苏州市吴中区2015-2016年八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案

吴中区初中办学联盟2015-2016学年第一学期期中统一测试

初二英语试卷

第I卷（共75分）

一、听力选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

（请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，请将试卷上的答案誊写到答题卷上。）

A) 听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。 1. What’s the boy’s favourite animal?

A. B. C.

2. How does the boy go to school?

A. B. C.

3. What did the boy see last summer?

A. 4. What does the boy want?

B. C.

A. B. C. 5. What does the girl want to do this weekend? A. Go skiing. B. Go cycling. C. Go hiking. 6. What does the boy think of the film? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Exciting. 7. What does the boy think is the most important to be a friend? A. Being clever. B. Being honest. C. Being good-looking. 8. Who has the most rubbers? A. Jack. B. Nancy. C. Daniel.

9. What subject isn’t the boy good at? A. Maths. B. English. C. History. 10. What does the boy want to be? A. A writer. B. An editor. C. A social worker.

B）听对话和短文回答问题

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。对话读两遍。 11. What’s the boy’s ideal school like? A. A small one near the sea. B. A big one near the sea. C. A small one near the river. 12. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The boy wants to learn Home Economics. B. The boy wants to stay at school for long.

C. The boy hopes his ideal school starts early and finishes late.

听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。短文读两遍。 Information Sheet Name Interests More important information Part-time job Marry Lee Watching 13 and reading 14 15

13. A. movies B. music C. sport.

14. A. Swim well B. Speak English well C. Get on well with people 15. A. A newspaper reporter B. An English teacher C. A computer programmer

听第二篇短文，回答第16-20 小题。短文读两遍。 16. What does Mr. Clock like buying? A. Clocks. B. Stamps. C. Books. 17. How many clocks does Mr. Clock have? A. Two hundred. B. Three hundred. C. Four hundred. 18. Does Mr. Clock's wife like buying clocks, too?

A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesn't. C. We don't know. 19. Who keeps all the clocks clean every day?

A. Mr. Clock's wife. B. Mr. Clock. C. No one. 20. What do you know from this passage?

A. Few of the clocks can keep the right time. B. Every clock tells the right time.

C. All the clocks have the sound only at night.

二、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）

A)单项填空 请认真阅读下面各题，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。

21. ----I'm looking forward to_______ school trip after the exam. ---- We'll make it_______ really fun day for everyone. A. the; the B. a; the C. the; a D. the; ／ 22. Lorry is also called_______ in American English. A. truck B. store C. fall D. yard 23. Mum, go and see for_______. But we must keep the secret to_______. A. ourselves; yourselves B. yourself; ourselves C. ourselves, ourselves D. yourself; yourselves 24. ----I hope we can have ________ homework to do at weekends.

----That’s what I think. Then we can have ________ free time for my hobbies. A. fewer, less B. less, more C. more, fewer D. fewer, more 25. --- I can’t wait ________ the film The Wolverine2(金刚狼2) this evening. --- You’d better ________ a ticket first because many people want to watch it. A. see, buy B. to see, to buy C. to see, buy D. see, to buy 26. The weather in Beijing is different from_______ in Suzhou. A. it B. that C. one D. those 27. My father told me to a photo of my family on the wall yesterday. A. put out B. put on C. put in D. put up 28. I can’t speak English _____you . A. so well like B. as well as C. as good as D. so good as 29. What a________ lesson! I really get_______ with it．

A. bored; bored B. boring; boring C. bored; boring D. boring; bored 30. I think Simon can swim faster than ________ in our class. A. other students B. any other student C. the other student D. any other students 31. ----When did you _________ Suzhou last night? ----At about 9 p.m. A. arrive in B. arrive C. arrive at D. got to 32. - _______ exercising, and you'll be healthier. A. Keep B. To keep C. Keeping D. Kept 33. We didn’t find________ in the picture. A. interesting anything B. nothing interesting C. anything interesting D. interesting something 34. -_______is the old bridge over the river? - Not very wide. It's about three meters. A. How long B. How heavy C. How wide D. How high 35. ---- Please don’t smoke here. Look at the sign. ---- ________.

A. No, I will. B. Yes, I will C. Sorry, I will D. Sorry, I won’t

B)完形填空 请先通读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。

One midnight, a little girl was thirsty and got up to drink some water. She walked to the bedroom door and 36 it. The little girl looked outside but walked 37 and stood in the center of the room, because it was so 38 in the hall and she was afraid. Her mother said: “Don’t be afraid, honey. Have courage (勇气), I believe you can do it yourself!”

“ 39 is courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath (呼吸),” her mother answered.

“Mom, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” her mother replied, The little girl held out her cold hands, saying: “Mom, blow some of your breath of courage to 40 .” After her mother blew into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists (握拳) 41 , afraid that the “breath of courage” would 42 away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with 43 to be afraid of. Her mother said to herself: “It will be nice 44 someone can blow some courage to me. Then I can also hold it in my hands when I feel terrified.”

