江苏省泰兴市济川中学八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省泰兴市济川中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(分值:150分 考试时间:120分钟)第一部分 选择题(90分)请注意：考生须将175题所选答案填涂到答题卡上，答在试卷上无效！一、 听力。（20分）a) 本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍，在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后你将有5秒钟的时间选择最合适的备选答案。( )1. what is marks favorite animal? ab c( )2. how is lucy going to xiamen? a b c( )3. where would sam like to go? a b c ( )4. what is tom most interested in? abc( )5. why didnt jenny look well? a. she was ill. b. she was afraid of maths. c. she went to bed late.( )6. how much will you pay for two flight tickets? a. 2,000 yuan. b. 1,000 yuan. c. 1,500 yuan. ( )7. who runs the fastest in the 100-metre race? a. jack. b. simon. c. tom. ( )8. what would the man like to drink? a. a glass of water. b. a cup of coffee. c. a cup of tea.( )9. how many students will go for the picnic?a. one. b. two.c. three.( )10.what is the boys english teacher like? a. active. b. helpful. c. polite.b) 听对话和短文回答问题（10分） 你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，听两遍，在听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关题目，听完后你将有时间选择最合适的备选答案。听第一段对话，回答11-12 小题( )11.what did ricky do yesterday afternoon? a. he went shopping. b. he went boating. c. he went fishing.( )12. what would the woman like to buy? a. a shirt. b. a skirt. c. a jumper.c) 听第二段对话，完成13-15 小题。根据所听内容，从abc三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。toms daymorninghe gets up at 7:30.he takes 13 and then a bus to go to work.afternoonhe 14 . eveninghe has a rest at home.he goes to bed 15 .( )13. a. the underground b. a taxi c. a train( )14. a. visits other companiesb. writes reports c. has meetings( )15. a. at 11.30 p.m. b. before 11.00 p.m. c. later than 11.30 p.m.d) 听一篇短文，回答16-20 小题( )16. whats the new telephone number?a. 8478696. b. 8478966.c. 8478669.( )17. where is north seas travel office now? a. behind the park. b. at 68 park road.c. on the right of the bank of china.( )18. what are the business hours of the travel office? a. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.b. 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. c. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.( )19. what present can you get if your holiday costs 500 pounds? a. a free ticket.b. a travel bag.c. a special price.( )20. what do we know about the north seas travel office? a. it has many exciting holidays at special prices.b. it is difficult to find its new address. c. it gives every traveler a present.二、 单项选择。（25分）( )21.which of the following words is / pl t / ？ a. print b. pollute c. point d. polite( )22.is there _ european wolf in _ zoo? a. a, the b. an ,a c. / ,the d. an, an( )23.a: could i clean the bedroom for you ? b: no, thanks. i _ it myself. a. cleaned b. have cleaned c. was cleaning d. had cleaned( )24.look! the reporter from cctv is having an interview _ mr zhou. a. on b. in c. to d. with ( )25.a: _ do you know the book on the left? b: i know it very well. a. how long b. how often c. how well d. how soon( )26.i think the place has changed _ over the last years. a. a lot of b. many c. lots of d. a lot( )27.they got married _ 2010. that means they have been married _ 2010. a. since, in b. since, since c. in , since d. in, in( )28.a: have you got any books on computers? i want to borrow _. b: yes, here you are, but you must return _ by friday. a. one, one b. one, it c. it, one d. it, it( )29.a: hey, man. you cant cross the street now. you have to wait _ the traffic lights turn green. b: oh, sorry and thank you. a. when b. after c. until d. while( )30. _ a smile on his face, he came into the classroom. a. have b. has c. there is d. with( )31.he _ to beijing in 2008, he _ there for more than 5 years.a. has gone, has been b. has gone, went c. went, has gone d. went , has been ( )32.a: would you like to fly kites with me , tom?b: id love to , but my mother isnt at home, i _ look after my little sister. a. must b. can c. may d. have to ( )33. there are too many kinds of shoes here , i cant decide _. a. to buy which pair b. which pair to buy c. buy which pair d. which pair buying( )34. a: thank you for giving us so much help. b: _. a. it doesnt matter b. yes, please. c. my pleasure d. no thanks.( )35.he has been away _. a. since a month b. for a month c. for a month ago d. in a month( )36.a: the 16th asian games were very successful. b: _ . we have enjoyed such exciting matches. a. no, i dont think so b. sorry, i dont know c. yes, i agree. d. me, too.