江苏省兴化市三校八年级英语下学期期中试题

1、江苏省兴化市顾庄学区三校 2016-2017学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（考试用时：120分钟 满分：150分）第一部分选择题（共85分）一、听力部分（满分20分）第一部分听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。1. How did her father get to school when he was a student?9 / 202. Where will the man go this summer holiday?A.C.3. Which book does Henry like best?A.4. What does Alice's g

2、randmother like to do at weekends?A.B.C.5. Who is the tallest of the three?A. MaryB. TomC. Susan.6. Who sent a new mobile phone to Tom as his birthday present?A. His uncleB. His father.C. Hisgrandfather.7. What does Peter think of online travel?A. Boring.B. ImportantC.Interesting.8. Why is the river

3、 dirty now?A. Because many people swim in the river.8. Because a factory puts waste into the river.C. Because there are many fish in the river.9. Why did the man ' s daughter go to London?A. To study.visit her friends.B. To have a holiday.C. To10. Where does the dialogue（对话）take place?A. At a bo

4、okshop.shoe shop.B. In a clothes shop.C. In a第二部分 听对话和独白回答问题你将听到一段对话和两段独白，听两遍。听一段对话，回答 1112小题。11. Whose books will the man read first?A. Jonathan Swift's.Hemingway's.12. How long can he keep the books?A. For ten days.B. JK Rowling'sB. For twelve days.C.ErnestC. ForC.Walltwelve weeks听第一段独

5、白，回答第 1315小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。New York CityThings they havedoneThey have seen the Statue of Liberty,theUnited Nations building and13 .Things they will do They will see a nice14 toni ght. They will15 on the last day.13. A. Times SquareB. Central ParkStreet14.A. showB. filmC. match15.A. rest at

6、the hotelB. visit a friendC. go shopping听第二段独白，回答 16-20小题16. Why can ' t Mr. Chaplin be here?A. Because he ' s gone to England.B. Because he ' s gone to America.C. Because he ' s ill.17. What is an important exam today?A. The Maths exam.B. The English examC. The Chinese exam.18. What

7、 time does the exam end this morning?A. At 11 o ' clock.B. At 9 o ' clock.C. At 7 o ' clock.19. If there is a difficult question, what should you do?A. Write it clearly.B. Answer it first.C. Go on to the next one and come back to it later.20. Which advice did NOT the speaker mention （提及）

8、?A. Leave the difficult questions unanswered.B. You have to read the questions carefully before answering them.C. Sometimes a guess may be helpful if you cannot answer the question.二、单项选择从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（满分 20分）1. Some people think that Russia is in Asia, in fact it is Europeancountry.A. /, aB.

9、 an, anC. /, anD. the, a2. British people only greet their relatives and close friends a kiss. _ A .withB. onC. forD. toD.3. When a policeman came, the bad man quickly.A. put awayB. got awayC. threw awaygave away4. A computer is usuallya screen, a main unit ,a mouse and so on.A. made ofB. made fromC

10、. made up ofD made outof5. Where are the students now?-Everyone except the twinsto Water Forest.A. has goneB. has beenC. have goneD.have been6.-Must I finish the exercise today?- No, youA. mustn ' tB. can' tC.don' t need7.D. don t have touseful advice you have given to me! Thank you so m

11、uch!You' re welcome.8.A. What a WhenA. did you joinB. What anthe League?一 In 2016.C. WhatB.haveD. Howyou become amember ofC. have you been inD. have you joined9. Would you mindme how to start this online tour ?A.showB. to showC. showedD. showing10. What do you usually use your computerA. inB. fo

12、rC. withD. to11. You can' t get off the busthe bus stops.A. afterB. whenC. becauseD. until12. After climbing the hills forsuch a long time, wewereand fell asleepquickly.A. felt tiredB. tired outC. tiring outD. tiring13. My father was too latethe early bus this morning.A. to catchB. caughtC. catc

13、hingD. catch14. 一 You are late again. The class for five minutes. Sorry. Th ere' s something wrong with my bike.A. beganB. has begunC. has been onD. was on15. - I' m going to have a trip to Window of the World.D.A. Goodbye.B. Have a nice time. C. I;m sorry to hear that.Help yourself.16. You

14、can borrow at most four books from the school library.D.A. at a timeB. from time to time C. at timesin time17. 一 Have you got any books on computers? I want to borrow. Yes, Here you are, but you must return by Friday.A. one, oneB. one, itD. it, it18. -have you learnt English?A. How farB. How soon19.

