初二英語期中試卷及答案

PAGE八年級英語試題第4頁2015-2016學年度第一學期期末考試二、選擇填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）21.Thisis______unusualcoursethatistaughtin______university,butit’suselesstothereallife.A.a;a B.an;an C.a;an D.an;a22.It’sreportedthatPresidentXiJinpingarrived______Seattle(西雅圖)______September22ndtopayafour-dayvisittotheUSA.A.at;on B.in;on C.at;in D.in;in23.Boysandgirls,Iwilltellyou________,andyoucanfinishit________. A.howtodoit;byyourself B.whattodo;byyourself C.whattodo;onyourown D.howtodo;alone 24.IfindthisMathproblemvery______.Ibelievemostofthestudentscanworkitout.A.easily;easy B.easy;easily C.easily;easily D.easy;easy25.—Therewaslittlemilkinthefridge,_______?—_______,pleasegoandbuysome.A.wasn'tthere;Yes B.wasthere;YesC.wasn'tthere;No D.wasthere;No26.—______isitfromyourhometoschool?—It’snearlytenminutes’walk. A.Howlong B.Howfar C.Howoften D.Howsoon27.TheTVprogrammeonthischannelwasso______thatallmyfriendsfelt______.Aboring;boring B.bored;boring C.boring;bored D.bored;bored28.Shanghaiisbiggerthan______inJiangsuandbiggerthan______inChina.A.anycity;anycityB.anycity;anyothercityC.anyothercity;theothercitiesD.anyothercity;anycity29.NotonlymyfriendsbutalsomybrotherandI______interestedinthoseplays.A.are B.am C.isD.were30.InthecartoonfilmTomandJerry,thelittlemouseseems______thanthebigcat.A.moreclever er B.muchcleverer C.muchcleverD.muchmorecleverer31.—Don'tleavethetaprunningafteryoufinishwashingyourhands.—_______.A.Ihopeso B.I'mafraidnotC.It'snothing D.Sorry,Iwon't32.—YouspeakgoodEnglish,Ihope_____uswithourEnglish．—Noproblem.A.youtohelp B.tohelp C.you’llhelp D.toyouhelp33.Sandy,______toomuchTV,forit’sbadforyoureyes.A.notwatch B.don’twatch C.doesn’twatch D.watches34.Theticket______him￥3000,andflyingtotheUSA______himtwodays. A.took;cost B.spent;took C.cost;took D.paid;spent35.Idon'tlikethispairofshoes.Pleaseshowme_______.A.theotherone B.otherpair C.anotherone D.anotherpair36.—Remembernotto______untilthebusstops.—OK,Iwill.A.getitoff B.getoffit C.gotonit D.getiton37.—What_______yourschoollife_______?—It_______watchingTV.A.does;like;likes B.do;like;likesC.is;like;islike D.is;likes;islikes38.You’dbetter________becauseyouhavetodrivebacktoyourcompany.A.notdrinking B.notdrink C.don’tdrink D.nottodrink39.—MustweleaveforBeijingnow,Mr.Smith?—No,you________.Youstillhavetwomorehours. A.can’t B.mustn’t C.shouldn’t D.don’thaveto40.Myfatherisagooddriver.Hehasaprettygood______ofdirection.A.ways B.sense C.idea D.feeling三、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）Longlongago,therelivedafarmerwhosebrotherwasagardenerandownedawonderfulgarden.Onedaythefarmerwentto41hisbrother,andwas42thebeautifulgarden.Hisbrother43togivehimthebestappletreeasagift.Thefarmertookthetreehomeandstartedtowonder44toplantit.“IfIplantitonthehill,”hesaidtohimself,“thewindmight45thefruit.IfIplantitontheroad,peoplewillseeitandtakeoffits46.”Finallyheplantedthetreebehindhisbarn(谷倉),“The47wouldneverthinktolookforithere.”48,thetreegrewneitherflowersnorfruitsintwoyears.Thefarmerwenttohisbrotherandsaid49,“Youhavegivenmea50tree.Look!Thisisthethirdyearanditstillgrows51butleaves!”Whenthefarmer’sbrothersawwherethetreewas,thegardener52andsaid,“Youhaveplantedthetreewhereitisexposed(暴露的)tocoldwinds,andgetneither53norwarmth.Howcouldyou54flowersandfruits?Youhaveplantedthetreewithagreedyandsuspicious(貪婪多疑的)heart,sohowcanyouwanta55harvest?”Whatdoyoulearnfromthestory?41.A.watch B.find C.teach D.visit42.A.worriedabout B.surprisedat C.tiredof D.afraidof43.A.decided B.supposed C.hoped D.asked44.A.how B.when C.where D.why45.A.putoff B.takeaway C.turndown D.shakedown46.A.tree B.fruit C.food D.flower47.A.thieves B.animals C.neighbors D.children48.A.Finally B.Firstly C.However D.Luckily49.A.slowly B.hardly C.excitedly D.angrily50.A.dead B.bad C.wrong D.young51.