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2016學(xué)年第一學(xué)期八年級英語學(xué)科期中考試試卷Il.Choosethebestanswer.Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciationwithothers?A.corner B.collegeC.boring D.forceWehaveeveryreasontobelievethat2022WinterOlympicswillbesuccessful.A.a B.an C.the D./Jack’smotherwasbusyherbusinessyesterday.A.for B.in C.with D.atIt’stimeforsupper.Rickshouldhomesoon.A.arrive B.getat C.getto D.arrivein.Thereisabookinoneofmyhands.Guesswhatisinmyhand?A.another B.theother C.other D.others.collegestudentswillbesenttothewestaftertheygraduate.A.Anumberof B.AhugeamountofC.Much D.Alittle29.It’stotravelbyairthanbytrain.A.morequickly B.muchquicklyC.MuchquickerD.quick30.Maryreallydidn’tknowhowtothetroublebyherself,soshealwayshadtroublemostofthethingsA.dealwith,withB.dowith,withC.dealwith,inD.dowith,in31.sciencefiction,healsolikesreadingdetectivestories.A.Except B.Exceptfor C.Inaddition D.Inadditionto.Hejumpedintotherivertosavetheboyheheardthecryforhelp.A.before B.though C.assoonas D.until.Howlonghasyourbrothertheyouthleague?A.joined B.takenpartinC.attended D.beenin.FormostofGradeNinestudents,theirdreamistobedbeforenineo’clock.A.go B.togo C.going D.notgo35.importantwaterisinourlife!A.How B.What C.Howan D.Whatan

36.Ifindhardforsomeonetocommunicatewithparentsbecauseofthegenerationgap.A.that B.this C.it D.its37.Wehopemyquestionsasquicklyaspossible.A.theteachertoanswerC.theteacherwillanswerA.theteachertoanswerC.theteacherwillanswer38.Couldyoupleasetellme?A.wherewasthenewairportlocatedC.wherewasthenewairportlocatedB.thattheteacherwouldanswer.D.theteacher’sansweringB.wherethenewairportislocated.D.wherethenewairportwaslocated39.-Wouldyoulikemetocarrythissuitcaseforyou?A.Yes,I,dlovetoC.NevermindA.Yes,I,dlovetoC.NevermindD.That’sallright.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce.A.tired B.lying C.managedD.failedE.discussionLisawasrunninglate.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweakand40--maybeithadn,tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepin41aboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,“Oh,myGod,shefellin!”Frankdidn,thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebody42ontherails.“No!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.Itwashardtolifther.Buthe43toraiseherfourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanders（旁觀者）couldholdheranddragherawayfromtheedge.Afterbeingsaved,shefeltworriedandsaidshewasrobbedbysomeone.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms.Aprilisthemonthinayear.(four)You,dbettergiveafullwhichagreeswiththefactsofthesituation.(explain)isquitedifferentfromChinesethoughitonlyhas3extraalphabets.(Germany)Wearekeenontheexperimentsbecauseitbringsusalotoffun.(physics)Grandpaisgoingtohishouseandlivewithusfortherestoflife.(sale)49.,Johngotthefirstprizeinthereadingcompetition.(lucky)V.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired.Theyhadagoodhabitofreadingbooks.(改為否認(rèn)句)Theyagoodhabitofreadingbooks.TinahasbeenanEnglishteacherforabout20years.(對劃線部分提問)hasTinabeenanEnglishteacher?Johnsonwasinchargeoftrainingnewstaffinthatcompany.(保持句意不變)Johnsonwastrainingnewstaffinthatcompany.Idon,thaveenoughmoneytobuythelatestsmartphone.(保持句意不變)Iamtobuythelatestsmartphone.anastronaut,you,in10years,time,be,possibly,will(連詞成句)VI.Readingcomprehension.A.Choosethebestanswer.Youneedsomebreadandmilk.Buthalfanhourlater,youleavethesupermarketwithatrolley(手推車)fulloffood.WhatgamesdosupermarketsplaytomakeusspendsomuchmoneyThetricksusuallystartbeforeyouwalkin.Outsidethesupermarketentrance,anybodywhowalkspastcansmellwarm,freshbread.Thatmakesushungryandreadytobuylotsoffood,notjustbread.Nowyou,reinsideand,ofcourse,asmallbasketwouldbefine,butalltheyhavearetrolleys.Andofcoursetheproblemwithatrolleyisthatitlookssadandlonelywithjustoneortwoproductsinside.Sowemayfillitwithsomething.Infact,supermarkettrolleysareactuallygettingbiggersothatwebuymore.Ofcourse,manypeopleshopinsupermarketsbecausetheythinkeverythingischeaperthaninothershops.Sosupermarketsofferverycheappricesonsomethingsbutthenhavehigherpricesforotherproducts.Onenewtrickistoputredstickersonproducts.Customersusuallyconnectredstickerswithlowerpricessotheredstickersiseasytobenoticed,evenwhenthereisnoreduction!Interestingly,thistrickappearstoworkmorewithmenthanwithwomen.Thereisastorybehindthepositionofeverythinginthesupermarket.Forexample,customersoftengoonlytobuymilk.Sotheyputitrightattheback,forcingyoutogopasthundredsofshelvesfullofotherproducts.Thepositionofproductsoneachshelfisalsoimportant.Themostexpensiveproductsareusuallyateye-levelsoyouseetheseimmediately.Theexceptionisanythingthatchildrenmightlike.Theseproductsareonlowershelvessothatkidsseethem.Apartfromwhatyouseeandsmellinasupermarket,whataboutwhatyoulistentoInmostsupermarketstheyhavesoft,slowmusic.It,ssorelaxingthatyouslowdownandspendmoretime(andmoney)inthestore.Youalsomovemoreslowlywhenthesupermarketisbusy.Expertssuggestit,sbettertoshopwhenit,squieter,onaMondayoraTuesdayforexample.Andbecarefulwithqueuesatthecheckouts.Thesearesometimesdeliberate(故意),tomakeyoubuysomethingfromthecheckoutshelveswhileyouwait.nexttimeyougointoyourlocalsupermarket,rememberthesetricksandseeifyoucancomewithjustthethingsyouwentfor.55.Smellsfrombreadinthesupermarket.makeyoufeelhungryandbuymorefooddrawyourattentiontobreadonlymakeyoubuylessbreadthanyouneedforceyoutoleavethesupermarket.Supermarketsdon,tprovidebasketsbecause.supermarketsdon,tusuallyhavemanybasketsaretoosmalltoholdmanyproductsit,seasytogoshoppingwithtrolleysatrolleycanholdoneortwoproductsinside.Accordingtothepassage,supermarketsputredstickersonproductstomakethemlookmorebeautifulmakethemdifferentfromcheaperonesmakepeoplethinkthestickersareformenmakepeoplethinktheycouldsavemoney.Accordingtothepassage,toysforchildrenareusuallyplaced.A.onhighershelves B.oneachshelfC.onlowershelves D.onthebackshelves.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph6thatsupermarketsusually.stoppeopleliningupatthecheckoutscloseonMondaymorningplayloudandnoisymusicinsidemakecustomersfeelrelaxed.Thepassageismainlyabout.severalwayssupermarketsusetosellmoreproductssomeadvicewhenpeoplegoshoppingonthestreetseveralrulesthateverybusinessshouldfollowsomeadvertisementsthatmakepeoplebuymoreChoosethebestwordsandcompletethepassage.Expressinggratitudeisanimportantformofgoodmanners.NowadaysmoreandmorepeopleinChinahavefoundit’shightimeteoadndrtkifulheartforthegoodothers61.

Everyonelikestogetpraisedandappreciated.Gratitudeisthegreatestofvirtues,whichletsotherssmileandmakestheworldmorebeautiful.Youjustneedseveralminutestowritedownathank-younote,butitbringmuchjoytothe62.Weliveinasocietywhereweenjoythedifferentservicesofothers.Butnoneofthemshouldbetakenforgranted.Gratitudeisalsoakindofattitudeinlife.Indevelopinggratitudeforeverymoment-forthesimplejoysandevenforthe65times—wecometotrulyenjoyandappreciatelife.Thenweareabletoseethemagicthatsurroundsus.Trytowriteathank-youlettertoyourparentsforworkinghardto64youahappylife.Begratefultoyourteachersbecauseoftheirhelpwithyourstudiesandcharacterbuilding.Saythankstoyourfriendswho65bothyourhappinessandsorrow.Wearesureitwillbringthemmuchjoyandadd66intoyourownlifeaswell.61.A.haveB.doC.shareD.like62.A.doerB.receiveC.performerD.speaker63.A.managingB.challengingC.changingD.developing64.A.offerB.produceC.imagineD.try65.A.knewB.sharedC.realizedD.recognized66.A.reflectionB.justiceC.tasteD.colorReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.aselfiestickIfyou'vebeennearatouristattractionlately,youmayhaveseensomeonetakingphotos-eitheraloneorwithagroupoffriends-withacameraphoneputattheendofatelescopingpole［伸縮桿〕，nowcommonlyknownas?！