揚州樹人初二英語期中試卷

揚州中學教育集團樹人學校2014–2015學年第二學期期中試卷八年級英語2015.4〔總分值：140分；考試時間：110分鐘〕第一卷〔選擇題80分〕一、聽力〔共20小題；每題1分，總分值20分)第一局部聽對話答復以下問題〔計10分，每題1分〕本局部共有10道小題，每題你將聽到一段對話，選出你認為最適宜的答案，聽兩遍。2.What’sthegirl’sfavouritesport?.WhichkindofChinesecultureistheman’sfavourite?A．B．C. 5.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Atthebusstop. B.Onthebus. C.InXihui6.Whydoesn’tPeterwanttohavepizza?A.Hedoesn’tlikethetasteofpizza.B.Helikessandwichesbetter.C.Hethinksit’sexpensive.第二局部聽對話和短文答復以下問題?！灿?0分，每題1分〕你將聽到一段對話和兩篇短文，選出你認為最適宜的答案，聽兩遍。聽第一段對話，答復第11-12小題。11.WhatdoesStevendo?A.Astudent. B.Adriver. C.Areporter.12.WhatforeignlanguagescanStevenspeak?A.FrenchandEnglish. B.EnglishandRussian. C.FrenchandRussian.聽一篇短文，完成第13-15題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。LifeinthePastandNowWhatthespeaker’sgrandpadidwiththeoldradioListenedto13.Whatthespeaker’sgrandpa’snewradiolookslikeIt’s14.WhatthespeakerhasnowA15.13.A.thenews B.footballmatches C.English14.A.modern B.big C.small15.A.radio B.computer C.Television聽第二篇短文，答復16-20小題。16.Whendidthishappen?A.Oneevening. B.Onenight. C.Onemorning.17.Howmanypersonswerethereintheroomwhensomeonewasknockingatthedoor?A.Threepersons. B.Twopersons.C.Oneperson.18.Whatdidtheyoungmanwear?A.Awhiteshirt.B.Longtrousers. C.Apairofglasses.19.Whowastheyoungman?Hewasafriendofthewriter’s.B.Hewasastrangemantothem.C.Hewasthefriendofthewriter’sbrother.20.Whatwasmostlytheendofthestory?A.Theyoungmanwastakenawaybythepolice.B.Theyoungmanbecametheirfriend.C.Theyoungmanranaway.二、單項選擇(共15小題;每題1分，計15分〕在以下各題A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個能填入題干空白處的最正確答案。21. Ican’tstopplayingcomputergames. Foryourhealth,I’mafraidyou_____. A.can B.may C.haveto D.mustShehadtosellherfavoritecareventhoughitwas________herownwish.A.above B.against C.on D.for 23.There_______greatchangesinourhometowninthelasttwentyyears.A.hasbeen B.are C.were D.havebeen24.Myelderbrother________inthefactoryforoverthreeyearsandnowheworksasaguide.A.hasworked B.hadworked C.worked D.works’stoohotintheroom.Wouldyoumindme_______thewindow?-_______.Goahead.A.toopen;Ofcoursenot B.opening;CertainlynotC.opening;Ofcourse D.toopen;Goodidea26.Heneverchangeshismind.Ifhewantstodosomething,nothingandnobodycanstand__________.A.onhiswayB.bythewayC.inthisway D.inhisway27.IwasjusttalkingtoMargaretwhenJackson____.A.cutin B.cutdown C.cutout D.cutup28.--She’sneverbeentoHainan,________?________.Shewenttherelastweekforthefirsttime.A.hasshe;Yes,shehas B.hasshe;No,shehasn’tC.hasn’tshe;Yes,shehas D.hasn’tshe;No,shehasn’t29.I______gotobed______mymothercamebackhome.A.won’t,until B.didn’t,until C.will,until D./,when30.OurEnglishteacherstopped___________ourseats..A.ustoleave B.usleaving C.toleave D.toleaving31.Excuseme.I_______Iwasblocking(擋)yourway.A.didn'trealize B.don'trealize C.haven'trealized

D.wasn'trealizing32.--Canyoutranslatethefamousnovelist’sbook______Chinese_____English?--Noproblem.A.into;into B.from;to C.into;in D.in;into33.Pauldoesn’tknow_________abouthisproblems.A.howtotalkto B.whototalk C.wheretotalkto D.whototalkto34.Don’ttrytodoeverything.Takeitabit_________.A.attimes B.atthattime C.atatime D.atalltimes35.Itwillbemyturn.Ifeelalittlenervous._____!Youcanmakeit.A.Congratulations B.Lookout C.Takeiteasy D.Haveagoodtime三、完型填空〔共15小題；每題1分，計15分〕閱讀以下短文，從文后各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最正確答案。Dadlosthisjobafterarguingwiththeboss,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoney36.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookmeoutintothepark.Ihadablanketwrappedaroundme,soI37toshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.We38atthesky.Thoseshiningstarswereoneofthe39treatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthewildness.Richcitypeople,he’dsay,livein40flats,buttheirairwassopollutedthatthey41notevenseethestars.