2014-2015年度武汉武珞路中学八下期中英语试卷

武汉市武珞路中学2014-2015春八下期中英语二、选择填空（每小题1分，共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。21. - I have a stomachache, Mom.- You _ have a cold drink. You _ drink some hot water.A. should; shouldntB. shouldnt; mustntC. shouldnt; shouldD. shouldnt; mustnt22. - Are you used to _ in the city?- No, I used to _ in the country. I think life is relaxing.A. live, livingB. living, liveC. live, livedD. living, lives23. - Do you know anything about Abraham Lincoln?- Yes, He _ the slaves(奴隶).A. freedB. soldC. boughtD. caught24. - Could you please clean your room?- Sorry, I _ I have to go to a piano lesson.A. cantB. couldntC. mustntD. may not25. - What can we do to improve our grades?- _ we listen to the teachers in class, _ grades we will get.A. The more careful, the betterB. The more carefully, the betterC. The more careful, the bestD. The more carefully, the worse26. - May I _ your baseball?- Sorry, Li Lei _ it for two days.A. lend, borrowedB. borrow, has keptC. borrow, has borrowedD. lend, has lent27. - Can you tell me _, Emma?- He is watering the flowers in the garden.A. how is your fatherB. what your father isC. when will your father returnD. where your father is 28. - Which sport do you like better, basketball or swimming?- I like _ but football.A. bothB. noneC. neitherD. either29. - Let me help you carry the box.- _.A. It doesnt matterB. Dont do itC. The same to youD. Its very kind of you, but I can do it myself30. - Mom, can I wash my socks tomorrow?- Dont _ until tomorrow what can be done today.A. put onB. put awayC. put upD. put off31. - What were you doing when the earthquake happened?- When the earthquake _. I _ TV at home.A. was happening, was watchingB. happened, was watchingC. was happening, watchedD. happened, watched32. - Kate, hurry up! Its time to go to school.- Yes, Dad. _.A. I am getting dressed nowB. I didnt get up nowC. I want to finish my breakfastD. Im afraid not33. - Must we bring all the books with us?- No, you _. You _ bring some of them.A. cant, mayB. may not, willC. neednt, mayD. wont, need34. Although I love my boyfriend very much. I dont much _ his parents.A. care forB. take afterC. likesD. be like35. - I am very tired these days because of studying for the mid-term exam.- Why not _ music? It can make you _.A. listen to, to relaxB. listen to, relaxC. listening to, relaxD. listening to, to relax三、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。ADear Mr. Hunt,My problem is that I cant 36 with my family Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot. They fight a lot, and I really dont like it. Its the only communication they have. I dont know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I dont think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do? Sad and Thirteen36. A. gets onB. get onC. got onD. getting on37. A. communicateB. communicatedC. communicationD. communicates38. A. hangB. hungC. hangedD. hanging39. A. refuseB. refusesC. refusedD. refusing40. A. whateverB. whoeverC. wheneverD. whereverBHow can you think in English? I think the best way is to practise as what a football player does every day. During the 41 the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he wont have to 42 passing the ball in the game; he will just do it. You can 43 yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words 44 book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you 45 book, you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language. After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step-thinking in 46 . Listening and repeating is a very useful 47 to learn language. Listen first and dont care too much about 48 you fully understand what youre hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the 49 you learn. After you reach a higher level, 50 having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.41. A. practiceB. breakC. gameD. day42. A. wait forB. think aboutC. look atD. give up43. A. allowB. trainC. tellD. ask44. A. inB. aboutC. likeD. from45. A. buyB. keepC. borrowD. see46. A. sentencesB. passagesC. lessonsD. classes47. A. ideaB. stepC. wayD. plan48. A. whichB. whetherC. howD. why49. A. harderB. lessC. laterD. more50. A. rememberB. stopC. startD. finish四、阅读理解（本题共25分，A篇51-55每题1分，B,C两篇56-65每小题2分）AAlice needs a new homeAlice: 3-month-old catWhite, cute and beautiful. See AllenJosephs GardenOpen on Saturday and SundayAdults: $50Children (12 and under): $25Please call (04)2354-7785 for more information.I am selling a new notebookfor the music classJust $10 JackWhose wallet?Found at the front door of the classroom on Sep. 5.See Ms Smith51. We can know from the above Allen wanted to _A. find a cute cat. B. buy a good house.C. find a new home for Alice. D. make friends with someone who has a cat.52. If you want to buy the new notebook, _.A. see Allen B. see JackC. call (04) 2354-7785 D. go to the library53. Its clear that Josephs Garden is a _.A. a park for people to listen to musicB. a place for people to visitC. a new film for both children and their parentsD. a restaurant