扬州树人初二英语期中试卷

第 1 页 共 8 页 扬州中学教育集团树人学校扬州中学教育集团树人学校 2014 2015 学年第二学期期中试卷学年第二学期期中试卷 八年级英语八年级英语 2015 4 满分 140 分 考试时间 110 分钟 第第 卷 选择题卷 选择题 80 分 分 一 听力 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 第一部分 听对话回答问题 计 10 分 每小题 1 分 本部分共有 10 道小题 每小题你将听到一段对话 选出你认为最合适的答案 听两遍 1 What is not allowed 2 What s the girl s favourite sport 3 Which kind of Chinese culture is the man s favourite A B C 4 Where did Tom go finally A B C 5 Where are the two speakers A At the bus stop B On the bus C In Xihui Park 6 Why doesn t Peter want to have pizza A He doesn t like the taste of pizza B He likes sandwiches better C He thinks it s expensive 7 How is the boy now A Not good B Much worse C Much better 8 Why does the boy like apples 第 2 页 共 8 页 A Apples are good for health B Apples are delicious C Apples are not expensive 9 Who will help the boy A His mother B His father C His brother 10 What are the two speakers talking about A How to go to China B Where to spend the holiday C When to go to China 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题 计 10 分 每小题 1 分 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文 选出你认为最合适的答案 听两遍 听第一段对话 回答第 11 12 小题 11 What does Steven do A A student B A driver C A reporter 12 What foreign languages can Steven speak A French and English B English and Russian C French and Russian 听一篇短文 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 Life in the Past and Now What the speaker s grandpa did with the old radioListened to 13 What the speaker s grandpa s new radio looks likeIt s 14 What the speaker has nowA 15 13 A the newsB football matchesC English 14 A modernB bigC small 15 A radioB computerC Television 听第二篇短文 回答 16 20 小题 16 When did this happen A One evening B One night C One morning 17 How many persons were there in the room when someone was knocking at the door A Three persons B Two persons C One person 18 What did the young man wear A A white shirt B Long trousers C A pair of glasses 19 Who was the young man A He was a friend of the writer s B He was a strange man to them C He was the friend of the writer s brother 20 What was mostly the end of the story A The young man was taken away by the police B The young man became their friend C The young man ran away 二 单项选择 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 计 15 分 在下列各题 A B C D 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案 21 I can t stop playing computer games For your health I m afraid you A canB mayC have toD must 22 She had to sell her favorite car even though it was her own wish A aboveB againstC onD for 23 There great changes in our hometown in the last twenty years A has been B areC were D have been 24 My elder brother in the factory for over three years and now he works as a guide A has workedB had workedC workedD works 第 3 页 共 8 页 25 It s too hot in the room Would you mind me the window Go ahead A to open Of course notB opening Certainly not C opening Of courseD to open Good idea 26 He never changes his mind If he wants to do something nothing and nobody can stand A on his way B by the way C in this way D in his way 27 I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson A cut in B cut down C cut out D cut up 28 She s never been to Hainan She went there last week for the first time A has she Yes she has B has she No she hasn t C hasn t she Yes she has D hasn t she No she hasn t 29 I go to bed my mother came back home A won t untilB didn t until C will until D when 30 Our English teacher stopped our seats A us to leaveB us leavingC to leave D to leaving 31 Excuse me I I was blocking 挡 your way A didn t realizeB don t realize C haven t realized D wasn t realizing 32 Can you translate the famous novelist s book Chinese English No problem A into intoB from toC into inD in into 33 Paul doesn t know about his problems A how to talk to B who to talk C where to talk to D who to talk to 34 Don t try to do everything Take it a bit A at timesB at that timeC at a timeD at all times 35 It will be my turn I feel a little nervous You can make it A CongratulationsB Look outC Take it easyD Have a good time 三 完型填空 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 计 15 分 阅读下列短文 从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss and when Christmas came that year we had no money 36 On Christmas Eve Dad took me out into the park I had a blanket wrapped around me so I 37 to share it with Dad but he said no thanks We 38 at the sky Those shining stars were one of the 39 treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness Rich city people he d say live in 40 flats but their air was so polluted that they 41 not even see the stars 42 your favorite star Dad said that night He told me I could have it for keeping He said it was my Christmas 43 You can t give me a star I said 44 owns the stars That s right Dad said But you can suppose it is yours And when you do that it is yours I 45 my head looked at the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one Then I found one I want that one I said Dad smiled That s Venus 金星 he said Venus was only a planet She looked bigger and brighter because she was much 46 than the stars Poor old Venus didn t even make her 47 light She shone only from reflected 反射 light I like it anyway I said I had loved