye?”“i am ill and she lives so far away. the reality（现实）is the next trip back will be for my funeral(葬礼)” she said.“when you were saying goodbye, i heard you say i wish you enough. may i ask what that means?”“thats a wish that has been handed down from past generations(一代人). my parents used to say it to everyone.” she paused for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. “when we say i wish you enough, we want the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to be with them”. then turning to me, she shared the following: “i wish you enough sun to keep your attitude（态度） bright. i wish you enough rain to appreciate（感激） the sun more.”51. where did this story happen? a. at the airport b. at the station c. on the plane d. all the above52. what do you think of the mother mentioned in the article?a. kind and selfless(无私的) b. careless and kind c. lazy and polite d. rich and weak 53. what did the mother mean by saying it was a “forever goodbye”? a. she will never part from her daughter. b. the goodbye will last forever in their hearts. c. her daughter has never said goodbye to her before. d. she will be unable to see her daughter again before her death.54. which of the following about “i wish you enough” is true? a. it is a secret wish shared by the mother and the daughter. b. the mother couldnt remember the details. c. it is a wish said by different generations of family members. d. it is only used by parents to show their love for their children.55. what is the article mainly about? a. how to see somebody off (送别)at the airport. b. how to start a talk with a stranger. c. how to express love for children. d. how the writer got to know “i wish you enough”.第二部分 非选择题(共45分)五、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。（10分）achina is a country with many colorful days and festivals. the dragon head raising day(longtaitou) is one of them.this special day is on the second day of the second month in the chinese lunar calendar(阴历). it stands for the start of spring and farming. this year, the day falls on march 2.the dragon is important in chinese culture. we chinese people call ourselves the “descendants(传人) of the dragon”. therefore, people celebrate the dragon head raising day with many customs about dragons.on the day in ancient(古代的) times, people put ashes(灰) in the kitchen. this was to “lead the dragon into the house”. people believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a good harvest(收成) in autumn.also, people eat special foods on that day. the foods are usually named after dragons. for example, people eat “dragon whisker(细须)” noodles and dumpling called “dragon teeth”.today, many customs have faded away(消退). but one that has remained （保留）is the cutting of hair. it was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the uncles of a family-mainly mothers brothers. so many people have their hair cut on the dragon head raising day.fill in the table below:about the dragon head r 1 daywhenthe second day of the 2 month in the chinese lunar calendar.symbolic eaning(象征意义)the start of spring and 3 .how to 4 * today, people celebrate it with many customs about 5 .* in ancient times, people put ashes in the 6 . this was to “lead the dragon into the house”.* people eat 7 foods on that day. the foods are usually named after dragons.* one custom is the 8 of hair. it was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may 9 to the uncles of a family-mainly 10 brothers.注意：请考生答在试卷上。班级 姓名 考试证号 密封线内不要答题装订线1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._b请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答下列问题。(5分)the aim of students who come to school is to study. but to study requires(需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. the following are the ways of studying.the best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. for that reason, we can get good result.in studying we must have patience(耐心). if we have not known a text well, we must read it again. we should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.when we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.we must always ask “whys”. if it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. in any possible way, we must know it completely and what weve learned can be used well and made better.though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.1. what does to study require?_2. why should we read in the morning?_3. what must we have in studying? _4. who should we ask if it is not well understood?_5. how many ways did the passage mention? _六、用所给词的适当形式填空。（15分）a) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确1. the uk also has many places of _ (天然)beauty, such as the lake district。2.after reading the book, i am not as shy as i used to be and i am willing to _(问候) others.3.after our ship crashed _(撞) the rocks, i swam as far as i could.4.with several lakes, hills and a large green lawn, its a good place to relax after a hard _ (一天) work.5a _ of years ago (两三年前)，i bought a computer to search for information. b) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空6.we mainly communicate by email . the internet makes _ (communicate) much easier.7. he _(not hand) in his homework since the end of last week.8. is germany a _(europe) country or an asian country ?9. some students laugh at the girl because of her (ugly).10.they are discussing which colour _ (paint) the walls.11. its my _(please) to give him a hand, helping others always makes me happier.12.how _ (polite) he was talking to the librari