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苏州市立达中学学年八年级下期中考试英语试题

苏州市立达中学2014–2015学年第二学期期中试题

初二英语

第1卷（选择题，共65分）

一、听力部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

A．听对话和问题，选择最佳答案

1．A．Saturday．B．Sunday．C．Monday．

2．A．350．B．700．C．1050．

3．A．Onabus．B．Onaplane．C．Onthebeach．

4．A．OnehourandahaleB．Halfanhour．C．Fifteenminutes．

B．听短文。

回答5-7小题

5．A．AustraliaB．EnglandC．America

6．A．visitDisneylandB．doshoppingC．celebrateChristmas

7．A．southernB．northernC．western

听短文，回答8-10小题

8．HowmanytimeshasLindabeentoBeijingbefore?

A．ShehasbeentoBeijingmanytimes．

B．ShehasneverbeentoBeijing．

C．ShehasbeentoBeijingonlyonce．

9．WhatisLindaprobablydoingnow?

A．SheisvisitingtheGreatWall．

B．Sheistravelinginthecountry．

C．Sheislisteningtotheweatherreport．

10．Whatseasonisitin

BeijingwhenLindastayshere?

A．Summer．B．Autumn．C．Winter．

二、单项选择题（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

11．Thebigrobot，Baymax，isnewDisneycharacterfromDisneymovie

BigHero

6．

A．a：

theB．the；theC．a；aD．the；a

12．ThebagisheavyIhaveneverca

rriedaheavybag．

A．so：

soB．such；suchC．such；soD．so；such

13．Alicelikestravelingtherainforests．

A．across；lonelyB．through；lonely

C．across；aloneD．through；alone

14．一I′mnotsurewheretobuytheticket．

一sorry，I'venoidea．

A．eitherB．tooC．alsoD．so

15．一Haveyouheardabouttherecentelection（选举）?

一Sure,ittheonlythin

gonthenewsforthelastthreedays．

A．wouldbeB．isC．willbeD．hasbeen

16．一WOWyoulooksogreatinyournewdress．

一Thank!

Iitwhenitwasonsale．

A．haveboughtB．boughtC．hadboughtD．buy

17．一Areyoudoingwellinyourmath

一NO，Imybest，butIstillcan’tgetgoodmarks．

A．amtrying．B．triedC．havetriedD．willtry

18．一MustIgotomedicalschoolandbeadoctorlikeyou，Dad?

一NO，you．Youarefreetomakeyourowndecision．

A．can’tB．mustn’tC．shouldn’tD．needn’t

19．一Hello，Phil．WhereisLukenow?

一Maybehetothelibrary．Buthehereanhourago．

A．hasgone；stayedB．hasbeen；stayed

C．hasbeen；hasstayedD．went；hasstayed

20．一It’stoohot．Wouldyoumindthewindow，

—Pleasedoitnow．

A．toOpen；OKB．opening；Certainlynot

C．Opening；OfcourseD．toopen；Goodidea

21．Ianewbikeonmybirthday,butIdidn’tit·

A．received；receiveB．accepted；receive

C．received；acceptD．accepted；accept

22．—goodadviceJimhasoffered!

一Yes．Healwayshassomanygoodideas．

A．WhatB．WhataC．HowD．Howa

23．Howlonghaveyou?

．

A．fallenasleepB．boughtthebikeC．beenbackD．joinedtheParty

24．一YouhaveneverbeentoJapan，——?