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything52.A.suggested B.laughed C.left D.planted53.A.sunshine B.water C.air D.earth54.A.plant B.take C.receive D.expect55.A.small B.rich C.famous D.poor四、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）ANewbooksthismonthTheLongNightThisisDavidReilly’sfirstbook.DavidbecameawriterafterteachingEnglishforseveralyears.MahaisanurseinnorthernAustralia.Sheworksinasmallhospital.OnedayababyissoillthatMahahastodriveallnighttogethertothenearestbigcity.Theyhavealotofproblemsgettingthereand…HardWorkThisexcitingtwentieth.HardWorkisaboutSombat.Heworkswithhisfather,acarpenter,inThailand.Theyworklongandhardhoursmakingtablesandchairs,buttheydonothaveanymoney.Thenonedayamandressedallinblackbuysthemostbeautifultableintheshop…HospitalorCinemaMarcieJacome,whostudiesEnglishinLondon,wrotethisstoryearlierthisyear.TinaisayoungIndianwomanwhoisadoctorinasmalltown.ShegoestoLondontostudyEnglishandmedicine,butonedayshemeetsamanwhoaskshertogototheUSAwithhimtobecomeafilmstar…WhatwillTinado?56.TheLongNightwaswrittenby.Iwasverysleepyinthemorning,soIdidn’tgorunningasusual.Atnineo’clock,Tomcalledmetojoinhiminagameofbasketball.HesaidJackandsomeotherboyswouldalsobetheretoo.Ihadfinishedmyhomeworkandhadnothingelsetodo,soIagreed.Tomtoldmetogotothebasketballclubatteno’clock.Onthewaythere,Iboughtahamburger.WhenIreachedthebasketballclub,IwassurprisedtoseeTomandJackfighting.Lateron,Ilearnedthattheywerefightingoverwhoshouldstartthrowingtheball.Ishoutedtothemtostopbuttheywouldnotlisten.Luckilytwomencametoseparate(使…分開)theboystilltheycalmeddown.ThenIsuggestedthatwegotothecoffeeshopforadrink.Atthecoffeeshop,IbroughtoutmyhamburgeranditwasgoodtoseeTomandJacksharingthehamburgerandlaughingonceagain.回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過6個詞。86.Whydidn’tthewritergorunningthismorning?___________________________________________________________________87.WhowouldalsojoininthegameaccordingtoTom?___________________________________________________________________88.Whenwouldtheymeetattheclub?___________________________________________________________________89.Whatdidthewriterseewhenhereachedtheclub?__________________________________________________________________90.Wheredidtheysharethehamburgerandlaugh?__________________________________________________________________七、任務型閱讀根據短文內容完成下面的表格；每空一詞。（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Therearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstodeveloptheirinterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationasksstudentstoberesponsible(負責的)fortheirowneducation.Theopenclassroommayhelpthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Butmanystudentsmaynotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudents,iftherearetoofewrules,theywilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditional(傳統(tǒng)的)education,thesestudentsmayhaveaproblemofgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Itisimportantformanystudentstohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Afewruleswillhelpthem.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersshowlittleinterestinit.Soitmaynotgetsupportfromthoseteachers.Younowknowwhatopeneducationis.Someofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplained.Youmayhaveyourownopinionsaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisonlyagoodidea.Itmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudents,butofcoursenotallstudents,wantandneedtohavesomerules.Theymuststudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindthesubjectsthattheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywillnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydonothaveto.OpenEducationMeaningOpeneducationisawayofteachingwithoutmanyrules.Studentsareallowedtolearnsubjectstheyare91in.GoodpointsOpeneducationmakesstudentsrealizetheyarelearningfor92,notforothers.Inopenclassrooms,manystudentsdon’tneedtobe93aboutgradesorrules.Somestudentsfeel94inopenclassroomsthanintraditionalclassrooms.95pointsManystudentsmaynotdoas96inopenclassroomsasintraditionalclassrooms.It’s97forstudentstomakemanychoicessotheycan’tmakegooduseofopeneducation.Someteachersdonot98suchawayofteaching.Thewriter’s99aboutopeneducationOpeneducationisjustagoodidea,butitmaynotworkwellinarealclassorschool.Studentswillnotstudysomesubjectsiftheyaren’t100to.八、缺詞填空根據短文內容及首字母提示，補全空格內單詞，使短文完整、通順（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Thereisnothingmorei101tolifethanthesun.W102thesun,alllivingthingsontheearthwoulddie.Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearet103ofstarslikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinthedaytimeyoucano104seeonestarthesun.Thesunismuchn105tousthantheotherstars.Thatisw106itlooksthebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.Thedistance(距離)ofthesunfromtheearthisasm107as150,000,000kilometers.Moststarsarethousandsoflight