杭州市XX中学学八级上期中英语试题含答案

1、杭十五中八上期中卷笔试部分一、单选1.It is raining hard outside. You should bring _ umbrella with you.A.aB. anC. theD. /2.Where did you go last summer vacation?-Oh , I didnt go anywhere. I just_.A. stayed at homeB. went to the mountainsC. visited museumsD. went to the beach3.-_ does she have the piano lesson?- Twice

2、a week.A. How longB. How manyC. How farD. How often4.Grandpa hardly watches TV at home because he says theres _ on it.A. something newB. anything newC. everything newD. nothing new5.Helen is 15 years old. Joan is 15 years old, too. So Helen is _ Joan.A. as big asB. as old asC. as older asD. so old a

3、s6.New York is one of _ in the world.A. the big citiesB. the biggest citiesC. the small citiesD. the smallest cities7._ this boy is not the smartest in his class, he is the most hard- working.A. AlthoughB. ButC. BecauseD. So8.Sally _ soap operas. She thinks theyre _.A. loves, boringB. cant stand, me

4、aninglessC. doesnt mind, excitingD. dislikes, interestingWhat do you want to be when you grow up?-A/An _. I am going to study computer science.A. basketball playerB. violinistC. engineerD. computer programmer10. How are you today, Mike?-_. I really cant stand the cold weather.A. GreatB. Pretty goodC

5、. TerribleD. WonderfulKeys: BADDB BABDC二、完形填空Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you _1_ in your classes?_2_ do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of _3_ in your mind before school starts. Well, I want to _4_ you some good advice on these problems.First, keep calm. Dont wo

6、rry about all the questions you have. Put your _5_ into learning, and you can find_6_ you are interested in. Do it actively.Second, try your best to finish your homework _7_. Dont spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or _8_ in English. Think about the problems you have and solve_9_ at once. Do

7、nt stay up late, _10_ you cant study well the next day._11_, invent something instead of copying(抄写) or repeating(重复). If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your _12_ you dont like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure you can pass the test. I think your teachers will ag

8、ree with you. And they can give you some_13_ work to do.School is really a good place for you to learn. Believe in your teachers and _14_. You are the _15_ one and you can do everything well.1.A. interestedB. goodC. worriedD. excited2.A. WhatB. WhoC. WhyD. How3.A. answersB. homeworkC. questionsD. id

9、eas4.A. giveB. sendC. teachD. borrow5.A. armsB. eyesC. legsD. heart6.A. nothingB. somethingC. everythingD. anything7.A. quicklyB. slowlyC. carefullyD. comfortably8.A. writingB. copyingC. repeatingD. exercising9.A. itB. themC. meD. him10.A. orB. andC. soD. but11.A. ThirdB. FourthC. FifthD. Sixth12.A.

10、 motherB. fatherC. teacherD. classmate13.A. boringB. interestingC. freeD. difficult14.A. yourselfB. myselfC. himselfD. herself15.A. laziestB. worstC. funniestD. bestKeys: ABCAD BAABA ACBAD二、阅读AThis Friday I went to Salt Lake City with three friends. There were two Chinese girls and one Chinese boy.

11、This is the first time I went to the city. We spend 45 minutes taking the bus to Sandy and then take a train to the city.We visited Temple Square first. There were many different language tour guides. We joined the Chinese group so that the history. After visiting the temple, we got free tickets to

12、go to see the new Church film.We went to a big mall to eat fast food for our lunch. You know that ordering the food was a little difficult for me. I was nervous, but at last I ordered my food by the menu. There was the main dish, dessert, and a cup of drink. I enjoyed this small trip.1.How many peop

13、le went to the city with the writer?A.2B. 3C.4D.52.The writer took the _ to Salt Lake City from Sandy.A.carB. busC.planeD.trainWhy did they join the Chinese group?Because they could make Chinese friends.Because they wanted to learn Chinese.Because they and the guide spoke Chinese.Because the Chinese

14、 group could visit interesting places.Why was the writer nervous when he ordered his food?Because his English wasnt good.Because he didnt know what to eat.Because the waiter was impolite.Because he was shy to speak to other people.Which of the following in NOT true?The writer didnt like the trip at

15、all.The writer ordered his food.The writers English wasnt good.The writer sees a free movie.BPopular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the

16、 music loudly as they drive in the street.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or

17、 tape and radio stations use them in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a

18、national star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common (普通的) life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. It is about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl friend. They are ver

19、y popular among young people.1. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.2. When pop singers_, they will become national stars.A. make much moneyB. make a CD or tapeC. are loved by all the young peopleD. are wanted to sin on the radio3. From the passage we

20、 know that folk music is about _.A. common life of AmericansB. country life and love storiesC. life of cowboysD. school life in America4. The pop singers can make much money because_.A. they make CDs or tapesB. many young people buy their tapesC. they are national starsD. all the people want to meet

21、 them5. The best title for this passage should be _.A. Everyone likes music in AmericaB. Pop music in AmericaC. Music in AmericaD. Music is important to AmericansKeys: CCBBCCLong ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned

22、of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, hebounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with the

23、ir tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as

24、 happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thoug

25、ht to himself, That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?Why was the first dog surprised when he came into the house?Because he didnt know there were 1000 mirrors.Beca

26、use he found that the dogs look sad.Because everything was strange to him.Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.The first dog wanted to visit the house often because_.he liked the mirrors therehe made many friends therehe felt he was welcomed therehe got lots of knowledge thereHow was the

27、 second dog feeling when he visited the house?A.ExcitedB. NervousC. WorriedD. Unhappy4.The underlined word “growl” in P3 probably means ”_”.A.shoutB. smileC. lookD. runwhat does the story tell us?Mirrors can tell whether you are happy or not.If you show life a smile, life will smile back.Everyone in

28、 the world should believe in each other.Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. Keys: DCDAB三、任务型阅读“Hi there, how are you doing?” “ Great, thanks, how are you?”“Just fine, thank you uh, and you?”Ugh. Pause（停顿）. Uncomfortable silence. Downward look. Now what? Here are some pieces of advice on

29、 how to keep small talk going.1_When talking to someone one-on-one, you have one minute to find out everything about them. You have the rest of your life to tell them about you. So let the other person talk. 2_The most basic thing to do is keep things simple. “What are your plans for the weekend?” “

30、How did you spend the holiday?” Stay away from difficult topics. 3_If you dont know the person well or havent seen them for a while, dont suppose they are still working for a specific（具体的）company or they are still married, and so on. Ask “Whats been going on with the work?” instead of “Hows the job

31、at the newspaper?”4_About 99 percent of the time, being right doesnt really matter. If someone says a car is a nicekind of blue, but it doesnt look blue, theres completely no reason to be right. Be agreeable.5Dont just say. “I had a great day.” Tell them a story. People love stories, be it something

32、 that happened at work or with the family. Its more interesting than facts.Tell a storyAvoid disagreementBe unclearKeep it simpleBe a good listenerKeys:EDCBA四、短文阅读Its very important _us to have breakfast. But some of the people, they dont have_ good habit. When they get up in the morning, most of th

33、em usually dont eat_(something) for over ten hours. And we need food for morning _(activity). A good breakfast_ mean a big breakfast, so we dont eat too much. But a good breakfast is always a _(health) breakfast. _ its good to have eggs, fuitand vegetables for breakfast. A cup of hot drink is also necessary.A good breakfast _(make) us smile more. It helps us to be more friendly and also to work _(well) and play much more happily. Our whole day will be_(great) if we have a good breakfast.Keys: for, a, any