江苏省苏州市高新区2010—2011学年度八年级英语第一学期期中调研测试

1、高新区20102011学年度第一学期期中调研测试 八年级英语 注意事项： 1本试卷共7大题，满分100分，考试用时100分钟。 2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，考点名称、考场号、座位号、考试号填写清楚，并认真正确用2B铅笔填涂考试号下方的数字。3答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题。4考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。一、听力选择（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） （请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然

2、后再动笔答题。做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。）A) 听下面3段对话。每段对话后有3幅图，从A、B、C三幅图中选出与你所听内容相符的选项。每段对话读两遍。1. How will the girl go to school today?2. Which subject does Jane like best?3. Where did Mary come back from?B) 听下面3段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A. B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。4. What does the girl think o

3、f Betty? A. Shes helpful. B. Shes generous. C. Shes clever.5. Where does the girl have lunch?A. At school. B. At home. C. At her sisters home.6. Why was the girl late for school? A. Because there was too much traffic. B. Because she got lost on the way. C. Because she didnt get up early enough.C) 听下

4、面2段对话。每段对话后有2个小题，从题中所给的A. B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第7至第8题。7. Where will Kate go? A. France. B. The USA. C. The UK.8. Who will go there with Kate? A. Her uncle. B. Her friends. C. No one. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第10题。9. Why did they want to stop the car? A. To eat something. B. To have a walk. C. To lo

5、ok at the sheep.10. Where did they decide to stop at last? A. In a field. B. In a small village. C. On a piece of grass.D) 听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A. B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。11. What is the speaker? A.A guide. B. A driver. C. A teacher.12. What is the speaker doing? A. Giving a history lesson. B. Showing

6、 the visitors around London. C. Telling the visitors something about London.13. Where are the visitors? A.1n the London Museum. B. In front of Big Ben. C. On the way to London.14. What season is it now? A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Spring.15. What is London like? A. Big and noisy. B. Busy and interestin

7、g. C. Busy and beautiful.二、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）A) 单项填空 从A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. I have read _ article about softball. Are you interested in it? Sure, let me have a look. A. an; the B. an; C. a; a D. the; a17. Amy, what would you _ like to eat now? Oh, mum, _anything will do.

8、A. most; most B. almost; almost C. almost, most D. most; almost18. He spends as much time as he can _ English every day. A. practising speaking B. practise to speak C. practise speaking D. to practise to speak19. Shall we _the dancing? Good idea. Lets _them. A. join; join B. join; join in C. join in

9、; join D. join in; join in20. Do you know why he wouldnt listen to my _? Sorry, I dont, doctor. Maybe he just thinks smoking is cool. A. idea B. advice C. view D. point21. He looks tired. Wed better make him _a rest in the room. A. stop to have B. to stop to have C. stop having D. to stop having22.

10、What do you think of the film? The story _is good, but I felt _because of its length - over three hours. A. itself; boring B. myself; boring C. itself; bored D. themselves; excited23. I dont think their going swimming _telling adults is a good idea. But things are now better _worse. Theyll let their

11、 parents know before going. A. instead of; without B. without; instead of C. without: than D. instead of; than24. She put her photos of the trip to Taiwan on her own homepage for everyone to . A. look B. read C. get D. enjoy25. The opening ceremony of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo is one of moments（时

12、刻）for us Chinese people. Yes, no other moment is _. A. the most exciting; more exciting B. the most excited; more exciting C. the exciting; more exciting D. the exciting; more excited26. Susan, Im going shopping. You can go with me stay at home. III stay at home, Mum. A. and B. or C. but D. then27.

13、I think Suzhou is more beautiful than _in Shandong. A. any city B. any other city C. any cities D. any other cities28. How do you like your trip? _ great fun we had _with each other all the way on the coach! A. How; chatting B. What; chatting C. What; to chat D. What a; chatting29. When the coach st

14、opped, some people _and some others _ . A. got off it; got it on B. got it off; got it on C. got it off; got on D. got off, got on it30. Hi, Kate! Im going to Hangzhou with my parents next week. _! A. Thats a good trip B. Good idea C. Have a good time D. Help yourselfB) 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A.

15、 B. C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Do you have many friends in this busy and noisy world? I think you can give me your answer without thinking for a minute. Friendship is so 31 that no one can live if he has no friends. One is happy to have a good friend to talk, laugh, and do some other things with. E

16、veryone will feel 32 if he has no friends. Maybe you will say that sometimes friends quarrel(争吵）with each other, but it doesnt matter. That doesnt mean they no longer 33 each other. They will make up and become 34 again. If our friends go to another place, we will feel very sad. We 35 them very much

17、, but we can 36 them or write to them. Maybe we will never see them 37 . And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out 38 we like new friends when we get to know them. There is more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who have no friends or have few friend