Venus even 48 that Christmas You could 第 4 页 共 8 页 see it in the early evening and if you got up early you could still see it in the morning after all the stars had disappeared Dad said OK it s Christmas I 49 your decision You can have it if you want And he gave me Venus We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth 圣诞传说 and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys Many years later when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten Dad said you will 50 have your star 36 A at first B at onceC at allD at least 37 A askedB providedC requiredD offered 38 A looked up B looked for C look out D look after 39 A strangeB specialC importantD impossible 40 A fantasticB uglyC oldD poor 41 A neededB couldC shouldD had better 42 A pick upB take outC put outD pick out 43 A dinner B card C party D present 44 A Everybody B Somebody C Anybody D Nobody 45 A lowedB putC raisedD rose 46 A slowerB fartherC closerD higher 47 A aloneB lonelyC strongD own 48 A when B beforeC afterD until 49 A dislike B refuse C accept D consider 50 A even B never C already D still 四 阅读理解 共 15 小题 每小题 2 分 计 30 分 阅读下列内容 从每小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 A Yuan Zai the first Taiwan born baby panda climbs a wood log inside an enclosure 围栏 as visitors take pictures at the Taipei City Zoo January 6 2015 The cub 幼崽 which was born in July last year made its public debut 公开亮相 on Monday The Chinese Xue Long icebreaker 破冰船 that saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Russian ship last week is waiting for chance to save itself from Antarctic 南极 ice as weather conditions may turn fine on Monday January 6 2015 Hong Kong media mogul 媒体大亨 Run Run Shaw 邵逸夫 aged 107 passed away at home on Tuesday morning January 7 2014 Shaw was one of the founding directors of TVB in 1967 He did much charity work and donated more than 10 billion HK dollars to support the education in China s mainland 51 Yuan Zai was born A in July last year B on Monday C in June last year D on January 6 2014 52 Xue Long icebreaker belongs to A China B the Antarctic C Russia D America 第 5 页 共 8 页 53 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Run Run Shaw passed away at home in Taiwan B Run Run Shaw was a famous actor in TVB C Xue Long icebreaker saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Chinese ship D Yuan Zai made its first public debut on Monday B Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning while others read newspapers as soon as they have spare time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world Sometimes we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully so we just take a quick look at the front page At other times we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines 标题 of the passage Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers Some newspapers are published once a week but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages some even published twice a day You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers Some like world news and others prefer short stories They just choose what they are interested in Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 2lst Century as they bring us more and more information together with the Internet 54 People read newspapers in order to A read the short storiesB find the morning news C learn the latest newsD meet their own different needs 55 From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers A they just read the headlinesB not everyone reads all the pages C they have no time to read themD they read them very carefully 56 Newspapers have so many pages because A newspapers become cheaperB more pages mean more money C more and more people like to read themD people enjoy reading something different 57 Newspapers are the most popular in the world A in ChineseB in EnglishC in other languageD with many pages C Monkeys are clever and lively but they are naughty and greedy 贪婪的 as well Whenever they find delicious food they will eat enough What s more they will take it when they leave They have suffered 吃亏 a lot because of this But they never change this way In India people use monkey s greed to catch them Do you know how they can catch monkeys Here are some instructions Make a hole in a big pumpkin The hole must be just right neither too big nor too small Put some jujubes 枣 in the hole Leave the pumpkin under a tree Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree Hide yourself and watch the monkeys As soon you leave the monkeys can t wait to come down to the pumpkin When they find a hole in the pumpkin they don t know what s in it and one of them can t help putting its hand into the hole to find what on earth there is When it touches the jujubes it will clench 攥紧 some of them in its hand As a result it isn t able to take its fist 拳 out of the hole You can t come close until this time Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin Don t worry It prefers the pumpkin than 第 6 页 共 8 页 its life It will run with the pumpkin clenching its fist more tightly In the end it is caught helplessly 58 The hole must be just right means it is A big enough for the monkey to put its hand inB smaller than a monkey s hand C bigger than a