“42yourfavoritestar.”Dadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforkeeping.HesaiditwasmyChristmas43.“Youcan’tgivemeastar,”Isaid,“44ownsthestars.”“That’sright,”Dadsaid,“Butyoucansupposeitisyours.Andwhenyoudothat,itisyours.”I45myhead,lookedatthestars,andtriedtofigureoutwhichwasthebestone.Then,Ifoundone.“Iwantthatone.”Isaid.Dadsmiled.“That’sVenus(金星),”hesaid,“Venuswasonlyaplanet.Shelookedbiggerandbrighterbecauseshewasmuch46thanthestars.PooroldVenusdidn’tevenmakeher47light.Sheshoneonlyfromreflected(反射)light.”“Ilikeitanyway,”Isaid,“IhadlovedVenuseven48thatChristmas.Youcouldseeitintheearlyevening,andifyougotupearly,youcouldstillseeitinthemorning,afterallthestarshaddisappeared.”Dadsaid,“OK,it’sChristmas.I49yourdecision.Youcanhaveitifyouwant.”AndhegavemeVenus.WealllaughedaboutthekidswhobelievedintheSantamyth(圣誕傳說)andgotnothingforChristmasbutabunchofcheapplastictoys.“Manyyearslater,whenallthejunktheygotisbrokenandlongforgotten,”Dadsaid,“youwill50haveyourstar.36. A.atfirst B.atonce C.atall D.atleast37. A.asked B.provided C.required D.offered38. A.lookedup B.lookedfor C.lookout D.lookafter39. A.strange B.special C.important D.impossible40. A.fantastic B.ugly C.old D.poor41. A.needed B.could C.should D.hadbetter42. A.pickup B.takeout C.putout D.pickout43. A.dinner B.card C.party D.present44. A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Anybody D.Nobody45. A.lowed B.put C.raised D.rose 46. A.slower B.farther C.closer D.higher 47. A.alone B.lonely C.strong D.own48. A.when B.before C.after D.until49.A.dislike B.refuse C.accept D.consider50. A.even B.never C.already D.still四、閱讀理解〔共15小題；每題2分，計30分〕閱讀以下內(nèi)容，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最正確答案。AYuanZai,thefirstTaiwan-bornbabypanda,climbsawoodloginsideanenclosure(圍欄)asvisitorstakepicturesattheTaipeiCityZoo,January6,2015.Thecub(幼崽),whichwasborninJulylastyear,madeitspublicdebut(公開亮相)onMonday.TheChineseXueLongicebreaker(破冰船)thatsaved52passengersstrandedaboardaRussianshiplastweekiswaitingforchancetosaveitselffromAntarctic(南極)ice,asweatherconditionsmayturnfineonMonday,January6,2015.HongKongmediamogul(媒體大亨)RunRunShaw(邵逸夫)，aged107,passedawayathomeonTuesdaymorning,January7,2014.ShawwasoneofthefoundingdirectorsofTVBin1967.Hedidmuchcharityworkanddonatedmorethan10billionHKdollarstosupporttheeducationinChina’smainland.51.YuanZaiwasborn_______.A.inJulylastyearB.onMondayC.inJunelastyearD.onJanuary6,201452.XueLongicebreakerbelongsto________.A.ChinaB.theAntarcticC.RussiaD.America53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RunRunShawpassedawayathomeinTaiwan.B.RunRunShawwasafamousactorinTVB.C.XueLongicebreakersaved52passengersstrandedaboardaChineseship.D.YuanZaimadeitsfirstpublicdebutonMonday.BReadingnewspapershasbecomeanimportantpartofeverydaylife.Somepeoplereadnewspapersasthefirstthingtodointhemorning,whileothersreadnewspapersassoonastheyhavesparetimeduringthedaysothattheycanlearnwhatishappeningintheworld.Sometimes,wedonothaveenoughtimetoreadallthenewscarefully,sowejusttakeaquicklookatthefrontpage.Atothertimes,wemaybeinsuchahurrythatweonlyhaveafewminutestolookattheheadlines(標題)ofthepassage.Newspaperscanbefoundeverywhereintheworld.Wecangetmanydifferentkindsofnewspapersinbigcities,butinsomemountainvillageswecanseefewnewspapers.Somenewspapersarepublishedonceaweek,butmostofthepapersarepublishedonceadaywithmanypages,someevenpublishedtwiceaday!Youknowdifferentpeopleenjoyreadingdifferentnewspapers.Somelikeworldnewsandothersprefershortstories.Theyjustchoosewhattheyareinterestedin.TodaynewspapersinEnglishhavethelargestnumberofreadersintheworld.TheEnglishlanguageissopopularthatmanyChinesestudentsarereadingEnglishnewspaperssuchasChinaDailyor2lstCenturyastheybringusmoreandmoreinformationtogetherwiththeInternet.54.Peoplereadnewspapersinorderto_____.A.readtheshortstories