for people to have food on weekends54. How can you get your lost wallet back?A. Go to the police station.B. Ask Ms Smith about it.C. Meet Jack in the music class.D. Wait at the front door of the classroom on Sep. 5.55. How much do you have to pay for the tickets if you take your 11-year-old child to Josephs Garden?A. $25 B. $30 C. $50 D. $ 75B You can see them in every airport in the world: businessmen and businesswomen. They have to travel for their work. Maybe when they first applied (申请) for the jobs, they thought of good food, modern hotels and beautiful cities, and a lot of money. Now they have to sit in the waiting room, tired and uncomfortable in their nice clothes, listening to the loudspeaker announcing(宣布): The flight to Tokyo, or Berlin, or New York is delayed (拖延) for another hours. People often say to me, How lucky you are to be able to travel abroad in your work? They think that my jobs is like a continuous holiday. But when I get back on the plane. Im very tired. There are advantages, of course, and I do think I am lucky. I can go to different places. 56. We can see form the passage that the writer may _A. be a traveler B. be a driver C. work in an airport D. be a businessmen or a businesswomen 57. The writer quoted (引用) the announcement(通知) over the airport loudspeaker to tell us that _.A. flight to Tokyo, or Berlin, or New York is often early B. travelers to big cities often have to wait at the airport C. travel by air is not so full of joy D. flight to those cities is often delayed for two hours 58. From the passage we can know the word advantage maybe means something _.A. useful and helpful B. trouble C. bad D. tiresome (讨厌的)59. The writer wrote the passage mainly (主要) to _.A. tell that he/ she made a good choices of the job B. tell us both the good side and the bad side of his/her job C. tell us how disappointed(失望的) he/she felt after starting the jobD. say how tired he/she felt about the job60. What seems to attract (吸引) the writer to the job?A. He/ She can go anywhere. B. He/ She can be free to travel abroad.C. He/ She can travel to many places like a traveler D. He/ She is interested in travelingCIn a dirty and messy waiting room, a tired old man sat on the seat by the door. When the train pulled in(进站，到站), the ticket-punching(检票) began. The old man stood up in no hurry, ready to go to the ticket punching entrance. Suddenly, a fat old lady entered the waiting room. She carried a large suitcase, clearly riding this train. But the suitcase was so heavy that she was out of breath. Seeing the old man, the fat old lady shouted at him, “Hi, old chap, carry the suitcase for me and I will give you a tip(小费) soon.” The old man carried the suitcase and headed for the entrance with the fat old lady.Hardly were the tickets punched and they just got on when the train had started. The fat old lady wiped off the sweat(汗) and said luckily. “Thanks to you, or I will surely miss the train.” Then, she fished out one dollar and handed it to the old man, who took it with a smile. At that moment, the conductor went along. “Hi, Mr Rockefeller, welcome to ride this train. What can I do for you, please?”“No thanks, I just made a three-day hiking, and I am going to return to New York headquarters,” the old man replied politely.“What, Rockefeller!” the fat old lady cried, “My God, I even let oil tycoon(石油巨头) Mr Rockefeller carry the suitcase for me and gave him one dollar tip. What was I doing?” She hurriedly apologized(道歉) to Rockefeller and begged him to give back the tip to her in awen(敬畏地).“Madam, you neednt apologize, for you did nothing wrong at all.” The great man said with a smile, “This one dollar was what I earned, so I took it.” With the words, Rockefeller put the dollar into his pocket seriously.61. The old man looked tired because _.A. he was asked to carry the heavy suitcaseB. he just made a three-day hikingC. he was too hurried to catch the trainD. he maybe finished his work just now62. The phrase “fished out” is the closest in meaning to _.A. put outB. set outC. pulled outD. made63. It is clear that the old man was _.A. a famous painterB. an old porter(搬运工)C. the conductors managerD. a rich businessman64. From the reading, we can infer that _.A. a real great person knows how to be commonB. you should pay after you are helpedC. you shouldnt ask a great man to help youD. a famous person sometimes does a part-time job65. The best title for this reading is _.A. An Exciting ExperienceB. One dollar TipC. A Great ManD. A Rude Woman五、根据中文翻译完成下列句子（本题共5分，每小题1分）66. 或许我可以减掉他们几个活动。Maybe I could _ _ a few of their activities.67. 那位数学老师确实对学生们鞭策过多了，这就是他们不那么喜欢他的原因。The math teacher really _ his students. Thats _ they dont like him that much.68. 把东西给学生讲明白是每个老师应做的事情。It is every teachers job to _ things _ to the students.69. 她在四岁时就能够独自看书了。She could read _ _ at the age of four.70. 他们进去的时候，看见一些孩子正在花园里高兴地玩耍。When they came in, they _ some children _ happily in the garden.六、阅读理解填词（每小题1分，共10分）先阅读短文，然后写出各单词的正确形式，单词的首字母已给出。mouse 老鼠 （复数 mice）Once, two hungry mice came into a dairy(