( )37.a: hangzhou is really a beautiful city and therere many places of interest. b: i think so, why not stay here for _ two days? a. other b. others c. another d. the other( )38.he says he did well in the match, _, i did better than him. a. in fact b. as c. so d. because( )39. if you want to join us, please let us know _ you can. a. as far as b. as early as c. as quick as d. as good as ( )40.a: may i _ your bike? b: yes, you may. and you can _ it for a day. a. lend, keep b. keep, borrow c. borrow, keep d. lend, keep( )41.a: can you give me _ on what to wear to the party, tom? b: i think the white dress is ok. a. some advice b. some advices c. an advice d. any advices( )42.a: im going on a trip to singapore after the exam.b: really? _! a. have a nice time b. its nice of you c. thank you d. congratulations to you( )43._ wonderful experience we had in the theme park! a. what b. what a c. how d. how a( )44. its about _ flight from taizhou to xian. a. two hours b. two-hours c. two hours d. two-hours( )45.a: _? b: hes a tall man with short hair. a. how is he like b. what does he like c. what is he d. what does he look like三、 完形填空。（15分） “never give up!（放弃）” it is my law(法则) of my life. it has brought me 46 . i learned the law from my 47 life story.my father was 48 in a poor village in the north of jiangsu, in china. when he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then 49 in the fields till sunset(日落). and then he did his homework 50 midnight. life was hard, because they had no 51 !at the age of 14, my father heard of（听说） the united states of america. it was the land of gold, there 52 people can become rich.“ 53 dont i go to america?” he thought to himself, full of hope.so , my father came to america. “ i thought it was easy to 54 money in america,” he told me. “but when i arrived there, i realized it was not true. they did not like to hire（雇佣） me because i spoke 55 english. later, i worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, 56 dishes and sweeping the floor. life was 57 for the first few years. i worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. i wanted to go to school to learn english, but it was impossible. i couldnt 58 the schooling(学费).my father 59 working hard, and reached his goal.(达到目标)“alan,” he often says to me, “if you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. things do not come 60 in life.” that is what i learned from my father.( )46.a. disasterb. lossc. successd. pity( )47.a. fathersb. mothersc. grandfathersd. brothers( )48.a. famousb. luckyc. richd. born( )49.a. taughtb. workedc. studiedd. slept( )50.a. untilb. towardsc. for d. during( )51.a. experienceb. energy c. timed. money( )52.a. kindb. poorc. strongd. lazy( )53.a. whatb. howc. whyd. when ( )54.a. discoverb. makec. collectd. spend( )55.a. littleb. good c. muchd. excellent( )56.a. givingb. runningc. washingd. receiving( )57.a. comfortableb. cheerfulc. niced. hard( )58.a. borrowb. needc. pay ford. buy( )59.a. keptb. finishedc. mindedd. stopped( )60.a. reallyb. easilyc. quietlyd. slowly四、 阅读理解。（30分） 【 a 】john is twelve years old. he had a bad cold and coughed (咳嗽) day and night. he went to see a doctor. the doctor gave him some cough medicine. cough medicineshake it well before use. take it three times each day before meals.agedose (药量)/ each timeover 142 teaspoonfuls (勺)8131 teaspoonful471/2 teaspoonfulnot right for children below the age of three. put it in a cold place. use it before december 1st 2014.( )61. john should take _ a day.a. 2 teaspoonfuls b. 3 teaspoonfuls c. 4 teaspoonfuls d. 1 teaspoonful ( )62. the medicine should be kept in _.a. a fridge b. hot water c. any place d. the sun( )63. john should _ before he takes it.a. drink a cup of tea b. eat nothing c. do some exercise d. shake the medicine well ( )64. when people are _ years old, they cant take this medicine.a. eighty b. thirty c. two d. twelve ( )65. john will _ when it is left after dec. 1st, 2014.a. take the medicine b. throw away the medicinec. still keep the medicine d. give the medicine back to the doctor 【 b 】 these days many students like to make friends online. most of them think its interesting to know an unknown person through the internet. so, many students like to use computers to talk with those friends. and they spend too much time on it. some of them can not do well in their school work. their parents often dont think the children are as good as before. so many teachers and parents are worried about their children.in fact, only very few of them can get real good friends in this way. most of them were cheated by those unseen friends. and some of the students did wrong things online. its terrible for students to use too much time to make friends and talk online. so we should be careful of making friends online and should not spend too much time on it. wed better pay more attention to study. we will be really happy when we do well in school and at home.( ) 66. many students like to make friends online because _. a. they are interested in it b. they can learn better in this way c. they always get real friends in this way d. their parents worry about them ( ) 67. many teachers and parents are worried about their children because _. a. the students dont work so hard as before b. the students spend too much time chatting with online friends c. the students think lessons are less interesting than before d. all of above( ) 68. _ of the students can get real friends online. a. all b. many c. some d. few( ) 69. most of them were cheated by those unseen friends. here “cheated” means_. a. 聊天 b. 欺骗 c. 恩惠 d. 