镇江市2014-2015年八年级下英语期中试卷有答案

2014-2015学年第二学期八年级英语期中试卷

2015.4.28

满分：120分 考试时间：90分钟 第一卷（客观题，共65分）

一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）

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 does Peter like to read?

2. How does Simon go to school?

3. What is the boy doing?

4. Where is Tom's mother working now?

5. How many foreign countries has Bill been to? A. Two

B. Three.

C. Four.

6. How much did the woman’s daughter pay for her coat? A. ＄100. B. ＄150. C. ＄200. 7.What’s the man’s family name? A. Tom.

B. Brown. C. Green.

8.Where did they have their dinner? A. At the woman’s. B. At the man’s. C. At a restaurant.

9.How many pills will the boy take each time?

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A. Six. B. One. C. Two.

10.When is the father’s birthday? A. March 21st.

B. March 22nd.

C. March 23rd.

B )听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题 11．How long did Li Fang live in Shanghai?

A. For 5 years. B. For 6 years. C. For 7 years. 12．What does Li Fang’s father sell?

A. Apples. B. Football. C. Computers.

听短文，回答第13 -15小题。请根据短文内容，完成信息记录表。 Different Dream Places Mike wants to go to 13 . He wants to visit one of the most modern cities and know the way of life there. Kitty wants to go to Hong Kong to 14 Amy wants to go to the 15 part of France to enjoy the flowers. 13. A. Australia B England

C. America 14. A. visit Disneyland B. do shopping

C. celebrate Christmas 15. A. southern

B. northern

C. western

听短文, 回答第 16-20小题。 16. Where was Helen's hometown? A. In the north of America. B. In the south of America. C. In the west of America.

17. How was Helen when she was born?

A. She was all right.

B. She couldn't see or hear anything. C. She couldn't learn to say any words, 18. Who were worried about Helen a lot? A. Her grandparents. B. Her parents.

C. Her mother.

19. When did Miss Sullivan come into Helen's life?

A. When Helen was nearly 5. B. When Helen was nearly 6. C. When Helen was nearly 7. 20. What did Helen become? A. A speaker.

B. A reporter.

C. A writer.

二、单项选择（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） 21. ________ book named Harry Potter is ________ good friend of mine. A. A; a

B. The; the

C. The; a

D. A; the

22. Jim _______ ride to school. But now he _______ walking to school because he wants to keep fit. A. was used to; used to B. got used to; is used to C. used to; is used to

D. used to; used to

23. –Shall we watch the movie Gone with the Bullets?

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-- I don’t think it a good movie. I’d read some_______ about it on Douban and many people say it is far from a good movie. A. records

B. reviews

C. reasons

D. dairies

24. --- ________ have you kept the book ?

--- Since last Month. I ________ return it to the library today or I can’t borrow one next time. A. How often; must B. How long; have to C. How soon; have to

D. When; must

25. --- What do you think of my answer to the questions? --- Sorry. I ________ about something else.

A. thought B. had thought C. am thinking D. was thinking

26. ---Your father’s never been to other countries, has he? --- ________. He plans to go abroad for a second time. A. No, he has C. Yes, he has

B. Yes, he hasn’t D. No, he hasn’t

27. --- Where is Mr. Smith?

--- He ________ Guangzhou. He ________ there for a week. A. has gone to; has been to C. has been to; has gone to A. who to talk C. who to say A. has seen month. A. can’t; until C. may not; after

B. maybe; before D. mustn’t ; until

B. did; buy; have had D. have; bought; have had

B. has gone to; has been D. has been in; has gone to

28. Lucy had few close friends. So she didn’t know ________ about the trouble.

B. who to talk to D. what to talk B. have seen

C. saw

D. are seen

29. Everyone except Tom and Jim ________ the film twice.

30. My aunt ________ be at home now, for she left for France this morning. She won’t be back ________ next

31. --- What a beautiful car! When ________ you ________ it? --- I ________ it for two years. A. did; buy; bought C. have; bought; have bought 32. –Must I make the bed now, Mum?

-- No, you _______. You _______ do it later. A. mustn’t; must

B. mustn’t; may

C. don’t have to; may A. advices C. advice

D. don’t have to; must

33. How many ________ has the teacher given you on how to learn English well ?

B. pieces of advices D. pieces of advice

34. ---Is Mr. Liu a teacher with a lot of teaching ________? ---Yes, she is. He always tells us some funny ________ after class. A. experience; experience C. experiences; experience

B. experiences; experiences D. experience; experiences

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35. ---Thank you very much for showing me how to use the computer. --- ________. A. No, thanks C. That’s right

三、完型填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

A post-90s girl named Fan Yi published her first novel Swordbird at the age of 13. The 36 novel appeared (出现) on the bestseller list for children's novels in the USA.