18、s. Why? Perhaps because they are 39 .Being happy helps you keep healthy. If you know someone cares about you, you 38 take better care of yourself. Do you think so?31. A. true B. important C. pleasant D. wonderful 32. A. lonely B. alone C. happy D. shy 33. A. talk B. hate C. like D. dislike 34. A. fr

19、iendly B. good C. pleased D. friends 35. A. believe B. miss C. admire D. remember 36. A. call B. ask C. tell D. talk with 37. A. later B. again C. finally D. even 38. A. how often B. how long C. how many D. how much 39. A. happier B. stronger C. kinder D. quieter 40. A. must B. need C. may D. can三、阅

20、读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。A In American schools there is something called the Home-coming Day, Many high schools and colleges（大学）with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event（事件）of the year except the graduation（毕业）day

21、. Students plan the Home-coming Day for many weeks. A few days before Home-coming, students start to decorate（装饰）the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduatio

22、n.The members of school clubs build booths（摊位）and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors. During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.Everyone

23、soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band（乐队）comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment（时刻） is the moment when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students choose a most popular student the Home-coming Queen or King. It is a gre

24、at honour（荣幸）to be chosen. The Home-coming Day is a happy day. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy it. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone, it is a day they will always remember.41. The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is

25、 _ . A. the Home-coming Day B. the football game C. the graduation day D. winning the game42. Which of the following in NOT talked about on the Home-coming Day? A. Seeing old friends. B. Visiting teachers they remember. C. Watching the football game. D. Going home to see their family.43. Who can bec

26、ome the Home-coming Queen or King? A. The teachers who are kind to the students. B. The students who are popular with the students. C. The visitors who once studied in the school. D. The players who play best in the football team. B There is usually a good rail service （服务) between main towns in Bri

27、tain. If you are under 24 or over 65 0r if you are traveling with a family, you can buy cheaper tickets on the train. In towns and cities there are usually buses. On Sundays there are fewer bus services and some smaller places may not have a Sunday bus service. In London there is also an underground

28、. But the underground is not easy to use, so you should learn more about it before you use it. Hotels are very expensive in Britain. A cheaper way is a "bed and breakfast" in someones home. Tourist offices or information centres can help you to find these. There are also youth hotels in ma

29、ny places. Students may receive a discount. Restaurants are often expensive and you cannot be sure the food will be delicious. But Chinese and Indian restaurants usually serve pretty good meals at lower prices. Fast food shops are cheap, but the food is not always very good. Not all banks exchange f

30、oreign money, but you can usually find at least one bank in each town that does so. If you become ill or have an accident while in Britain and your country has an agreement with Britain for medical care, you can get free medical treatment. You can only buy stamps in post offices, but nearly every vi

31、llage or part of a town has a post office. Often it is inside a small shop.44. You may see the article in . A. a guidebook B. a geography book C. a food advertisement D. a medical book45. How many kinds of traffic are talked about in the passage? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.46. Which of the fo

32、llowing is NOT true? A. Theres only one bank in each town in Britain. B. A 30-year-old man cannot pay less money for trains in Britain. C. There are different restaurants from different countries in Britain. D. Students may pay less money than other people when they stay in a youth hotel.C It was th

33、e golden season. I could see the yellow leaves(树叶) dancing in the cool wind. I felt lonely and life is uninteresting. But one day, the sound of a violin came into my ears. I was so surprised that I ran out to see where it was from. A young girl, standing in the wind, was lost in playing her violin.

34、I had never seen her before. The music was so wonderful that I forgot who I was. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the same place and I was the only listener. It seemed that I no longer felt lonely and life became interesting. We didnt know each other, but I thought we we

35、re already good friends. One day, when I was listening, the sound suddenly stopped. The girl came over to me. "You must like violin," she said. "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked. Suddenly, a sad expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unu

36、sual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It is your listening every day that has encouraged me." she said. "In fact, it is your music that has given me those meaningful days." I answered. "Let us befriends." The girl smil

37、ed and I smiled. I never heard her play again in my life. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the girl. She is like a dream; so short, so bright that it makes life beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always with you, but dont understand you. Some say only

38、a few words to you, but are close to you. I shall always think of those golden days and the girl with the violin. She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.47. The story happened _ . A. in a park B. in a lonely place C. in winter D. in October48.

39、The writers fife was _ because of the girl. A. boring B. colourful C. unhappy D. sad49. The underlined word "encourage" means _ in Chinese. A. 挫败 B. 启发 C. 鼓励 D. 怂恿50. Whats the best title for the passage? A. A Musical Girl B. Wonderful Music C.A Special Friend D. A Special Autumn四、词汇（共10小题

40、：每小题1分，满分10分）A) 单词拼写根据下列句子及汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。51. Suzhou is （出名）for its beautiful gardens.52. The twins look the same but are not of the same （高度）53. I dont like the （混合的）dish. It tastes too bad.54. Her s face showed that everything was all right.55. Sally wants to be a fashion m in the future.B) 综合填空根据情境，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出一个语法上及语义上都正确的单词。56.Hav