15、 There are too many kinds of shoes here , I canA. to buy which pair B. which pair to buy which pair buying20. 一 Thank you for giving us so much help.A. It doesn ' t matter B. Yes, please.No, thanks.C. it, one-Since 2006.C. How oftenD. How long't decide .C. buy which pairC. My pleasureD.D.三、完

16、形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（满分 15分）Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and noone to love her. So she often 1 sad and lonely.wasOne day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 2trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away

17、3 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterflyturned 4 a beautiful fairy （仙女）.The little girl was very 5 .“Thank you for 6 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams cometrue. " said the fairy.The little girl thought for a mome

18、nt and then said,“I want to be 1!”The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you." And she said something in the little girl ' s ear. Then the fairy disappeared （消失）As the kind little girl grew up, she was 8 ready to help people in need andwas popular among the villagers. No one in the village

19、 was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 9 of the happiness. She always smiled and 10,“Thesecret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 11when I was a little girl. ”When the kind girl became a veryold woman and was dying, the neighboursin the12 all gathered （ 聚拢）around her bed because

20、they were 13 that her secret ofhappiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”The lovely old woman still 14 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me,no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 15 . She said that helping

21、otherswould make me happy all my life. ”1. A. feltD. thoughtB. foundC. sounded2. A. birdB. butterflyC.snakeD. squirrel3. A. soB. orC. butD. as4. A. onB. intoC. upD. down5. A. mad （发疯的）B. tiredC. surprisedD. angry6. A. catchingB. beatingC. killingD. savingC. active1. A. energetic（精力充沛的）B. happy8. A.

22、hardly（几乎不）B. neverD. always9. A. secretB.successD. lesson10. A. askedB. hopedD. answered11. A. witchB. ghostD. princess12. A. townB. villageD. world13. A. excitedB. pleasedD. afraid14. A. smiledB. criedD. jumped15. A. niceB. greatD. quietD. humorous四、阅读理解 阅读下列三篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（满分C. seldomC. powerC

23、. refusedC. fairyC. cityC. gladC. shoutedC.young30分）What is the most famous building in Australia? It mustbe the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof " was d esigned by a famous Danish architect（丹麦建筑大师），Utzon. Th

24、e base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, thedesigns were finalized （ 定稿）and the construction began again. In 1967, they startedthe decoration （装璜）inside. It took 14 years in total （总共）to build the

25、OperaHouse. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.public （公The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the众 ）. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide.Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists

26、to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.The Opera House reaches out into the harbour （ 港 湾 ）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.1. The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from .A. AmericaB. AustraliaC. EnglandD.Denmark2. The underlined word “ construction

27、 ” means in Chinese.A. 施工B. 设计C. 创立D. 竣工3. Building the Sydney Opera House lasted .A. from 1959 to 1967B. from 1962 to 1973C. from 1959 to 1973D. from 1962 to 19674. paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.A. UtzonB. Queen Elizabeth IIC. The publicD. The government5. Which is the

28、 best title for the passage?A. Sailing RoofB. The Sydney Opera HouseC. The Opening of the Opera HouseD. Travelling in SydneyBWhere is Love? How can we find Love?Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to whereLovelived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks

29、 and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in thepark and watchingsomebirds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her apizza. She took it and smiled athim. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke.She smiled once again. The boy

30、 was very happy.They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, 8 / 20（拥抱）.The woman gavehe turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug him her biggest smile ever.W

31、hen the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy（ 快乐）on his face and asked what had made him so happy. "I had lunch with Love.t the same time, the old womansShe has got the most beautiful smile in the world." Ason was also surprised at his mother's

32、pleasure and asked why.22 / 20B. passing streetD.B. he didn ' t drinkD. the oldB. before it grewD. after thewhen the door opened.findLove.I ate a pizza in the park with Love," she said, "and he is much younger than I expected."If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better li

33、fe.6. When the little boy saw the old woman, she was.A. watching some birds theC. looking for a seat in the park having a pizza7. The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because.A. the old woman still felt hungry liketheC. he wanted to see the smile again woman paid him for it8. The old woman gave