Fan Yi finished her first grade of37school in Beijing and then moved to the USAwith her parents at the age of 7. Two year 38, she started to write her English story.She has been greatly interested in39since she was a little girl. When Fan Yi was studying40at school, she read many articles41the September 11 Attacks(袭击). She wanted all people to live in peace (和平) with each other. Around that time, she had a42one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fangot an idea from the dream and turned it into a43. In the story, she showed her idea ofpeace in the world.

In order to have her book published in44, Fan translated the whole English version into Chinese. 45 she didn't know many Chinese idioms (谚语), she had to get help from her parents from time to time. In the future, Fan will write more books for the Swordbirdseries. We will have to wait and see. 36. A. Chinese 38. A. after 39. A. birds

B. English

C. French D. Japanese

D. later D. parrots

37. A. primary B. middle C. high D. central

B. before C. late B. dogs C. cats

B. My pleasure

D. With pleasure

40. A. English B. maths C. biology D. history 41. A. about B. of 43. A. work

C. with D. for

42. A. theme B. bird C. dream D. peace

B. book C. fight D. story

44. A. China B. America C. Japan D. After 45. A. Because B. After C. Because of D. If

四、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

(A)

Sports things are on sale at our Sports Wave. Hurry up and see! Do you need Come and buy Nike Do you like tennis?We We have Anta sweater?We have shoes here.We have have Li-Ning tennis T-shirts for Kappa sweaters in all kinds of skirts in white,purple everyone at very white,black,blue and shoes,running and yellow for good prices.And red.They are only shoes,soccer only$12.If you buy our T-shirts are in $20each.For boys,we shoes…Only one,you can get a hat all colors,and in all have shorts for only $16each pair.You for free.Big sale.Come sizes.Just$9 $11.Come and see for name them,and we and see! each,and $16 for yourself. have them.Come and two.Hurry up! have a look. 4

46.A Kappa sweater is _______.

A.$20 B.$11 C.$16 D.$12 47.If you buy _______,you can get a hat for free.

A.a sweater B.a pair of shoes C.a tennis skirt D.a T-shirt 48.Bill has $10,so he can buy _______.

A.a pair fo Kappa shorts B.a Li-Ning skirt C.a pair of Nike shoes D.an Anta T-shirt

(B)

Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework, it's often difficult to get the restyou need. But you need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you from gettingfat. Recently, a group of US scientists did a study of kids aged between 8 and 13. The studyfound that if kids sleep for just one extra hour each day, the chance of their getting fat is cutby about 30 percent.

Why? When people don't get enough sleep, they become tired. When they are tired, they don't exercise enough. Also, kids like snacks. If they are awake(醒) one more hour or two each day, they have more time to eat snacks or other unhealthy foods.

So, how much sleep should you get? Scientists suggest(建；议) 10 to 11 hours a night for kids aged 5 to 12. For older kids, eight to nine hours will do.

49. How many reasons are given why people might get fat without enough sleep? A. 3.

B. 2.

C. 1.

D. None.

50. What does \ A. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be good and enough. B. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be too long. C. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help get fat.

D. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help eat snacks and unhealthy foods. : 51. What does the passage talk about? A. How to get long sleep. B. How to keep fat.

C. Enough sleep makes people healthy and slim.

D. Long sleep makes people healthy and slim.

(C)

I have a rule for travel-never carry a map. I prefer to ask for direction.

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Foreign visitors are often puzzled' (困惑的) in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, theJapanese will say to travelers, \the corner. Turn left at the big hotel andgo past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.\ In the country of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. Thereare no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildingswithin miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas, for example, people will say, \go another mile.\

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure(测量) distance by telling time. \You say, \

People in Mexico never answer %usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person's words, butmaybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually turn and thenpoint in the correct direction. Go in that direction, and you may find the post office!

52. What do you think the word \ A. street names B. building names

C. hotels, markets and bus stops

D. buildings or places which are easily seen 53. In which place do people tell distance by telling time? A. Japan.

B. The American Midwest. D. Mexico. C. five

D. eight

C. Los Angeles, California. A. seven

B. three

54. How many countries are written about by the writer in the passage? 55. Which of the following is wrong?

A. Travelers can learn about people's customs (习俗) by asking questions about directions.

B. People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by telling time. C. A person's body language can help you understand directions.

D. People in different places always give directions in the same way-they usestreet names.

第二卷（主观题，共55分）

五、词汇运用（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） (A) 根据汉语注释或所给词的正确形式填空。

56.Finally, the climber _______(设法完成) to get to the top of the mountain. 57. We were deeply_______ (感动) by the film.

58. The newspaper has_______（销售量）of l.72 million.

59. He put the ladder_______（紧靠）the tree and then climbed up to pick apples. 60. Her friend_______（嫁）a world-famous football player last year.

61. Mr Brown took his son to climb the mountain this morning. By the time they got to the top, they both were _______ (疲惫) out.