一I'veonlybeentotheUK．

A．haveyou；Yes，IhaveB．haven’tyou；Yes，Ihaven’t

C．haveyou；No，Ihaven’tD．haven’tyou；NO，Ihave

25．一Thankyouforshowingmehowtousethewebsite

A．withpleasureB．MypleasureC．NevermindD．Itdoesn’tma

tter．

三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

OntheeveningoflastSundaywhileIwasreviewingmylessonsinmyroom，itsuddenly

begantorain26asusual，Istoppedtolistentotherhythm（韵律）oftherain．Formany

years，wheneveritrains，Icouldn’t27listeningtoitandthinkingofthegardenwherel

spentmychildhoodinmyhometown．

WhenIwasalittlegirl，myfamilylivedinabighomewithabiggardeninthecountryside．

Thegardenwasfullofflowersand28，withsomebambooinfrontofthewall．Wheneverit

rained．I29tositinthefrontofthehouse，listeningtotherhythmoftherainandwatching

the30raindrops．

Whensmalldropsofrainfallfromtheheaven（天国）inarow,theybecameacurtain（帘，幕）

madeuPofpearls（珍珠）；whentheraindrops31theground，alotofsmallsprays（水花）

willsplash（溅出）andthen32slowly．

Ihave33beeninterestedinwatchingsuchascene．AstheIndianpoetwroteinhisnovel“Theraindropskissedtheearthandwhispered，一Wearehomesickchildren，mother,wecomebacktoyoufromtheheaven．”

Listeningtotherhythmoftherain，Ifeelpeacefulinmyheart．Thisfeelingmakesmethink

alotaboutlife．Wearethe34oftheearth，andonedaywewillembrace（拥抱）ourearth

andstaywithherforever．Lifeisshortandweshouldtreasureit．Listeningtotherhythmofthe

rain,ILearntounderstandthe35oflife．

26．A．SurprisedB．SadC．ExcitedD．Angry

27．A．standB．stopC．likeD．think

28．A．leavesB．animalsC．childrenD．trees

29．A．happenedB．wantedC．wishedD．use

d

30．A．fallingB．singingC．dancingD．breaking

31．A．seeB．getC．reachD．cover

32．A．comeB．disappear（消失）C．causeD．rise

33．A．alwaysB．neverC．sometimesD．seldom

34．A．childrenB．ownerC．friendsD．master

35．A．lengthB．meaningC．numberD．quality

四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Ienteredauniversityafteryearsofhardstudy．Ithoughtmylifewouldbefullofhappiness

andknowledge．ButmylifeintheuniversityisnotaswhatIhadexpected．Thenlbecamelazy

andsilent，evenpuzzled（困惑）．Idon’tknowwhatmyfuturewouldbelike．

FouryearsintheuniversityisonlyaShortperiod．Andahalfofithaspassedalready．This

year,manypeople，suchasmyparentsandmyfriends，askedmewhatIwantedtodoandthey

alltoldmetomakeaplanformylifewiththeirthought．idon’twanttotaketheiradvice．Iwant

myownstyle．soIthinkcarefully．

Ihavebeenayoungvolunteerforfiveyears．Ithasbeenahappytimeanditisabigthing

forme．ThenIhaveadreamtojointheUniversityStudentVolunteerGoWestProgram．IthinkI

canbeateacherinthewest．Iwouldliketotrymybesttohelpthem．Iwanttoseetheworld

clearly．Tomakeitcometrue，Iwillworkharderinthenexttwoyears．Thereisanoldsaying

“Wherethereisawill，t

hereisaway”．Ithinkmyd

reamwillcometrueinthenearfuture．

Atlast，Iwanttosaytoeverybody,“Nevergiveupyourdreams，nomatterhowbigorsmall

theyare．Thepathtodreammaynotbesmoothandwide．Eventherearesomedifficultiesyou

willface．Butholdontotheend，youcanfindthereIt’snogreaterhappinessthanmakingour

dreamcometrue．”

36．Whatisthewriter?

A．Ateacher．B．Adoctor．C．Acollegestudent．D．Areporter．

37．Whyisthewriterpuzzled?