monkey s fist D bigger than a monkey s hand but smaller than its fist 59 Seeing the hole in the pumpkin a monkey will A be interested in B be afraid of C run away at once D take the pumpkin away in arms 60 Which of the following is true according to the passage A Indians often catch the monkeys in this way B sometimes monkeys are stupid C as soon as the monkeys comes to the pumpkin you can rush to catch it D In India monkeys like pumpkins every much 61 What should we learn from the passage A We should catch monkeys in this way B One mustn t be greedy C We should protect monkeys D Come up with another way to catch monkeys D When I was about 12 I had an enemy a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings 缺点 Week by week her list grew I was very thin I wasn t a good student I talked too much I was too proud and so on I tried to hear all this as long as I could At last I became very angry I ran to my father with tears in my eyes He listened to me quietly and then he asked Are the things she says true or not Janet didn t you ever wonder what you re really like Well you now have that girl s opinion Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true Pay no attention to 不注意 the other things she said I did as he told me To my great surprise I found that about half the things were true Some of them I couldn t change like being very thin but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself I brought the list back to Daddy He refused to take it That s just for you he said You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself But you have to learn to listen not just close your ears and feeling hurt When something said about you is true you ll find it will be of help to you Our world is full of people who think they know your duty Don t shut your ears Listen to them all but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do Daddy s advice has returned to me at many important moments In my life I ve never had a better piece of advice 62 What does Week by week her list grew mean A Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me B She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer C I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on D Week by week my shortcomings grew more serious 63 Why did her father listen to her quietly A Because he believed that what her daughter s enemy said was mostly true B Because he had been so angry with his daughter s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while C Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment D Because he wasn t quite sure which girl was telling the truth 64 The writer felt when she did the things as her father had told her 第 7 页 共 8 页 A surprised B angry C disappointed 失望的 D sad 65 Which do you think would be the best title for this passage A Not an Enemy but the Best Friend B The Best Advice I ve Ever Had C My Father D My Childhood 第第 II 卷 选择题卷 选择题 60 分 分 五 词汇运用 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 计 10 分 根据句子意思 用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空 每空一词 66 What the girl said made her look even 丑陋的 67 Is Turkey a 欧洲 country 68 This is one of the 亲戚 handbag 69 His 经历 in Africa help him a lot in many ways 70 People all over Yangzhou celebrated the 成功 of the 10th Yangzhou Marathon 71 Jim found himself able to move after falling off the high ladder 72 Eddie lives in the south part of the city 73 The mother watched her son close as he played in the backyard 74 Could you post the letter for me With pleased 75 We should speak to the old man polite 六 任务型阅读 共 10 空 每至 1 分 计 10 分 阅读下列短文 根据短文中的信息完成文后表格 在标有题号的横线上 写出空缺处所 填单词的正确形式 每空一词 Why do children need to read at least 20 minutes a day Read it and you ll know Reading is brain food Reading will improve many of the areas of the brain Your eyes look at the words on the page Your memory connects the words with what you already know about the story Reading provides one of the most complex 复杂的 brain activities in life Reading improves listening skills The experience of being read to helps children develop good listening skills Through reading they can know how to pronounce 发音 and learn new words to add to their vocabularies and connect written words to the things in their real world Reading prepares children for school In this way children are expected to come into school with high scores There is a strong relationship 关系 between a child s ability to read and her scores Because so much of our studying depends on our abilities to read children must have strong reading skills to achieve success in school Reading improves relationships in your family Because we are busy it is difficult to have one to one time with our family member Spending 20 minutes reading together each day provides this important time There is nothing more wonderful than having the whole family together while reading wonderful books The 76 for reading books Reading is the 77 of your brain When you read your brain will be improved by 78 the words you see and your knowledge about the 79 Reading improves 80 skillsYou can learn pronunciation and vocabulary Reading gets children 81 for school Your score also 82 on your reading ability Reading can make children 83 at school Reading improves relati