In a word, the thing that we are afraid of is nothing but the 45 in our mind. The person who we should win is nobody but ourselves. 36. A. closed B. knocked C.opened D. kicked 37. A. in B. back C. out D. down 38. A. bright B. dark C. cold D. warm 39. A. What B. How C. Where D. Why 40. A. me B. you C. her D. it 41. A. politely B. happily C. luckily D. carefully 42. A. pull B. run C. move D. took 43. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 44. A. because B. though C. if D. until 45. A. fear B. idea C. worry D. secret

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列材料，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。

A

Here is an advertisement about two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao. Two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao Date: July 15th ～16 th Travel: Sightseeing bus in the city and the ship/boat/speedboat(快艇) between Hong Kong and Macao Places to visit: Hong Kong: Ocean Park and Victoria Peak Macao: Mazu Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul Cost: HK ＄600, including travel, three-star hotel, meals and admission tickets. 40% off for students. For more information, call 852 3881 3502 or 852 3882 3503. Bill is a student in Beijing Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents.

46. Bill enjoyed the beautiful views(风景) in the city by last week. A. ship B. boat C. bus D. speedboat 47. In Hong Kong you can visit . A. Victoria Peak B. Mazu Temple

C. the Ruins of St. Paul D. Moon lake 48. The tour cost Bill’s family . A. HK ＄1,800 B. HK ＄1,560 C. HK ＄1,320 D. HK ＄1,080

B

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, \,what's for dinner?\50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.

In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.

Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.

49. What can't the women do at Mother's Camp? A . Watch TV. B. Read newspapers. C. Swim in the lake D. Bring their husbands and children. 50. Why would some mothers like to be alone?

A. Because they don't like their husbands or children. B. Because they have to work full-time.

C. Because they are too busy to relax themselves. D. Because they want a new life.

51. What do most working women have to do after they get home? A. Look after their children and families. B. Read novels. C. Play computer games D. See a film 52. What's the best title for the passage? A. Busy Working Mothers B. Welcome to Mother's Camp. C. Mother Relax away from Home D. Mothers in the US.

C

Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out （出版） in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls（瀑布） there. It's a good place to start a story.

Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments（乐器） and watches.

53. From the story, we know that _______ is the hometown of Snow White. A. England B. Japan C. America D. Germany 54. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories? A. Four years B. Five years C. Six years D. Seven years 55. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very_______. A. large B. beautiful C. boring D. famous 56. The story mainly tells us_______.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White B. some things about Black Forest C. people should visit Germany D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

D

O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

57. O. Henry was sent to prison because __________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank. C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

58. Which of the following is true? A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. 59. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ________. A. his happy life as a boy B. New York and the poor of the city C. the newspaper D. his life in prison

60. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ________. A. they had surprising endings B. they were easy to understand C. they showed love for the poor D. they were about New York

第Ⅱ卷（共45分）

四、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句意及所给中文提示，在空缺处填上单词的正确形式。请将答案写在答题卷上，每空只写一词。

61. Many students don't know ▲ （确切地）what they should learn at school. 62. Different companies and teams have different ▲ （文化）and styles of working.

63. This morning, Mike came to school much ▲ （早）than usual. 64. I hope there will be fewer ▲ (广告) on TV.

65. Though the ticket is ▲ (没用的），I’ll keep it in my drawer. 66. We are looking forward to ▲ (赢) the final in the second half. 67. Our English teacher asked us to look t ▲ the article quickly then answer her questions.

68. John's favourite subject is ▲ ['fiziks] 69. - What is the ▲ of the Golden Gate Bridge? - About one hundred metres tall.

70. - Did you hear there was a big fire in the restaurant last night? - Yes. ▲ , no one was hurt.

五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。 71. 这个周末我们应该呆在家而不出去吗？

________________________▲________________________________________ 72. 昨晚整幢大楼都停电了。

________________________▲________________________________________ 73. 我的父亲不如我的母亲有耐心。

________________________▲________________________________________ 74. Suzy的表弟对做户外体育运动很痴迷。

________________________▲________________________________________ 75. 他建议我不要将这幅画挂在床的上方。

_________________________▲________________________________________

六、书面表达（共l题；满分20分）

DIY在年轻人中很流行，Tom昨天完成了他的第一份DIY作品。请根据下面的提示以第一人称帮他写篇英语作文，题目为My first DIY job,词数不少于80。（开头已给出，不计入总词数。）将答案写在答题卷上。 1. 上周，在网上购买了颜料和两把刷子。 2. 首先，仔细看了说明书。

3. 然后，把墙漆成了蓝色，但是整个房间看起来有一点单调。 4. 最后，决定在墙上画一些色彩斑斓的鱼和一条小船。

5. 油漆满地板都是，不得不花一个小时把房间收拾干净。现在整个房间看上去真的很棒。

6. 希望了解更多有关DIY，我将……（自拟至少一点）

My first DIY job

DIY is popular among young people. I did my first DIY job yesterday.

