江苏省南通市唐闸中学2020学年八年级英语下学期期中试题(无答案)

1、江苏省南通市唐闸中学20122020年度第二学期期中试卷八年级（下）英语第一卷（四大题，共80分）一、听力（满分20分）第一部分：听对话回答问题。每段对话读两遍。（共 10分）（ ）1.What is John?( )2.Which country has Mary been to?( )4.What has caused the air pollution in big cities?( )5.What ' s wrong with the woman?A She has lost her way.B. She has had a cold.C.She has no time to

2、finish the work.( )6.Who thinks diving is more exciting?A. JimB. Betty C. Ricky()7. What ' s Nick doing now?A. He ' s making the bed.B. He ' s cleaning the bedroom.C. He ' s playing the computer games.()8. Who did Simon go shopping with?A. Only his father B. Only his mother C. Both h

3、is parents()9. What does Jack think of the film?A. BoringB. interesting C. frightening()10. When did Betty arrive at the cinema?A. At 5.35 B. At 5.55 C. At 5.45第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍(共10分)听一段对话，回答第 11-12小题。()11. What does the woman think of the rainy days?A. She thinks it very boring.B.

4、She thinks it helpful for the plants.C. She thinks it good for playing outside.()12. What will the weather be like the next day?A. It will rain heavily and cause a flood.B. It will be better, b ut still rain.C. It will be a sunny day.听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15小题。Information sheetThe first day 13The second day

5、 went to swimThe following days walked around and tried the real Thai foodThe _14_ day went to the airport_15()13. A. visited some palaces B. went to the river markets C. visited some parks()14. A.4th B. 5th C. 6th()15. A. by bus B. by bike C. by taxi听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20小题。()16. What is Mrs. Smith '

6、s telephone number ?A.51688B.54688C.5688()17. What trouble does Mrs. Smith have?A. There was something wrong with her telephoneB. She often got a wrong callC. She had to go to the cinema with her husband at night ()18. Who called Mrs. Smith one evening?A. A young girlB. A tired womanC. a tired man()

7、19. How did Mrs. Smith feel when she heard the strange call ?A. She was angry.B. She was suprised. C. She was worried()20. What would possible happen to the man after the call ?A. He felt surprised.B. He had a good rest.C. He went to the cinema with his wife二、选择填空。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)()1. He to go to

8、 the office by the English teacher yesterday.A . asks B. asked C. is asked D. was asked()2. Kitty London and she is talking about her trip at home now.A has been B .has gone C. has gone to D. has been to()3. It2 years since weto learn English .A . has been； beginB . is； began C. is； have begun D . h

9、as been； have begun()4. The boy's never passed the exam, he?A . isB. isn'tC. hasD . hasn't()5. We have all the shoes in your size.A. sold o ff B. sold upC. sold away D. sold out()6. A young man John school recently.A. calling; has left B. called; will leave C. calling; is leaving D. call

10、ed; has left( )7.She is often laughed at her classmates because of her laziness.A. with B. by C. to D. from()8.I don ' t know the restaurant, but it' s that it ' s quite a good one.A. said B. told C. spoken D. talked()9.great fun it is in Qingdao in summer!A. What, to go sailing B. What,

11、 going sailingC. How, go sailingD. How a, to go sailing()10 This kind of computer in New Zealand.A. is sold well B. sells well C. is selled well D. has been sold well()11. It yesterday.A. took me two hours to finish the job. B. spent me two hours to finish the jobC. took two hours me to finish the j

12、ob D. took me two hours finishing the job()12. He doesn ' t work hard at all . So it seems to for him to pass the exam .A. be hopeless B. hopeless C. be hopeful D. hopeful()13.He and his family are going to Beijing for holiday.A. eleven-days B. a eleven-day C. an eleven-day D. an eleven-days()14

13、. My uncle and aunt for five years .A have married B have got married C are marrying D have been married( )15.Great changes in our hometown since ten years ago.A. have happen B. have taken place C. happened D. have been taken place三、完型填空。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)The story happened in a small mountain vill

14、age. One day there was an earthquake. Nothingwas destroyed and 1_ was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.When the earthquake _2, many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock 3_ the road. But

15、they couldn 't move it. They tried topush it but failed. They tried to _4_ it with ropes(名南子)but nothing worked.Well” they all agreed , there's nothing we can do about it. We 'll have to change the_5_ "At this time, a boy of 12 years old said, I think I can help you to move the rock

16、.”You ?” they shouted . What are you talking about? ” The men all_6_ at the boy.The next morning, some people came into the street. One of them shouted: The rock _7_!” More people ran . to see. It was true. The rock wasn 't in the road any_8_.This is _9_, “they said . Where did it go?”The boy st

17、ood in the street, _10_,I' told you I could move it last night. " The boy walkedover to where the_11_ was and uncovered some earth (泥土) . I' moved it " he said. People looked_12_. you see,“ he said . I' dug (挖) a deep hole (坑) next to the rock and I dug a small incline (斜坡)up t

18、o the rock and rock _13_down into the hole by itself,I covered it with earth.”People shouted, What a _14_ boy! ” And some of them said: Why haven't we thought of this good_15_()1. A. somebodyB. nobodyC. anybodyD. everybody()2. A. StoppedB. startedC. happenedD. appeared()3. A. overB. intoC. offD.