鞭打( ) 70. which of the following is right?a. we should never make friends online.b. its necessary for us to talk with our online friends every day. c. its really happy that we students do well in school and at home.d. making online friends is more important than study. 【 c 】a trip to china dinosaur parklast summer, my family and i went on a trip to the china dinosaur park in changzhou by bus. the one-hour trip seemed very long. we arrived at the park at about 9 a.m. there were many fun places for us to choose from. we first went to the crazy firedrake(喷火龙) drill. when i looked at the giant yellow machine, i wasnt afraid at all, but when i was really on it, i felt a little nervous. first, the machine took us to the highest point. we all screamed(尖叫) ah. 1 dared (敢) not look down. then it turned around fast and moved very quickly at the same time. the wind was so strong that i couldnt open my eyes. i felt as if i would fall down. 1 couldnt stop screaming through the whole ride. it only moved for a few minutes, but it seemed to be many hours. when the game ended, i was too frightened to walk. later we took part in the game called crossing jurassic(侏罗纪). after waiting for half an hour, we got into a boat. the boat went into a tall building. it was dark around us. there were many model dinosaurs on both sides. they looked like the real ones. from time to time. the model dinosaurs made some frightening shouts, which sounded terrible. the game ended with a sudden rush from a very high place into a big pool. what an exciting experience!( )71.when did the writer get on the bus? a. 9 a.m. b. about 8 a.m. c. about 9 a.m. d. about 10 a.m.( )72. when the writer looked at the giant yellow machine, he . a. wasnt afraid b. was too frightened c. was excited d. was nervous( )73. what did the writer do when the machine took him to the highest point? a. the writer cried. b. the writer screamed. c. the writer looked down. d. the writer did nothing.( )74. from the text, we can know that the game called crossing jurassic is a trip. a. bus b. train c. coach d. boat( )75. which of the following is true? a. the yellow machine turned around fast and moved quickly at the same time. b. the first game moved for a long time. c. there were many real dinosaurs in the park. d. the second game began with a sudden rush from a very high place into a big lake.第二部分 非选择题（60分）五、词汇。（10分）1. now there are a lot of _ (工厂) in our hometown. 2. now more and more people like to go _ (国外) for further study.3. many chinese people visit their _ (亲戚) during the spring festival.4. we should _ (放松) after studying for a long time.5. his manager is an _ (丑陋的) woman.6. we couldnt stop _ (laugh) when we watched the film.7. i lost my lovely dog last week, i _ (not find) it yet.8. to the _ (north) part of the zoo, there is a beautiful park.9 there is less air _ (pollute) in the village, i often go there on holiday.10. its _ (excite) to see the tallest cartoon characters in the world.六、阅读短文，阅读短文后在图表中空格里填入恰当的单词。（每空填一个单词）（10分）alice is my pen friend. she is a 16-year-old girl from the uk, but now she lives in china. she is a middle school student in nanjing. she likes going to school, but there are some things she doesnt like, such as pe. she enjoys playing sports. she thinks sports are interesting and exciting. but she doesnt like doing physical exercises in pe classes. she feels that they are boring! her favourite subject is science. it seems that the amazing and useful science attracts(吸引) her. she thinks she is on the way to be a scientist. she wishes to invent things to make the world more and more beautiful.in her free time, she often goes to the beach. she loves just sitting around and talking to friends there. shes getting better at understanding boys, but she hates listening to hours of talk about football. “its not interesting at all!” she once said to me.that is my penfriend alice.information about alicebasic informationname: alice age: sixteen(1) old.birth place: in the uk living now: in chinawhatwhy /for whatlikes playing sports.interesting and (2) going to the (3) sitting aroundand (4) to friends.favourite subject: science(5) and useful.dislikes having (6) classes.physical exercises are (7) (8) talks about football.not interesting at all.wishes to be a scientist.be (9) in science.to invent things.make the world (10) beautiful.七、阅读表达。（10分）do you live in a city? do you know how cities began? long long ago, there were only a few thousand people in the world. these people moved from place to place. they moved over the land, hunting(打猎) animals for food. a long time passed. these people began growing crops. no one knows how or when those people learned about growing food. but when they did, their lives changed, they did not have to move houses any more. they could stay in one place and grow it. people began to live near each other. and so the first villages grew. many people came to work in the villages. these villages grew bigger and bigger. then people had machines, and lives in the villages changed again. they built factories. so the villages grew into cities. some of the