34、the little boy the biggest smileA. after the little boy hugged her darkC. when she was drinking Cokelittle boy went home9. The boy ' s mother was surprised to see her son was veryA.sadB. happyC. unhappyD. angry10. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The littleboy failedtoB.The old woman gave the l

35、ittle boy a hug to thank him.C. The littleboy decided never to go home.D. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.CThe Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about th

36、e Internet.What is the Internet?The Internet is a large, world-wide collection （聚集 ） of computer networks （ 网络 ）.A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned

37、 to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web （网） .What is theWorld Wide Web?The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic （ 电 子 ） book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find informat

38、ion about almost anything in the world on these pages.Forexample,you canuse theInternet insteadof a libraryto find information foryour homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talkto yourfriendsor evendo some shoppingon the pages. Most pages have words,picture

39、s and even sound or music.What is e-mail?Electronic mail （e- mail） is a way of sending messages to other people. It s muchquicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots （点 ） a nd an （means “at ” ）.For exa

40、mple: Lily Y. Write a message, type a person s e -mail address, andthen send the message across the Internet. People don t need to use stamps, envelopesor go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting that s the Internet.11. The Internet is.A. a big comp

41、uterB. lots of computer networksC. the World Wide WebD. a small group ofcomputers 12. The World Wide Web is like.A. an electronic pageB. homepagesC. an electronic bookD. an interesting picture13. The sentence “ You can talk to your friends on the pages. ” means .A. your friends can come to your hous

42、e to talk to you face to faceB. you can go to your friends houses to talk to themC. you can talk to your friends through the same computerD. you can type your words in the computer and send them to your friends across the Internet14. People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends becaus

43、eA. they have to pay moneyB. there are many advertisements.C. they don t need to have addresses , stamps and envelopes.D. it s faster and cheaper15. The“ e” in e -mail means.B. entranceC. enjoyableA. electronicD. easy第二部分非选择题（ 65 分）五、任务型阅读 阅读下面的材料，根据材料内容完成后面的表格，每空一词。（满分10 分）Travelling is one of the

44、most important activities and people have been interestedin it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different placeshas become much faster than before. Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The follow

45、ing information may be useful to you.Before leavingWear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during

46、your trip.Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you't go bad quickly.should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They donThe nearer people can bring meat, fish, e

47、ggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.While travellingBe sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should tr

48、y to keep ithot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge.Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.How toBeforeleaving 3 some necessa Exercise

49、for week Prepare proper fo trip or bring meat, for a nearer one.While6_ 7 eat dirty fo Have enough _ 8. Drink bottled wat Keep food in good cold food cold.六、阅读表达 阅读下面短文，回答问题。（满分 10分）Jenny wanted to encourage（鼓励）students to read more books, so she decided toput an introduction（介绍）to some interesting

50、children's story books in the schoolnewspaper.The Little Prince（ 小王子 ）is a famous work written by French writer Antoine deSaint- Exupe ry. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe （ 宇宙）.In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring

51、. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular all over the world.Charlotte ' s Web（ 夏洛特的网 ）is a famous children ' s novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named C

52、harlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to praise （赞扬 ）Wilbur in her weband saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out （出版） in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults（成年人） a

53、nd children.And it is still very popular today.The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane （爱德华的奇妙之旅）is a 2006 novelwritten by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china（瓷）rabbitnamed Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he le

54、arns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star. The warm and sweet story willsurely make you understand more aboutlove.Answer the following questions with No More Than 6 Words.（不超过 6 个单词

55、）1. Where did Jenny decide to put an introduction to some interesting children' s storybooks? 2. What does the little prince think of the adult world in his journey? 3. When did Charlotte ' s Webcome out? 4. What do you learn from the storyof The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ?A5. How

56、many books are mentioned （提及）in this article?七、词汇运用（满分 15分）A.根据句意及汉语提示写出单词，每空一词。1. We must take more action to protect the（环境）.2. Please （避免）subjects like age, weight or money when we start a conversation.3. We have to （ 续） working on this task because we must hand it in tonight.4. The parade has been（ 结束）for two hours.5. We haven' t seen e