8B扬州中学2015期中试卷.doc

扬州中学教育集团树人学校2014–2015学年第二学期期中试卷
　　　 　 八年级英语　　 　 2013、4
(满分:140分;考试时间:110分钟)
第Ⅰ卷(选择题80分)
一、听力 (计20分)
A、 听对话回答问题 (共10 小题;每小题1分;计 10分)
本部分共有10道小题,每小题您将听到一段对话,根据所听到得内容, 选择正确答语。(听两遍)
1、 What’s the weather like today?
A、 B、 C、
2、 What time is it now?
A、 B、 C、
3、 Where is the teacher going?
A、 B、 C、
4、 What may Mr、 White be?
A、 B、 C、
5、 Why isn’t the boy going home for dinner?
A、 Because he wants to see a film、
B、 Because he will watch a football match、
C、 Because he will work late tonight
6、 What will Jack do if it is fine this Sunday?
A、 He will go fishing B、 He will play basketball C、 We don’t know
7、 What does the woman want to buy?
A、 some books B、 clothes C、 some food
8、 What’s Suzy’s favorite subject?
A、 Math B、 English C、 History
9、 When will Mr、 Green e back?
A、 In September、 B、 In October、 C、 In August、
10、 How long will the man stay at the science museum?
A、 Less than three hours、 B、 More than three hours C、 About four hours、
B、 听一段对话,回答1112小题,听两遍。
11、 How far is Heping Hotel?
A、 Half an hour’s bus ride、 B、 An hour’s walk、 C、 15minutes’ walk
12、 How often do the buses go to Heping Hotel?
A、 4 times a day B、 5 times a day C、 6 times a day
C、 听一篇短文,回答1315小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确得选项,完成信息记录表。听两遍。
The First Family
Obama
President of the United States
Moved to the White House with his family
Michelle
Obama’s _____13____
Has had success in her life、
Marian
Michelle’s mother
Help to take care of the ____14____、
Malia
Obama’s daughter
A thirteenyearold girl in Grade 8、
Sasha
Obama’s daughter
The younger daughter in Grade ___15____、
Bo
A pet dog
A new family member、
13、 A、 wife B、 mother C、 daughter
14、 A、 pet dog B、 girls C、 house
15、 A、 3 B、 4 C、 5
D、 听一篇短文,回答第16—20小题。听两遍。
16、 Where do the two women live?
A、 In a large street in Paris、 B、 In a quiet street in London、 C、 In a quiet street in Paris、
17、 They often walk 、
A、 on the beach B、 in the street C、 by the river
18、 One of the women says, "That’s a very beautiful girl、" Because the woman
A、 knows the girl B、 is the girl's mother C、 supposes (猜想) she is
19、 The girl is 、
A、 walking behind the two old women B、 smiling at the young men
C、 walking before the two old women
20、 What’s the weather like today?
A、 It' s sunny but cold、 B、 It' s rainy and windy、 C、 It's sunny and warm、
二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处得最佳答案。
21、 great fun it is to fly in a balloon!
A、 What B、 What a C、 How a D、 How
22、 —Don’t pour the _________ water into the river、
—Sorry, I won’t、
A、 pollution B、 polluted C、 pollute D、 polluting
23、 He ________a worker in a factory, but he________ a pop star two years ago、
A、 used to be; has bee B、 used to be; became
C、 was used to be; bees D、 was used to being; has bee
24、 A book on travelling has just ________, You can get it in any bookshop
A、 been e out B、 e out C、 came out D、 ing out
25、 — How long have you been away from Yangzhou ?
—________、
A、 Since 2 years B、 In 1999 C、 For half a year ago D.Since 2007
26、 —He is _______ in class and has _________ for two hour、
—He is so tired these days preparing for the midterm exam、
A、 alseep; sleeping B、 sleep; sleeping C、 slept; asleep D、 sleeping; been asleep
27、 — When shall we go to watch the basketball match in the sports centre?
— Not until the work _________ tomorrow、
A、 will be finished B、 is finished C、 will finish D、 has been finished
28、 They __________ day and night、 So they are in poor health、
A、 are made work B、 are made to work C、 made to be worked D、 are making to work
29. — Is this coat yours?
— No, mine __________ over there near the window、
A、 hangs B、 is hanging C、 hung D、 has hung
30、 — Do you have Jay’s CDs?
— Sorry, they are _______、 But we’ll get more next week because they _______、
A、 sold out; are sold well B、 sell out; sold well
C、 selling out; sell well D、 sold out; sell well
31、 —We can’t stop there because a car accident ____ last night and the scene was marked ______ red、
—Ok, let’s find another place to have a rest、
A、 happened; in B、 was happened; in C、 happened; with D、 has happened; with
32、 —What do you think of the life in the center of the city?
—Better but I feel lonely __ because it has bee difficult to see some of my friends、
A、 some times B、 some time C、 from time to time D、 one time
33、 —The earth has been seriously polluted over the past thirty years、
—Yes, people must be told that the earth is our home、 It ______well、
A、 must be protected B、 should protect C、 need protecting D、 should protected
34、 —The light in his office is still on、 Do you know ___________?
—To prepare for the midterm exam、
A、 if he works hard B、 why he keeps working
C、 why is he so busy D、 when he will stop working
35、 —Do you mind my sitting here?