A．BecauseheiStooyoung．

B．Becausehe{Slazy．

C．Becausehedoesn’tknowhowhisfuturewillbe．

D．Becauseheissilent．

38．Thewriterwhathisfriendsadvised．

A．wantstodoasB．doesn’twanttodoas

C．agreestoD．ishappywith

39．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A．Nevergiveupyourdreams．

B．Tolistentoothersoften．

C．Tobehappywhenfacingdifficulties．

D．Toworkharderwhenneeded．

B

InMexico，girlsmark（标志）theirfifteenthbirthdaywithacelebrationcalledQuinceanera．

Inthemorning，thebirthdaygirlgoestothechurchwithherfamilyandherbestfriends．She

wearsabeautifuldress．Laterintheday,thereisahugeparty，withabigcakethatmatchesthe

girl’Sdress，andanightfilledwithmusicanddancing．

Becominganadultisaveryimportantlifechange，andJapanhasaspecialholidayto

celebratethis．ThesecondSundayinJanuaryisComing-of-AgeDay．Onthatday，everyonewho

hadtheirtwentiethbirthdayinthelastyeargoestotheirTownHallforaspecialactivity．

Everyonedressedup，andmanywomenwearbeautifuldresses．Themayormakesaspeechand

givespresentstoallthenewadults．

Somekidsareafraidtostartschool，butsix-year-oldsinGermanycan’twait．Forthem，

Schlanfangisabigholiday．Tocelebrateachild’Sfirstdayofschool，parentsorfriends．givethe

childaZuckertuete，abigcolorboxfilledwithcandyandlittlepre

sents．Peopletakepicturesof

thekidsholdingtheirZuckertuete，andthereisaschoolpartylaterfortheparentswithcakeand

coffee．

40．WhathappensatQuinceanera?

A．Thebirthdaygirlbuysmanygifts．B．Thebirthdaygirlgoestothechurch．

C．Patentsgiveacolorboxtothechild．D．Parentsmakespeechesinthechurch．

41．WheniSComing-of-AgeDay?

A．Onone’sfirstdayofschool．B．Onone’stwentiethbirthday．

C．Onagirl’sfifteenthbirthday．D．OnthesecondSundayinJanuary．

42．PeoplecelebrateSchlanfangwhenGermanchildren．

A．startschool

B．reachtheageof15

C．growintoadultsD．areborn

43．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Celebratingbirthdays．B．Celebratingschoolholidays．

C．Celebratinglifechanges．D．Celebratingnationalholidays．

C

44．AlltheactivitiesaredoneonweekendsEXCEPT．

A．RAMBLERS’CLUBB．THRIDWORLDCRAFTFAIR

C．BAREFOOTBOOGIED．SINGLESSCENE

45．LizandSteve．withtheirtwochildrenofsevenandtwelve，wenttoBAREFOOTBOOGIE，

theyneedtopayiftheyhadpaidinadvance（预先）。

A．￡9

B．￡10.5C．￡12D．￡l4

46．WhichofthefollowingwouldchooseRAMBLERS‘CLUB?

A．Tinais26andmovedtotownlastSaturday．Shewantstomeetpeople．

B．KateandAndylovethecountryside．Theywanttofindnewplacestowalkin．

C．GeorgeandTonyarel4．Theywanttodonewthingswithpeopleoftheirage．

D．Johnlikesoldbooksanddeliciousfood．Heenjoyslookingaroundmarkets．

D

Jessiefeltherlifesoboringonesummerday．ShewastiredofwatchingTV．Shereadall

herbooks，andherfriendswereonvacation．Shewantedsomethingdifferenttodo．Suddenly，

shesawthelawnmower（割草机）sittingintheyard．

“Morn，”sheshouted，“IthinkIwillmow（割草）thelawn。

”Hermornranintotheyardand

said，“Ohno，youdon’t．You’retooyoungtomowthelaw．”

“I'mfourteenyearsoldandknowhowtodoit，”Jessiesaid．“Besides，itwouldhelpDadout，andhewon’thavetoworryaboutitovertheweekend．”

MomthoughtforawhileandthendecidedtoletJessiehaveatry．Afterall（毕竟），shewas

homeandwouldkeepaneyeonher．Jessiealreadyknewhowtostartthelawnmowerfrom

watchingherdad．Jessiecheckedthegas（汽油）tomakesureitwasfull，andputonhergardeningglovestoprotectherhands．Momwatchedfromthekitchenwindow．Jessiereally

doesknowhowtomowthelawn．Shewasverycarefularoundtheflowersandtrees．Whenshe

finished，shefeltsogood，butshewass