皊elfiestick".aselfiestickSelfiesticksfastbecamepopularwiththeyoungpeopleinSoutheastAsia,includingIndonesia,Malaysia,andthePhilippines,followedbySouthKoreaandJapan.Theyarenowwidelyseena67AsiaandhavespreadtotheUSandEurope.Therearenearly130,000photosonImtagram〔圖片分享應(yīng)用〕takenwithaselfiestick.Asyouknow,selfiesticksareprettyconvenienttouse.Firstyouputyourphoneattheendoftheselfiestick.Thenraiseitinfrontofyourselfandmakeasoundorpressabuttononthestickhandlewhichisconnectedtothecamera,orpressabuttononawirelessremote（無線遙控），orusethecamera'sbuilt-intimer〔內(nèi)置計時器〕totakeaphotoafteranumberofs68havepassed.Withaperfectsmileonyourface,thepictureyouwantisdone!B69itsconvenience,thereareotheradvantagestouseselfiesticks.Puttingmorepeopleintheframe（邊框）.Aselfiestickmakesiteasytof70allyourfriendsinoneshot.Nobodyhasto“cut"thefacebyhalfinthepictureanymore.Addingbackgroundstoyourselfies.Theselfiestickprovidesd71betweenthecameraandyoursubject（you!〕，soyoucanincludemoreinyourpicture：theskylinebehindyou,anancientbuildinginthebackgroundoreventhegrassland-anythingyoulikeandwantthatcanmakeyourpicturespecialandnice.Gettingmoreangles1角度〕.Theselfiestickiseasytoh72,whichmeansyoucangetsomefunandcreativeangles-toenrichyourselfiesortotakeinterestingphotosoffriends.Sonexttimeyoutravela73orwanttotakeafungroupphoto,aselfiestickmayhelpyou.Answerthequestions.BlackFridayThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursday.ThedayafterithasbeenknownasBlackFriday.Itisthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason,andithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearintheUSsince2005.MoststoresofferbigsalesonBlackFriday.Theyopentheirdoorsquiteearlyinthemorning.Theytrytoattractshopperswithbigdiscounts（打折）.Someitems（商pn）likeTVsandclothsaremuchcheaperthanusual.Storesmayevenlosemoneyontheseitems.Theyhopethatshopperswillbuygiftsforotherpeoplewhiletheyareinthestore.BlackFridayisagreattimetogoshopping.However,thereareproblem.Thebiggestoneisthattherearenotenoughlow-priceditems.Eachstoremayonlyhaveafew.Theseitemsareingreatneed,sopeoplestandinlonglinestogetthem.Theymaywaitthreetofourhoursbeforeastoreopens.TheymaybehopingtogetalowpriceonaTVorcomputer,butnoteverybodycangetone.Somepeopleleave,disappointed.Thesituationmakespeopleworried.SomeBlackFridayeventshavebeencrazy.Therehavebeenfightsovertoysamongshoppers.Someworkershaveevenbeenhurtbylargecrowds.ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfun.Still,ifyouplantogo,youwillexpectlargecrowdsandabitofpushing.Sowheredoesthename“BlackFriday”comefrom?ItwasfirstusedinPhiladelphiainthe1950s.ThepolicecalledthisdayBlackFridaybecauseoftheheavytrafficitcaused.Inthe1960s,storestriedtorenametheday“BigFriday”.Itdidnotstick.Thename“BlackFriday”continuedtospreadacrossthecountry.Itseemsthatitisheretostay.NowpeoplealloverthecountrytakepartinBlackFridayevents.Itisevenspreadingtootherpartsoftheworld.StoreshaveheldBlackFridayeventsintheUK,Australia,andBrazilsince2012.InMexico,storesofferaweekendofdiscountseveryyear.Theycallit“ElBuenFin”,whichmeans“thegoodweekend”inSpanish.Iguesspeopleeverywhereliketobuythingsonsale.WhenisBlackFriday?StorescangetmuchmoneyfromallthetimesonBlackFriday,can,tthey?WhatcausesthebiggestproblemonBlackFriday?Howlongdoesittaketowaitbeforeastoreopens?Whatdidthepolicecallthisday“BlackFriday”for?WouldyouliketogoshoppingonBlackFriday?WhyorWhynot?VII.Writing.（寫作）Writeareportofatleast60wordsaccordingtotheinformationbelow.（請根據(jù)以下信息，寫一篇不少于60個詞的文章，標(biāo)點符號不占格。）上海迪斯尼樂園于今年6月16日正式開放，許多孩子打算前往游玩。假設(shè)你是一名樂園的志愿者，請你根據(jù)以下表格中的要點提示，用英語向孩子們介紹樂園并提醒他們文明游園。上海東林*電帔可出由€個主融公Mil!就磐帕那翩?欣京在解卿式禮物.可香則火支喇源園不扔城謊保持祭消號生口損工至生2點）注意：.短文的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)；.短文須包括所有要點，不要逐詞解釋，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使短文連貫、通順；.短文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息。參考詞匯：themen.主題；fireworkn.煙火Goodmorning,children!AsavolunteerfromShanghaiDisneyland,I,dliketosaysomethingabouttheparkandtell