—___________、The woman sitting here has just left、
A、 You’d better not、 B、 Of course not C、 Yes, please D、 No, you can’t
三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给得四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl, Sarah、 ___36___Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own、 She___37___a job in a publishing house, but the salary(薪水)was ___38__$30, 000 a year、 Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah___39__live on her salary and still saved $5, 000 in a year、 How was that___40__in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living___41__starts with keeping the big cost small、 For most people, that ___42__housing、 So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends、 Her next biggest cost was ___43__、 When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants、 ___44___she bought a $9、99 whole chicken at a local restaurant、 She then__45___the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them、 Nowadays young people often___46___a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)、 But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking___47___in New York City、 I love going to museums and parks、” Did Sarah feel poor___48___cheap living? Not really、 She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, ___49___to Portland、
“Don't think of saving money as something___50___、 It's a kind of game,” said Sarah、
( )36.A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless
( )37.A.found B.tried C.asked for D.looked for
( )38.A.more than B.less than C shorter than D.higher than
( )39.A.can B.may C.could D.might
( )40.A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different
( )41.A.already B.sometimes C.hardly D.always
( )42.A.helps B.bees C.makes D.means
( )43.A.food B.rest C.studying D.playing
( )44.A.Soon B.Finally C.Once D.Again
( )45.A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked
( )46.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save
( )47.A.along B.up C.down D.around
( )48.A.by B.up C.at D.between
( )49.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others
( )50.A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great
四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,计30分)
阅读下列内容,从每小题所给得四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Special Offers
Free soft drink
Buy any meal for at least 6 yuan at Mike’s Café and receives a free soft drink、 We serve the best hamburgers and snacks in the mall、 e in and try our delicious meals and our excellent service、 Free soft drink offer ends on November 12、
Buy one, get one free
Buy one shirt at LOTTEMart Menswear(男士专柜),and get another shirt of the same value free、 You can choose any tie here, then we will give you another one at no cost、 Hurry! Offer ends on November 10、
10% Off
Show this ticket at Xinhua Book Store to get a 10% discount on any book you buy、 We have lots of books to choose from, including children’s books, novels, travel guides and hobbies、 You are sure to find something that you’ll enjoy、 Shop now for Christmas、
6 Hour’ Free Parking
If you spend 100 yuan or more in RTMart, you will receive six hours of free parking、 When you have spend 100 yuan or more, just take this ticket that you pay for your goods to the service desk、 They will stamp(盖章 ) your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free parking、
51、 The information above is probably takes from____、
A、 a sports report B、 a story book C、 a fashion magazine D、 an advertisement poster
52、 If the price of the book is 40 yuan, you need to pay ____、
A、 4 yuan B、 36 yuan C、 40 yuan D、 44 yuan
53、 You can get another tie for free ____ at LOTTEMart Menswear、
A、 on November 9 B、 on November 11 C、 on New Years Day D、 on Christmas Day
54、 How long can you park your car for free at most after spending 108 yuan in RTMart?
A、 1 hour、 B、 5 hours、 C、 6 hours、 D、 7 hours、
55、 What can Tom get for free after he has spent 7 yuan at Mike’s Café?
A、 A soft drink、 B、 The best hamburgers、 C、 The best snacks、 D、 A delicious meal、
B
There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园)、 A large tree grew there、 Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener、 But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other、 The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live、 The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live、
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die、 The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up、 Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up、
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them、 When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other、 They learned how to live in harmony with those around them、 So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well、 After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around、
56、 From the passage we know ______、
A、 The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up、
B、 The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree、
C、 The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first、
D、 The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables、
57、 The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese、
A、 长久地 B、 小心地 C、 有效地 D、 与谐地
58、 The passage is mainly about _______、
A、 why the sunlight and water were very important
B、 how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch
C、 why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch
D、 what happened between the vegetables and the tree
C
Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults、 But that's not true、 There are many interesting stories in the paper、 You just need to make clear what you are looking at、 “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15yearold Gao Ming from Beijing、 “I'm interested in things happening at school、” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers、 There's also world news: from international problems to pop stars、
Read the newspaper carefully, we'll find different types of articles on the pages:
News stories — these stories are about events、 Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened、 Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible、 They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true、 The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page、 When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas、
Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now、 But it isn't just facts、 Here writers add their own opinions to the news、 Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas、 They make readers believe that they are telling the truth、 This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking、 Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers、
Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them、 Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!
59、 The underlined sentence means that the readers "_______"、
A、 should understand interesting news stories B、 ought to know which kind of things to read
C、 need to look at the school news first D、 must know the contents of all the news
60、 We can not find the facts of an event _______、
A、 in advertisements B、 in the school news C、 in opinion writing D、 on the front page
61、 This passage mainly discusses how_______、
A、 reporters write different kinds of news
B、 teenagers get interested in newspapers
C、 readers can read newspapers in better ways
D、 readers can deal with different news in newspapers
D
Mrs、 Thompson came to the 5th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone、 Also, he did badly in his studies、 When she reviewed Teddy’s past records, she found he was a good child at first, but he began to change when his mother got ill、 Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death、
Mrs、 Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him、 She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifullycovered Christmas presents、 His presents were covered with some old paper、 Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水)、 But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand、 Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say, “Mrs、 Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to、”After the child left, she cried for quite a long time、
On that very day, she taught not only knowledge but also children、 As she worked with
Teddy, his mind seemed to e alive、 By the end of the year, Teddy had bee one of the smartest children in the class、
A year later, Teddy left school、 She found a note under her door, from Teddy, saying that