江苏省无锡市第一女子中学学年八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、江苏省无锡市第一女子中学学年八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案无锡市*中学2014-2015学年第一学期期中考试试卷初二英语（时间：90分钟 总分：100分）一、听力（本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最为合适的备选答案。1. Who is answering the phone?A. John. B. Betty. C. Mary. 2. What is the woman?A. A nurse. B. A driver

2、. C. A saleswoman.3. What time does Bill get up on Sunday?A. At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.4. Why doesnt the boy go out?A. Its cool outside. B. Its raining outside. C. Its hot outside.5. How is the weather tonight? A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Snowy. 6. How many people are there in the girls family? A.

3、 Five. B. Six. C. Four.7. Where is Kate talking to the boy? A. At a post office. B. At a bus stop. C. At a railway station.8. Why didnt Tom watch the football match? A. He had to wait for his uncle. B. He went to see the film. C. He didnt like to watch it.9. When did the boy last see Kate? A. Yester

4、day. B. Last week. C. Two days ago.10. How much did the womans daughter pay for the coat? A. $200. B. $150. C. $100.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. What is Amy doing with the paper?A. She is making paper lucky stars.

5、 B. She is making paper roses. C. She is making paper birds.12. Which of the following is TRUE? A. It will be Toms mothers birthday next week. B. Amy needs paper and scissors to make the birthday present. C. Tom doesnt think it is fun to do a DIY job.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Be in ha

6、rmony (和谐) with wild animalsSome people think that all wild animals are dangerous.In fact 13 of wild animals will hurt a man if he leaves them alone.Wild animals only hurt people when they are 14 to catch their usual food. when their babies are 15 . when people hunt them or make them angry.13. A. mo

7、st B. quite a few C. very few14. A. too old B. too lazy C. too tired15. A. angry B. afraid C. in danger听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. Why does the speaker say sorry to Sam?A. He will not be at home when Sam comes.B. He has to introduce Liu Kai to Sam.C. Sam will come to his homework.17. How old is Liu Kai?A.

8、 13 years old. B. 15 years old. C. The same age as Sam.18. What does Liu Kai do with the speaker sometimes? A. Play basketball. B. Go for a trip. C. Sing pop songs.19. How is Liu Kai? A. Honest and friendly. B. Helpful and brave. C. Kind and honest.20. What does the speaker hope? A. He will help Sam

9、 learn Chinese. B. Sam will enjoy himself. C. Sam and he will be good friends.二、单项填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）1. -Do you think it is _ useful book? -Yes. I got _ “A” in my writing exam last week after I read the book. A. an; the B. a; an C. the; a D. an; a2. Its generous _ you _ your seat to someone in n

10、eed on the bus. A. of; to give B. for; to give C. for; giving D. of; giving 3. The girl is so good at singing that she can sing _ than anyone else. A. more beautiful B. much beautifully C. much more beautiful D. much more beautifully 4. Amy scored the _ points in swimming. I hope she can do better n

11、ext time. A. less B. least C. fewer D. fewest5. - The box is too heavy to carry. Whats in it? - Jack _ it with many books A. filled B. covered C. used D. asked6. Shanghai is bigger than _ in Jiangsu. A. any cities B. any city C. the other cities D. any other city 7. How _ it was for them to watch th

12、e movie! They all felt quite _. A. boring; tiring B. bored; tired C. bored; tiring D. boring; tired8. Her health worries her mother. The sentence means her mother _ her health. A. worried B. worried about C. is worried about D. worries9. - Jack, your room is _ clean _ it was yesterday. - Sorry, I fo

13、rgot to clean it. A. as; as B. so; as C. not so; as D. more; than10. Dont just wait for help. God helps those who help _. A. him B. you C. them D. themselves11. Mike is good at sports. He jumps much _ than the other boys in the class. A. higher B. more high C. more highly D. highlier12. My father kn

14、ows _ French, so he cant understand the instructions of the pills. A. much B. a little C. little D. a few13. Its _ to see so many places of _ around the world in one day. A. interesting; interests B. interesting; interest C. interested; interest D. interested; interests14. _ great fun it is to do _!

15、 A. How; a DIY work B. What; a DIY job C. How; DIY job D. What; a DIY work15. - Would you like to go camping with us this weekend? - _ A. Im afraid so. B. Yes, Id love. C. Great! Why not? D. Im glad to hear that.三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago.

16、One day when he was walking in thestreet, he 1 a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 2 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his 3 . Billy worked so hard that Mr. andMrs Baker were 4 with him. Mr. Baker loved planting 5 . The week before last,

17、he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 6 himself and watered them every day. Several days 7 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal(偷)them. Dont 8 about them, sir. answered Billy, Il

18、l try my best to watch them. Six dayspassed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, 9 anyone come to steal the trees? No, sir. said Billy To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 10 them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week !1. A. found2. A. wallet3. A. office 4. A. pleased5. A. flower

19、6. A. garden7. A. ago 8. A. think9. A. Does10. A. sentB. boughtB. pityB. factoryB. angryB. grassB. officeB. laterB. talk B. Did B. pulledC. carriedC. thanksC. townC. strictC. vegetables C. city C. beforeC. learnC. haveC. putD. wanted D. excusesD. home D. popularD. trees D. room D. after D. worry D.

20、is D. picked 四、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）A Important Ages in the UKAgeWhat you can do5You have to go to school.12You can buy a pet.13You can get a part-time job, but you cant work for more than two hours on a school dayor on Sunday.14You can go into a bar, but you cant buy alcohol (酒).16You can leave

21、 school. A boy can join the army withthe parents permission(允许). You can drive a motorcycle.You can have beer or wine with a meal in a restaurant.17You can hold a license (执照) to drive most small cars.18Age of maturity (选举)- you have grown up in the eyesof the law. You can marry even without your pa

22、rentspermission. You can buy or drink alcohol in a bar.21You can hold a license to drive a large passenger bus.You can have a license to sell alcohol. You can become a member of Parliament.1. Whatcan you do in Britain when youre 14 years old? A. Buy a pet B. Join the army C. Drive a motorcycle D. Bu

23、y alcohol2. In Britain, you can start to drink wine in the restaurant at the age of _. A. twelve B. fourteen C. sixteen D. eighteen3. If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he cant _. A. drive a motorcycle B. drive a large passenger bus C. get a part-time jo

24、b D. buy alcohol in a barB Robert is sixteen now. Hell finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep. One night, when Ro

25、bert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didnt find a way. Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to slee

26、p, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷). He stopped him at once. The man

27、was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room. “Tell me how you didnt wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or Ill take you to the police station!”4. Why do Roberts parents ask him to live upstairs? A. Because they are old. B. Because Robert doesnt like any noise. C. Because t

28、he room upstairs is better than the one downstairs. D. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night.5. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _ A. if his parents went to sleep B. if he woke his parents up C. if it was raining hard outside D. if someone came in6. Robert wanted _. A.

29、 to stop playing at cards B. to know how to make more money C. to learn how he couldnt wake his parents up D. the thief to teach him how to stealC Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they le

30、ave the classroom. They say they can afford（买得起）these things. But I dont agree with them. Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although（尽管）China is rich in some resources (资源), we are short of (缺乏) others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Thin