1、江苏省无锡市崇安区学年八年级下学期期中统考英语试题无锡市XX中学20132014学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语考试时间:100分钟 2014.4I 听力部分(共20分)一、根据你所听到的对话,选择正确的选项。(本大题共10分,每小题1分)1. Which picture are they talking about? A. B. C. 2. Whats Marys dream work?A. B. C.3. Which clock is the girls?A. B. C. 4. Whats the weather like today?A. B. C. 5. What does Mary o
2、ften do to help her mother? A. She often helps her mother to cook meals.B. She often helps her mother with the washing.C. She often helps her mother to clean the house.6. Hows Jim? A. Hes OK. B. Hes ill. C. Hes tall.7. What would the woman like? A. Tea. B. Juice. C. Coffee with milk.8. What do you t
3、hink of the woman? A. She doesnt like reading newspapers. B. She likes cleaning the windows. C. She doesnt like sports.9. What does the woman mean? A. She hasnt prepared for the exam yet. B. The exam will be easy for her. C. The exam is not important for her.10. How much should the man pay for the t
4、icket?A. 64 yuan. B. 72 yuan. C. 96 yuan.二、根据你所听到的对话或短文,选择正确的选项。(本大题共10分,每小题1分)听一段对话,回答第11至12题。11. Where is the man going?A. The railway station. B. The clock tower. C. The park.12. Why cant the man find the place?A. This is his first time to visit the place. B. The railway station is still next to
5、the clock tower.C. Things have changed a lot over the years.听第一篇短文,回答第13至15题。My friend HelenAge and interest 13 years old Interested in history Things to do in summer Travel with her parentsHer favourite place 14 Plan for this summer Come to China Go to Beijing from my city by 15 13. A. 14 B. 30 C.
6、13 14. A. New York B. New Zealand C. China 15. A. car B. plane C. train 听第二篇短文,回答第16至20题。16. Mr. Brown told his son that _.A. he would be away from home for four days B. he would be back in seven days C. he would be back in a month17. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on _. A. the door B. a piece of pa
7、per C. his sons pocket18. A man came to visit the boys father on _. A. the second day B. the third day C. the fifth day19. The man was very surprised because _.A. he thought the childs father was dead B. the child didnt ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of tea20. What was burnt? A. The
8、piece of paper. B. Mr. Smith. C. The boy.II 笔试部分(共80分)一、单项填空 (本大题共14分,每小题1分)1. I hear therell be _ talk on science next Monday. Do you mean _ talk our teacher asked us to listen to? A. a; the B. a; a C. the; the D. the; a 2. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just cant think of _ one. A. a
9、better B. the better C. a best D. the best3. The little girl was afraid of staying _ in the _ house. A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely D. lonely; alone4. He is a kind man. Although he is old now, he still tries his best to help people in need _. A. as often as before B. as many as p
10、ossible C. as possible as he can D. as a lot of as usual5. Young people may grow quickly _ and more slowly in others. A. at a time B. from time to time C. on the way D. in some ways 6. What do you think of my answer to the questions? Sorry. I _ about something else and didnt hear. A. thought B. have
11、 thought C. am thinking D. was thinking 7. Hes never been to England, _ he? _. He even had photos taken in front of the Big Ben. A. is; No B. has; Yes C. has; No D. is; Yes 8. Hurry up! The film _ for ten minutes. A. began B. has been on C. has begun D. will begin 9. _ is the train station from this
12、 shopping mall, do you know? About 30 minutes by bus. A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How soon 10. His mother thought it would be good for his character to _ from home and make some money on his own. A. get away B. run away C. take away D. keep away11. I never thought she would _ my invitation
13、 to the theatre. She will feel sorry for missing the theatre some day.A. return B. review C. refuse D. recommend12. I missed the train, so I _ take a taxi. Thats OK. A. must B. had to C. have to D. need to 13. Excuse me, could you tell me _ arrive at the City Museum? Sorry, I am new here. A. how can
14、 I B. where I could C. how to D. what I can14. Do you mind coming to see me tomorrow? _. Id like to talk with you. A. Yes, I do mind B. Of course not C. No, you mustnt D. Yes, Id love to二、完形填空 (本大题共10分,每小题1分)Advertisements are everywhere. They are on TV and the 1 , in newspapers and magazines, and o
15、n buses and buildings. Companies 2 their products(产品) to film stars and sports stars to 3 , so fans of them will buy them too. Advertisements have become so common(常见的) that they arent 4 any more. We dont like them, so we try not to see them. We turn 5 the advertisements on our computers. We dont wa
16、nt to watch them on TV or read them in magazines. Sometimes we dont copy the stars 6 we know maybe they dont really like the things they advertise. This means the companies need a new 7 to sell their products. Especially(尤其是), they should make their products “cool”, or young people wont buy them. Mo
17、re and more teenagers want to be 8 from others. For example, teenagers wont dress like everyone else. They want to look special and create(创造) their own styles. So, some companies use teenagers instead of using stars. They 9 them to tell their friends about the new products. 10 dont think it is cool
18、 to copy the stars or buy the things they have seen in the advertisements. Some people also believe that the latest way to advertise is not to place advertisement.1. A. book B. radio C. paper D. wall2. A. donate B. sell C. give D. pass3. A. play B. eat C. wear D. use4. A. working B. reading C. watch
19、ing D. looking5. A. on B. off C. up D. down6. A. because B. so C. until D. if7. A. way B. star C. service D. idea8. A. same B. different C. difficult D. difference9. A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend10.A. Companies B. People C. Friends D. Teenagers三、阅读理解 (本大题共10分,每小题1分)( A )We use the Internet for man
20、y things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. Theres no real word for it yet, so well call it e-talk. People dont like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few lett
21、ers called acronyms(只取首字母的缩写词). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are: BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back) LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion).People also use many abbreviations(缩写词). Some common abbreviations are: info (information) puter (computer) pic (picture) sec (sec
22、ond) We usually dont see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feelings”, such as: :-) (happy) :P) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised) These days, many forums(论坛) have picture feelings. For example: happy sad angry co
23、ol There are even whole new words, like “newbies”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, its called “flaming” the person. It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communica
24、ting. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.1. Why do people type acronyms? A. To show their feelings. B. To make jokes. C. Because people can type them quickly. D. In this way newbies wont understand them.2. What do
25、es “BTW, my puter is not working well.:-(”mean? A. The person is happy about getting a new computer. B. The person has to go away from their computer. C. The person is angry at somebody. D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.3. If someone is angry, what may he type? A. B. C. LOL
26、D. BRB4. E- talk will probably _. A. keep changing B. stay the same C. be used by people on the telephone D. be easy for newbies to understand5. Whats the best title for this passage? A. E-talk Language B. Picture Feelings C. How to Use Abbreviations D. How to Use Acronyms ( B )Happiness is importan
27、t for everyone. Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Some people believe that if they are wealthy, they will be able to buy anything they want, which means happiness. On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high place in the government is happiness, because
28、they think they can make more money and more people will respect(尊敬) them or even it can bring many other things. But we say happiness comes from ourselves. Here are the ways to keep ourselves happy.The secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple(简单的) things in life. Too often, we spend so much time
29、thinking about the future, for example, getting into higher school or getting a job that we dont enjoy the present. We should enjoy the lifes simple pleasure, such as reading a good book, listening to our favorite music or spending time with close friends.To be happy, we should also be active. Many
30、people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.Moreover, many people find happiness in helping others. They will feel happy when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for others. If you want to feel happier, you can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbour, or simply help around the house. That is“Gi
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