62. China does a lot of _______ (贸易) with many other countries. 63.It looks like a boat with huge white _______. (帆)

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64. Everyone should pay attention to the food we eat, or our _______(stomach) will feel uncomfortable. 65. If you want to see some_______(Europe) buildings, Rome is a good place to visit. (B) 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

66. The poor boy’s parents have been _______ (die) for years.

67. The queen refused _______(accept) an interview when she went to Africa. 68. When seeing the beautiful view, we couldn't stop_______ (take) photos. 69. Mr Wu gets angry because most of us_______ (not hand) in our work so far. 70. --Would you mind_______ (book) the tickets and hotels online for me? -- Of course not.

六、句型转换（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）

7l.. The teacher has told us how we should improve our speaking skills.（ The teacher has told us how_______ _______our speaking skills. 72. She did her homework as carefully as possible. She did her homework as carefully as _______ _______. 73. The first dolphin show started half an hour ago.

The first dolphin show has_______ _______for half an hour. 74. I often went to school as early as I could in the past. I_______ _______ go to school as early as I could. 75.Why do you learn Japanese?

_______ do you learn Japanese _______？

七、短文填空（本大题共10空，每空1分，共10分）

According to the school rules, students should wear school uniforms. H (76), for most students, school uniforms are not e(77) what they like. “Why not wear the school uniform just one day a week? Always wearing the same clothes makes me feel t (78) of them.” A senior student from a high school said. Most students don’t like the school uniforms’ simple colors, b(79) designs and bad quality. And a teacher at a high school in Guangzhou said.

“A(80) a teacher and mother, I hope the school will improve the quality of school uniforms soon.” What has caused（导致）all these p(81)? Chen Hong, a uniform designer in Shenzhen, pointed out. “There are no professionals (专业人员) who work for students. “Besides, high quality means a h(82) price.” said Chen. “But in some schools the price for each student’s uniform is only 50 to 60 yuan. How can we make high quality clothes with so l(83) money?”

Even with these problems, uniform factories are working hard to change the s(84). It won’t be long b (85) the perfect school uniforms come onto the market, which will help the students remember the history of their school and make them feel pleased with their school.

八、任务型阅读（本大题共10题，每小题1分，共10分）

A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo though he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move. “Master,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the teacher answered.

Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent (对手) became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success,

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the boy was now in the final.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. Soon after the match started, the boy seemed to lose. Thinking that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was going to stop the match when the teacher appeared. “No,” the teacher said, “Let him continue.” A short time after the match carried on, his opponent made a careless mistake. At once, the boy used his move to pin (压住) him. The boy won the match and the competition.

On the way home, the boy asked the teacher what was really in his mind. “Why could I win the competition with only one move?” The teacher answered. “First, you’ve mastered one of the most difficult throws in judo. Second, your opponent can only attack your left arm to win you.” Title: One’s disadvantage(缺点) can become his 86 A boy had lost left arm, 87 he decided to learn judo After three months of training, the master taught him only one move. First three He won. matches His opponent was bigger, 89 and more 90 . His At the 91 , the boy seemed to lose the match. first Final The judge was 92 that the boy might get hurt and called a time-out. 88 His opponent made a mistake. The boy used his move and pinned him. He became the 93 of the match. 94 1. He had almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. 2. The opponent can only 95 his left arm to win him.” 九、书面表达（本大题共15分）

请以I love reading为题写一篇作文，包括以下内容，需要适当发挥。 1． 我是一名一外的学生，我们学校的师生经常进行阅读； 2． 学校有一个又大有漂亮的图书馆，里面有各种各样的图书；

3． 每个班级都有一个大书架，书架上摆放着很多我们爱看的书，定期和其他班级交换； 4. 每周都有阅读课，这是我最喜欢的课。。。。。。

参考答案

一、听力

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1-5 BCABB 6-10 ABABA 11-15 BCCBA 16-20 BABCC

二、单项选择

21-25 CCBBD 26-30 CBBAA 31-35 BCDDB

三、完型填空

36-40 BADAD 41-45ACDAA

四、阅读理解

46-48 ACD 49-51BAC 52-55DCBD

五、词汇运用

56. managed 57.touched 58. sales 59. against 60. married 61. tired 62. trade 63. sails 64.stomachs 65. European 66. dead 67. to accept 68. taking 69. hasn’t handed 70. Booking

六、句型转换

71.to improve, 72.she could, 73. been on, 74.used to, 75. what for

七、短文填空

76..However 77. exactly 78. tired 79. boring 80. As 81.problems 82. high 83. little 84. situation 85. before

八、任务型阅读

86. strength/advantage 87. but 88. competition 89. stronger 90. experienced 91. beginning 92. afraid/worried 93. winner 94. Reason(s) 95. attack

九、书面表达(略)

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