19、 onto()4. A. pushB. liftC. changeD. pull()5. A. roadB. stoneC. ropeD. village()6. A. lookedB. laughedC. calledD. pointed()7. A. appearedB. brokenC. stolenD. disappeared()8. A. muchB. manyC. moreD. far()9. A. heavyB. dangerousC. specialD. impossible()10.A. smilingB. cryingC. thinking D. lying()11. A.

20、 streetB. townC. rockD. mountain()12. A. surpr isedB. sadC.happyD. relaxed()13. A. layB. droppedC. walkedD. ran()14. A. cleverB. strongC. braveD. poor()15. A. boyB. holeC. storyD. way四.阅读理解。（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）AHong Kong Harbor Cruise(海上航游)By NightEnjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry and see the f

21、antastic city lightsTime: 7:00 p.m. 10: 00 p.m. dailyPrice:with dinnerwithout dinnerAdult:HK$300HK$120Child under 12: HK $210HK$84StartStop: Kowloon Public Pier (Near Star Ferry Pier) Ticket Office: Star Company(123 Canton Road)()1. The cruise will take.A. 30 minutes B. 3 minutes C. 3 hours D. 3 o c

22、lock()2. People can buy tickets.A. on the ferryB. at Kowloon Public PierC. at Star Ferry PierD. at 123 Canton Road()3. Helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son (14 years old) and her daughter(10 years old), they should pay.A. HK $ 810 B. HK$204 C. HK$324 D. HK$510BMr. Lewis was a dance t

23、eacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there. However, he decided to move again to a big city, so he would have more work there.When one of his students heard that he was going to lea ve, she

24、 said to him,“ The new teacherwon t be as good as you are. ” Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, I m sure he ll be as good as-I-a- mor even better. ”The student said, “ No. Including you, five teachers have come and gone while Ivand each new one was worse than the last.”()4. Mr. Lew

25、is wanted to move a big city because A. he hated the small townB. he couldn t make a living in the small townC. it would be easy for him to have more work in the cityD. it made him spend more money in the town ()5. The student thought that A. Mr. Lewis was a good teacher B. Mr. Lewis was the best te

26、acherC. Mr. Lewis was worse than the last D. Mr. Lewis was better than the last()6. Before Mr. Lewis, teachers came to the town to teach dancingA. three B. four C. five D. six()7. From the story we can conclude (推论)that the student wished A. to have a better teacher B. to have a worse teacherC. to b

27、ecome a dance teacher D. to see the sixth teacherCMobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止)students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several chil

28、dren have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction( 娱乐 ) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.She s

29、aid some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with( 与联系)their children.Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also sa

30、id there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can

31、 use their mobile phones. ( )8.Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones .A.because they are students B. when they are freeC. when they are at school D. because they are children()9. What does the underlined word cheat" mean in the passage? .A.聊天 B.核对C.查询

32、D.作弊()10. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn 't during school hours.A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones at school office D. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their children ()11. The passage tells us that.A.students shouldn't have mobile ph

33、ones at school except for some special reasons.B.it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at schoolC.some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't use their phones at school D.parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours.DHappiness is for ev

34、eryone. You don 't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads

35、at their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will

36、 say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.Happiness is not the

37、 same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can 't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向 挑战)yoursel

38、f. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving( 旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. ()12. Those who have big houses may often feel.A. happy B. lonelyC .freeD. exc

39、ited（）13. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmateswill.A.laugh at you B. play jokes on you C. quarrel with you D. help you up（）14. Which idea is NOT right accord ing to the passage?.A.People who have cars would never like to walk in the open airB.Yo u can get help from

40、 others when you make mistakesC.You can still be a happy person even if you have little moneyD.Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you（）15. Which of the following is this passage about?.A. Bad luck B. Good luck C. Happiness D. Life第二卷（五大题，共60分）五、词汇运用。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A.

41、根据句意或提示写出单词。1. They couldn 't help their hands when seeing the wonderful parade.2. Making friends online may do to our real life3. Maybe he knows how to（start again） the computer.4. Can you（描述）your hometown in English?5. Many topics are（ include） in the course.B.用方框中呼合词的适当形式填空lie, noise, tour, e

42、ducation, culture6. Bei rjing is the centre of China.7. Every year, millions of visit Hong Kong.8. He found an old cat on the ground on the way home.9. They are talking so that I can 't hear the radio.10. Yesterday I bought an CD-ROMC.用方框中所给动词的适当形式填空lose, rain, have, plan, be11. The students to

43、visit Hong Kong Disneyland next week, aren't they?12. I can't see the film tonight. I my ticket.13. My parents lunch when the telephone rang.14. Look at the clouds. I think it15. In the past, there no people in this place.六、句型转换（每题 1分，共5题）1. He was interested in it, but not now.（ 同义句）He be i

44、nterested in it.2. It is twenty minutes ' bus ride from my home to my school.（ 对戈U线部分提问 ） is it from your home to your school.3. I always buy him some nice.（ 同义句）Some nice food always bought him by me.4. He will return home in two days.（ 对划线部分提问） w川 he return home?5. Where is my sister? I '

45、m looking for her everywhe据上下文完成句子） Oh, she to the library to borrow a magazine七、阅读短文，根据首字母填空。（每题1分，共10分）Do you live in a big city? Do you like the traffic in your city?There are too m 1 accidents in big cities. Accidents often h_2_ whenpeople are not careful, especially when they want to c_3_ the road. Why does it happen sometimes? Let me tell you.When it rains, people are in a h_4_ because they don 't want to get w_5_. they often go across the road q_6_. Often they can 't see c_7_