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吴中区2015-2016学年第一学期期中统一测试

考试号______ ________ 班级____________ 姓名____________ 学号____________ ————————————————————————装订线———————————————————————————— 初二英语答题卷

第I卷（共75分）

一、听力（共20题；每小题1分，满分20分） 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 答案 题号 答案 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 10 20 二、选择填空

A）单项选择（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分） 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 答案 题号 答案 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 B）完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分） 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 答案 三、阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分） 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 答案 题号 答案

第II卷（共45分）

四、单词拼写（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）

11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 8 9 10 61. __________ 62. __________ 63. __________ 64. __________ 65. __________ 66. __________ 67. __________ 68. __________ 69. __________ 70. __________

五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

71. __________________________________________________________________ 72. __________________________________________________________________ 73. __________________________________________________________________ 74. __________________________________________________________________ 75. _________________________________________________________________

六、书面表达 （共1题，满分20分）

My first DIY job

DIY is popular among young people. I did my first DIY job yesterday.

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吴中区2014-2015学年第一学期期中统一测试

初二英语试卷听力材料及参考答案

听力材料：

A）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

1. W: The giraffe has the longest neck. It’s my favourite animal. What about you? M: I like the monkey best. It’s so funny and can always make us laugh. 2. W: My school is just next to my home. So I walk to school every day. M: My school is far from my home. I have to take the bus. 3. W: Did you enjoy your trip to Paris last summer?

M: Yes. I watched the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed an exciting tennis match. 4. W: Would you like some hamburgers?

M: No, thanks. I’m not hungry. I’d like a glass of juice instead. 5. W: Shall we go skiing this weekend?

M: It’s dangerous. Why not go cycling instead? 6. W: What do you think of the film last night?

M: It isn’t interesting at all. I nearly fell asleep while watching it. 7. W: Do you want to have a clever and good-looking friend?

M: Yes. But I think it’s more important for my friend to be honest. 8. W: Jack, I have two rubbers. Do you want one?

M: No, thanks, Nancy. I have three rubbers. My cousin Daniel has one more rubber than I.

9. W: Do you like Maths and English?

M: Yes. I’m good at them. But I can’t learn History well.

10. W: Mo Yan is a great writer. I want to be a writer like him when I grow up.

M: But writing is not an easy thing. I would like to be a social worker and help people solve their problems.

B）听下面三段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段材料读两遍。 听一段对话，回答第11-12题。 W: What’s your ideal school like?

M: My ideal school is small. It’s near the sea. W: What lessons do you want to have in it?

M: I hope to have driving lessons and Home Economics. W: How often do you want to have them? M: Twice a week.

W: Do you want to stay at school for a long time?

M: No, I want to have more free time for hobbies. So my ideal school starts late and finishes early.

听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。

My name is Marry Lee. I have many interests. I like watching movies and reading, but my twin sister enjoys music and sports. Usually, I am not very active. I could stay all day at home, studying and reading. So I study very well, especially my English. I can speak English quite well. And I do a part-time job in the summer. I like to be an English teacher to help my friends from China.

听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。读两遍。

Most people always like buying things. For example, stamps, books and pictures. But my friend Mr. Clock likes buying clocks. He has three hundred clocks now.

There are clocks everywhere in his house. You can see shelves standing in every room. All the shelves are full of clocks.

Mr.Clock is glad to do this, but his wife doesn’t enjoy it. She is also angry at the noise. Mr. Clock has to clean the clocks everyday. Each clock keeps its own time, so she can hear the sound of the clocks almost anytime during the day and night. She says, “the trouble is that I never know the real time, though I have so many clocks around.”

参考答案：

一、听力选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1-5 B A C C A 6-10 B B C C C www.s11-15 A A A B B 16-20 A B B B A 二、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 21-25 CABBC 26-30 BDBDB 31-35 AACCD 36-40 CBBAA www.szzx41-45 DBDCB

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 46-50 C A B D C 51-55 A B D C C 56-60 B B C B A 四、词汇（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

61. exactly 62. cultures 63. earlier 64. advertisements 65. useless 66. through 67.winning 68. Physics 69. height 70. Luckily 五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

71. Should we stay at home instead of going out this weekend? 72. Last night, the whole building had a power cut. 73. My father isn’t as/so patient as my mother.

74. Suzy’s cousin is crazy about doing outdoor sports. 75. He advises me not to put up this picture above the bed. 六、书面表达（共l题; 满分20分）

.sz My first DIY job DIY is popular among young people. I did my first DIY job yesterday.

Last week, I bought some paint and two brushes on the Internet. First, I read the introductions. Then I painted the walls blue. But the whole room looked a little boring. Next, I decided to draw some colorful fish and a boat on the wall. There was paint all over the floor.(/Paint was all over the floor.) I had to spend one hour tidying up the room. Now the room looks really great.

I hope to learn more about DIY. I will take a course in it. And I will buy some books about DIY. I believe I will do better next time.

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