浙江省湖州市浔溪中学八年级下册期中考试英语试题.doc

2014学年第二学期八年级期中检测英语试题卷
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1.本试卷满分100分，考试时间为80分钟。
2.所有答案都写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效。

卷一 听力部分 （20分）
一、听力（本题有15小题，第一、二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分；满分20分）
第一节：听下面5段小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。
( ) 1. What was Tom doing when the earthquake happened?

A. B. C.
( ) 2. What will Jim be in 10 years?

( ) 3. In which subject could the girl do better?
A. B. C.
( ) 4. What does the father like doing?
A. B. C.

( ) 5. What does Ann collect for 5 years?
A. B . C.
第二节：听下面5段小对话，请从题中所给的三个选项中选择正确的选项.读一遍
( ) 6. Will they stay at home tomorrow?
A. Yes, they will. B. No, they won't. C. Yes, they do.
( ) 7. Who did the boy argue with?
A. His parents. B. His cousin. C. His friend.
( ) 8. What did the doctor say?
A. Don't eat too much beef. B. You should remember his advice.
C.I don't know.
( ) 9. What class was the boy having when the earthquake happened
A. Music. B. P E. C. Art
( )10. Why doesn't the boy go to the cinema?
A. He's very busy B. He's very tired C. He doesn't like films.
第三节：听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，请从题中所给的三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表，独白读两遍。
Report Card
Name: ___11_____
Class: __12
English: _____13______
Japanese: good at __14_____
15_: lazy student

( ) 11. A. Peter B. Jim C. Jimmy
( ) 12. A. Class 1 B. Class 3 C. Class 2
( ) 13. A. could do better B. hard-working C. lazy
( ) 14. A. reading B. speaking C. writing
( ) 15. A. Chinese B. Science C. Physics

卷二 笔试部分（共80分）
一、单词拼写。（满分15分）
根据汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
16. The old bike ______（提醒） me of my grandfather.
17. Look at the sky. It’s a fine day and the sun is _____(发光)
18. Work hard, we can_______(实现) our dream.
19. Many scientists are doing a lot of_______(研究).
20. I hear some of us like reading _______（名著）
21. There are some big _________ (岛) in our country.
22. If you work hard you will (成功).
23. He put on a （厚的）sweater because it was cold in the morning.
24.Look, the little boy is running _______(朝着) his mother happily.
25.The government are now making rules on whale ________(保护).
26.Country is a traditional music from the _______（南方）states of America.
27-28____ you ________(decide )yet which book to write for the English class?.
29-30.He ______ ______(be) at this school ever since he came to Nanxun.
二、语法填空（满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
A group of class friends, rich and successful, got together to visit their old university teacher. They 31 （talk）a lot. Soon their conversation turned 32 complaining about stress in work and life．
Offering his guests coffee, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot and some 33 —porcelain(瓷的), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶的).Some were cheap, 34 others were expensive. He told them to choose one for themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in each 35 (hand), the teacher said：“If you noticed，everyone had chosen the nice looking expensive cups , leaving behind the cheap ones. While it is natural for you to choose only the best for 36 (you) , that’s why you always feel so stressed out．Be sure that the cup itself does not make the coffee 37 (taste) better. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) chose the best cups．Now consider this life is the coffee; the jobs, money and success 38 (be) the cups. They are only used to hold life, and the type of cup does not mean 39 (something). Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has made for us. ”
The happiest people don’t have the 40 (good) of everything．They just make the best of everything．
三、完形填空 （共15题，每小题1分，满分15）
I like taking a long walk in the nature park. I do that 41 . It really makes a great 42 to the whole day! I usually walk up this nice long road. It’s so quiet and pleasant 43 there are so many green trees.
This morning, I walked on that road as usual. 44 I was walking back down the road, on my way back 45 the car, I met a man. I saw him 46 on the grass by the roadside. He was breathing really 47 . I asked if he was OK. He said he was 48 tired to walk anymore. I thought he needed some 49 . So I began to look for some clean water. 50 , there weren’t any places to get water in 51 a nature park. I walked back to my car 52
to see if there was some. Because I sometimes bring bottled water and leave 53 in my car. Thankfully, I found some today.
Instead of drinking it myself, I drove back to the man and gave him my bottle of water. Then I gave him a 54 back to his car. He was so thankful! I could tell he was very happy and surprised that someone was 55 to come back for him and give him some water. And also, I was very happy that I could share my water with others.
41. A. every day B. a day C. everyday D. one day
42. A. open B. start C. stop D. begin
43. A. but B. that C. or D. and
44. A. when B. while C. before D. after
45. A. to B. for C. with D. in
46. A. running B. playing C. driving D. sitting
47. A. hard B. hardly C. quick D. difficult
48. A. so B. very C. too D. still
49. A. cars B. food C. doctors D. water
50. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Fortunately D. Successfully
51. A. so B. such C. really D. that
52. A. slowly B. excitedly C. quickly D. happily
53. A. one B. those C. me D. it
54. A. ride B. hand C. bottle D. help
55.A. enough kind B. kind enough C. enough nice D. too nice
四、阅读理解（满分25分）
（A）
An old man , a friend of my grandfather, came to America from the UK. He went into a café (咖啡馆)in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. At last, a woman with a plate full of food sat down in front of him and told him how a cafe worked. “Start yourself,” she said, “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. In the end, they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the friend said.
“Life is like a cafe here. You can get anything you want only if you like to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.” My grandfather told the friend.
( ) 56. The old man was .
A. English B. American C. Australian D. Canadian
( ) 57. “order” here means ____ .
A. 命令 B. 次序 C. 订单 D. 帐单
( ) 58. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A. There was nobody eating in the cafe.
B. The woman was a friend of the grandfather.
C. The waiters didn’t like to serve the grandfather because he was old.
D. The old man didn’t know how a cafe worked until the woman told him.
( ) 59. From this story, if you want to get success in America, you should ___ .
A. know how a cafe works B. wait for someone to bring it to you
C. pay lots of money D. try to get everything by yourself
( ) 60. The best title（题目） for the story is .
A. From The UK to America B. Life is Like a Cafe in America
C. How a Cafe Worked D. Eating in an American Cafe