B.findthemorningnewsC.learnthelatestnews D.meettheirowndifferentneeds55.Fromthepassagewecanseethat_____whenpeoplegetnewspapers.A.theyjustreadtheheadlines B.noteveryonereadsallthepagesC.theyhavenotimetoreadthem D.theyreadthemverycarefully56.Newspapershavesomanypagesbecause_____.A.newspapersbecomecheaper B.morepagesmeanmoremoneyC.moreandmorepeopleliketoreadthem D.peopleenjoyreadingsomethingdifferent57.Newspapers_____arethemostpopularintheworld.A.inChinese B.inEnglish C.inotherlanguage D.withmanypagesCMonkeysarecleverandlively,buttheyarenaughtyandgreedy(貪婪的)aswell.Whenevertheyfinddeliciousfood,theywilleatenough.What’smore,theywilltakeitwhentheyleave.Theyhavesuffered(吃虧)alotbecauseofthis.Buttheyneverchangethisway.InIndia,peopleusemonkey’sgreedtocatchthem.Doyouknowhowtheycancatchmonkeys?Herearesomeinstructions.Makeaholeinabigpumpkin.Theholemustbejustright--neithertoobignortoosmall.Putsomejujubes(棗)inthehole.Leavethepumpkinunderatree.Makesuretherearesomemonkeysinthetree.Hideyourselfandwatchthemonkeys.Assoonyouleave,themonkeyscan’twaittocomedowntothepumpkin.Whentheyfindaholeinthepumpkin,theydon’tknowwhat’sinitandoneofthemcan'thelpputtingitshandintotheholetofindwhatonearththereis.Whenittouchesthejujubes,itwillclench(攥緊)someoftheminitshand.Asaresult,itisn’tabletotakeitsfist(拳)outofthehole.Youcan’tcomecloseuntilthistime.Willthemonkeydropoffthepumpkin?Don’tworry.Itprefersthepumpkinthanitslife.Itwillrunwiththepumpkin,clenchingitsfistmoretightly.Intheend,itiscaughthelplessly.58.“Theholemustbejustright”meansitis.A.bigenoughforthemonkeytoputitshandin B.smallerthanamonkey’shandC.biggerthanamonkey’sfist D.biggerthanamonkey’shandbutsmallerthanitsfist59.Seeingtheholeinthepumpkin,amonkeywill.A.beinterestedinB.beafraidofC.runawayatonceD.takethepumpkinawayinarms60.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Indiansoftencatchthemonkeysinthisway. B.sometimesmonkeysarestupid.C.assoonasthemonkeyscomestothepumpkin,youcanrushtocatchit.D.InIndia,monkeyslikepumpkinseverymuch.61.Whatshouldwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldcatchmonkeysinthisway. B.Onemustn’tbegreedy.C.Weshouldprotectmonkeys. D.ComeupwithanotherwaytocatchmonkeysDWhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings(缺點).Weekbyweekherlistgrew:Iwasverythin,Iwasn’tagoodstudent,Italkedtoomuch,Iwastooproud,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.Helistenedtomequietly,andthenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janet,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Well,younowhavethatgirl’sopinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.Paynoattentionto(不注意)theotherthingsshesaid.”Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Ifoundthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIgotaquiteclearpictureofmyself.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolisten,notjustcloseyourearsandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.62.Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew”mean?A.Weekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttome.B.Shehadmadealistofmyshortcomingsandshekeptonaddingnewonestoitsothatitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.D.Weekbyweek,myshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.63.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?A.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’s“enemy”saidwasmostlytrue.B.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithhisdaughter’sshortcomingsthathewantedtoshowthisbykeepingsilentforawhile.C.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.D.Becausehewasn’tquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruth.64.Thewriterfelt________whenshedidthethingsasherfatherhadtoldher.

