2015-2016学年度第一学期天津市和平区期中考试八年级英语试卷

2015-2016学年度第一学期天津市和平区期中考试八年级英语试卷I卷（55分）I、听力理解（每题1分，共15分）（略）II、单项填空（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）请从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。()16.–Whois______maninthepicture? --Heis_______veryfamousdirectorinChina.A.the;a B.a;the C.the;the; D.the;/()17.—I’dliketomakemorefriends.Couldyougiveme_____?--Sure,noproblem.A.anadvice B.someadvice C.anyadvice D.someadvices()18.Inourschool,Susan’shandwritingis_____________Betty.A.aswellas B.asgoodas C.aswideas D.asbigas()19.Thepopulationofourcityis___________than___________ofShanghai. A.small;those B.small;that C.smaller,that D.smaller,those()20.Mr.Green,afamousscientist,__________ourschoolnextweek.A.visited B.visits C.arevisiting D.willvisit()21.–Hi,Diana,howwasyoursummerholiday? --____________!Ienjoyedmyselfintheseaverymuch.A.Goodidea B.HaveagoodtimeC.Prettygood D.Iamnotsure()22.—Ididn’twatchthematchlastweek.Canyoutellmewhathappened?--Ourteam____________duringthelastfewminutesand____________thematch.A.beat;won B.beat;missed C.scored;won D.scored;missed()23.–Theairinourcityismuchbetterthanbefore. --Yes,________peopledrive,_____________airwillbe.A.more;fresher B.themore;thefresher C.theless;thefresher D.thefewer;thefresher()24.–Ifyoudon’tknowthemeaningoftheworld,whynot________it____________inadictionary?--Goodidea.A.ask,for. B.asking,for C.looking;up D.look;up()25.–Stevenmademanymistakesinhishomeworkagain.--Heisa___________boyandhealwaysdoesthings_____________.A.careful;carefully B.careless;carelessly C.carefully;carefully D.carelessly;carelessly()26.TomorrowisAnna’sbirthday,soplease____________agiftonyourwayhome. A.buying B.buy C.tobuy D.tobuying()27.Helendoeswellinherschoolwork.Shestudieshard_________. A.attimes B.allthetime C.ontime D.intimes()28.–Whatdoyouthinkis_________way___________,byplane,byshiporbytrain? --Bytrain. A.thebest;totravel B.thebetter;traveling C.thebest;travelling D.thebetter;totravel()29.–WhatwasChinalikeatthebeginningof_____________century? --Itwaspoor.Butnoweverythinghaschanged. A.twenty B.thetwenty C.twentieth D.thetwentieth()30.Weshould_______allthethingsafterwehavepicnics. A.takeout B.findout C.lookfor D.takeaway()31.InChina,redisthe____________ofluckandhappiness. A.name B.show C.nature D.symbol()32.Pleasegetupalittleearliertomorrow_________youcancatchtheearlybus. A.inorderto B.assoonas C.sothat D.soasto()33.–CanPeterplaygameswithus,Mrs.Smith?--Waitaminute.He_________hiscarinthegarden. A.iswashing B.washes C.washed D.willwash()34.It__________mybrotherhalfanhourtodohishomework. A.took B.spent C.paid D.cost()35.–Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend,Judy? --_______________.Doyouhaveanygoodplans.TellinghimthathenolongerneededtoreadthembutIstillneededtowritethem,Icontinuedthetraditionuntilthedayhegraduated. Sixyearsafterhighschoolgraduation,Marccalledandaskedifhecouldstayathome

foracoupleofmonths.Hehadspentthoseyearswell,andhewasverysuccessful.Helivedfarawayfromhome.Withhisyoungersisterleavingforcollege,IwasespeciallylookingforwardtoseeingMarcathome. SinceIwasstillmakingluncheverydayforhisyoungerbrother,IpackedoneforMarc,too.ImaginemysurprisewhenIgotacallfrommy24-year-oldson,complaining(抱怨)abouthislunch. “DidIdosomething