(B)
Peter wanted to know why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to have a party on Saturday. I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.”
“Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.”
“Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.”
That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than one from the bakery (面包房).” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him have the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you!” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”
（ ）61. The party was held ______.
A. at Peter’s house B. in a large hall
C. at Peter’s friends’ house D. in a secret place
（ ）62. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Betty was good at making cakes. B. Mary sang well.
C. Bill played the violin well. D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.
（ ）63. ______ liked Peter.
A. Many of his friends B. Few people C. Everyone D. All his friends
（ ）64. Peter ______ to go to the party.
A. tried his best B. did nothing
C. only invited some friends D. did everything
（ ）65. From the story, we can see Peter was ______.
A. a warm-hearted (热心肠的) man B good at making friends
C. a selfish (自私的) man D. a welcomed friend
(C)
Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you.
◆ Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.    
◆ Always read the questions carefully and make sure that you understand them. Read them a few times if possible.
◆ Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.
◆ If it asks you only one answer, only write one.    
◆ If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time.
◆ Try not to leave question unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.     
◆ When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.
(  ) 66. From the passage, we know we can ______to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.
A. tell ourselves not to be nervous B. ask the teacher for help
C. go out for a walk    D. take a few deep breaths
(  )67.To make sure we understand the question, we had better .
　　A. read it fast      B. read it till we finish it
　　C. read it a few times if possible  D. read it slowly
(  ) 68.When we finish answering all the questions, we need to ______.
　　A. hand in at once     B. check spelling mistakes
　　C. worry about our points   D. check with classmates
(  ) 69.The underlined word "strategies" in the passage means ______.
　　A. 策略           B. 思维  C. 途径            D. 智慧
(  ) 70.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.今后能
B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test.
C. If it asks to give one answer, we'd better write more.
D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.
五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
将A－E的句子还原到短文中，使短文完整通顺。
Do you have new classmates this term? How do you like them? 71 In fact a great first impression(印象) starts with a good introduction(介绍). Here is some advice on how to make a good self-introduction.
★ Stand up, smile and look at the other person in the eyes. 72
★ Tell others your full name and don’t forget to listen for theirs. Use their name in your answer. 73
★ Make small talk. Both of you and your new friend may be interested in the same thing, such as school, music or art. 74 Ask “who”, “what”, “where” or “when” questions. If your new friend asks you a question, don’t answer it with only a yes or a no.
★ 75 Try something like “I enjoyed talking with you. I hope I see you at school on Monday.” These words make your new friend feel he or she is special.
A. Then talk about it.
B. That helps you remember it.
C. These show your respect (尊重) for others.
D. Did they leave you a good first impression?
E. Always finish your introduction with some nice words.

六、书面表达（共10分）
假如你是Jane, 大明是你的好朋友，他以前成绩很好，自从家里有了电脑以后，大明总是以查资料为由，常常打游戏，导致成绩直线下降，他爸爸很着急。昨天大明还和他爸爸发生了争吵。你得知情况后也很着急，作为好朋友，请写封信劝劝大明。要求70字左右。内容需包含以下三方面：
1) 你得知情况后很着急。
2) 中学生该怎样正确使用电脑。
3) 学生该怎样和父母沟通。
提示词：argue with sb. be worried get information understand say sorry to sb.
Dear Daming,
How is everything going with you?._____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!

Yours,
Jane