A.surprised

B.angry

C.disappointed(失望的)D.sad65.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.NotanEnemy,buttheBestFriend B.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHadC.MyFather D.MyChildhood第II卷〔選擇題60分〕五、詞匯運用〔共10小題;每題1分，計10分〕根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給漢語提示或英語單詞的適當形式填空?！裁靠找辉~〕66.Whatthegirlsaidmadeherlookeven_________(丑陋的).67.IsTurkeya___________(歐洲)country?68.Thisisoneofthe__________(親戚)handbag.69.His__________(經(jīng)歷)inAfricahelphimalotinmanyways.70.PeoplealloverYangzhoucelebratedthe_________(成功)ofthe10thYangzhouMarathon.71.Jimfoundhimself__________(able)tomoveafterfallingoffthehighladder.72.Eddielivesinthe__________(south)partofthecity.73.Themotherwatchedherson________(close)asheplayedinthebackyard.74.Couldyouposttheletterforme?With(pleased).75.Weshouldspeaktotheoldman(polite).六、任務型閱讀(共10空；每至1分，計10分〕閱讀以下短文,根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。〔每空一詞〕Whydochildrenneedtoreadatleast20minutesaday?Readitandyou’llknow.Readingis“brainfood”Readingwillimprovemanyoftheareasofthebrain.Youreyeslookatthewordsonthepage.Yourmemoryconnectsthewordswithwhatyoualreadyknowaboutthestory.Readingprovidesoneofthemostcomplex(復雜的)ReadingimproveslisteningskillsTheexperienceofbeingreadtohelpschildrendevelopgoodlisteningskills.Throughreadingtheycanknowhowtopronounce(發(fā)音)andlearnnewwordstoaddtotheirvocabulariesandconnectwrittenwordstothethingsintheirrealworld.ReadingprepareschildrenforschoolInthiswaychildrenareexpectedtocomeintoschoolwithhighscores.Thereisastrongrelationship(關(guān)系)betweenachild’sabilitytoreadandherscores.Becausesomuchofourstudyingdependsonourabilitiestoread,childrenmusthavestrongreadingskillstoachievesuccessinschool.ReadingimprovesrelationshipsinyourfamilyBecausewearebusy,itisdifficulttohaveone-to-onetimewithourfamilymember.Spending20minutesreadingtogethereachdayprovidesthisimportanttime.Thereisnothingmorewonderfulthanhavingthewholefamilytogetherwhilereadingwonderfulbooks.The76forreadingbooksReadingisthe77ofyourbrainWhenyouread,yourbrainwillbeimprovedby78thewordsyouseeandyourknowledgeaboutthe79.Readingimproves80skillsYoucanlearnpronunciationandvocabulary.Readinggetschildren81forschoolYourscorealso82onyourreadingability.Readingcanmakechildren83atschool.ReadingimprovesrelationshipsinyourfamilyFamilymembersaredifficulttoget84becausewearebusy.Soit’simportantto8520minutesreadingwithfamilymemberseveryday.七、缺詞填空〔共10空；每空1分，計10分〕根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，完整地寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。〔每空一詞〕63-year-oldkungfumasterChenFushengsta