wrong?Aren’tIstillyourkid?Don’tyoulovemeanymore,Mom?”heasked. Ilaughinglyaskedhimwhatwaswrong. “Mynote,Mom.“heanswered.”Where’smynote?” Thisyearmyyoungersonwillbeinhighschool.He,too,hassaidthatheistoooldfornotes.Butlikehiselderbrotherandsister,hewillreceivethosenotestillthedayhegraduates.51.Everytimethewriterpackedlunchesforherchildren,_______.A.shewrotethemaletter B.shegavethemakiss C.shegavesomeflowerstothem D.shewrotethemanote52.Howmanychildrenmaythewritehaveaccordingtothepassage?A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five 53.WhydidMarccalltocomplainabouthislunch? A.Becausehedidn’tlikethetasteofthelunch. B.Becausethelunchwasn’tenoughforhim. C.Becausehismotherdidn’tlovehimanymore. D.Becausehedidn’tfindthenoteinthelunchbox.54.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat_____________.A.thewriterdidn’tpreparelunchforherdaughter. B.thewriterwillcontinuewritingnotesforheryoungerson.C.Marcdidn’tlovethenoteinthelunchbox. D.thewriter’schildrenwon’tgetmoneyfromheranymore.55.What’stheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.Lovenotes B.Children’scomplaint C.Mychildren’sstory D.LunchesforchildrenKeys:DBDBAC Thelongtrunk(象鼻)ofanelephantisawonderfulexampleofskill.Theneckoffour-footedanimalsisusuallylong,tohavethemreachtheirfoodwithoutdifficulty,buttheelephanthasashortneck,tomakehimmoreeasilysupporttheweightofhishugeheadandheavyteeth.Hislongtrunkletshimgethisfoodeasily. Thetrunkofanelephantistohimwhattheneckistootheranimals.Itisalsoanosetohim,forattheendofitthereisanemptyplacelikeacup,andinthebottomofthecuparetwoholes,andtheanimalsmellsandbreathesthroughthem.Itisanarmandahandtoo,sothatithasbeensaidthattheelephantcarrieshisnoseinhishand,anditmightalsohavebeensaidthathebreathebyhishand. Attheendofthetrunk,thereisastrangepart,aboutfiveincheslong,whichformsafinger.Withthisfingertheanimalcanpickupthesmallestpieceofmoneyfromtheground,andhehasbeentaughttomakemarkslikeletterwithapen. Thetrunkofafull-grownelephantisaboutfeetlong.Theelephanthassuchgreatstrengththathecanknockdownamanwithit.56.Theelephanthasashortnecktosupport________________.A.hisleg. B.hisbody C.hisarm. D.hisheadandteeth.57.Thetrunkoftheelephanthelpshimgethis_____________easily.A.side. B.tail C.food D.ear58.Thetrunkoftheelephanttakestheplaceofthefollowingexcept______.A.aneck B.anoseandafinger C.anarmandahand D.aleg59.Howdoestheelephantsmell?Throughtwoholes______.A.inthebottomofthecup B.atthebeginningofthetrunk C.inhishead D.inhisface60.Theelephantcanknockdownamanwithhistrunk.Thisshowsthatheis______________.A.weak B.strong C.quiet D.angryKeys:DCDAB五.补全对话（共5分，每小题1分） 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）A.AndIlikefootball,too.B.Canyouplaybasketball?.C.I’mnotinterestedinit.D.Doyouliketabletennis?E.Who’syourfavouritebasketballstar?.F.Wheredoyouplayit?G.Doyoulikehim?A:Nicetomeetyou,Tony!B:Nicetomeetyou,too.Daming!A:_____________61.B:Yes,Ido.___________62_______A:ButIthinkfootballismoredangerousthantabletennis.________63________.B:No.ButIoftenwatchbasketballmatchesonTV.A:____________________64B:YaoMing._________________65A:Ofcourse.AndIthinkmanyChinesepeoplelikehim,too.Keys:DABEG第II卷非选择题（共35分）六.完成句子（共10分，每空1分）根据锁哥中文意思完成句子，每空只填一词。66.太棒了，我同意你的看法。Excellent!I____________________________you.67.我们大家应该帮助动物，是它们在宁静中生存。Weshouldhelpanimalslive___________________________.68.在打篮球赛前我先热一下身。Iam____________________________beforethebasketballmatch.69.他住的离学校最远，所以他乘地铁。Helivesthe_______________________________school,sohetakestheunderground.70.丽丽昨天晚上把错误记在笔记本上了。Lily________________________hermistakesinhernotebook.Keys：agreewith;inpeace;warmingup;farthestfrom;wrotedown;七.任务型阅读（共5分，每小题1分） Ischattingonyourmobilephoneboringwithoutcolorfulemojis(表情符号)?Thosehappy,sadandlaughingfaceshelpustalk.

Sowhatkindofemojidoesacountrylikemost?Ithassomethingtodowiththeenvironmentandcultureofdifferentcountries，accordingtoareportin

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Francelovesheartemojimorethananyothercountry．It’sreportedthat55％ofemojisitusesarehearts.ThisaddstoFrance’simage(形象)asaromanticcountry． AsforAmericans，weseemanyuserschoosefoodpictures．Americausestheburgerandchickenlegemojimoreoftenthanothercountries． Besides，anation’sscenery(风景)andhistoryaffectitsemojiusage，too? AsitoftensnowsinRussia,peoplethereturntosnowemojimorethanthoseinanyothercountry．InChina，peoplelikeusingpandaemoji．AndAustraliausesmorerabbitemojithananywhereelse．根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。71．Thecolourfulemojiscanhelppeople________onthemobilephone．72．Franceloves________emojibestbecauseFranceisaromanticcountry.73．Theenvironment，culture，aswellas_______andsceneryofacountrycanaffectitsemojiusage．74．________________oftenchoosefoodpicturesliketheburgerandchickenlegastheiremoji.75．PeopleinChinalikeusing_______emoji.Keys：71.chat 72.heart; 73.history. 74.America. 75.Panda八.综合填空（共10分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，根据每个空格中所给的词首字母填入适当的词，使短文意思完整。 RedisthecolorofChina.Amongallthecolors,redismost

easilyseen.Thecolorredisfreshandpure,andinChinawec_________76____itChinaRed.Chinesepeopleareattractedbythecolorrednotonlyb______77_______itmakespeopleexcited,butalsobecauseithas

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meaninginChinesecultureandhistory. Nocountryintheworldhase______78______usedacolorinsuchawayasChina.Here,redisasymbol.Itgivescolortothesoul(灵魂)ofthenation.Findingred-coloredt______79______inChinaisveryeasy,asyoucanseethecoloreverywhere.A_____80______traditionalredthingshavebeenplayingspecialroleinChina,thewallsofancientpalaces,then______81________flag,lanterns,traditionalpaper-cuts,andevenredtanghulu. Redisthecoloroftheluck,health,happiness,peace,richnessandsoon.Onlyredthingsandeventscanfullys_______82_________andexplainitsbeauty.Thecolorcanbealiveandmeaningfulonlywhenit’sconnectedw_______83_____________people. InChina,redismoret_______84______justacolor.Itcarriestheancienthistoryand

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oftheChinesenation.ChinaRedisfilledwithmysteriouscharmbeyonddescriptionanditisrighthereinChinawaitingforyoutofeelanddiscover!Keys：call;because;ever;things;About;nati