江苏省无锡市环科园联盟学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、江苏省无锡市环科园联盟学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题20152016学年度第一学期环科园联盟期中考试八年级英语试卷客观题（56分）一 选择（20分）( ) 1. He is_ usual man but last week he did _unusual thingsaving a boy out of water. A. an ; an B. a ; an C. an ; a D. an ; the ( )2. you read, you understand.A. The more; better B. More, better C. The more, the better D. Mo

2、re; the better( ) 3.The light on the wall is broken. He wants to _a new one. A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put down( ) 4.Which city is _from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai? A. the farthest B. the most far C. farther D. far ( ) 5.Do you believe what he _about his best friend? Yes , he never _lies. A. t

3、alks; tells B. says; tells C. talks; says D. says; talks( ) 6. Can I have _ pieces of bread? Sorry, theres _ left.A. two more; else nothing B. more two; nothing elseC. another two; else nothing D. another two; nothing else( ) 7.DIY is very popular now. It means you dont need to _ anyone to do it. A.

4、 pay B. cost C. take D. spend( ) 8.Im 1.63 meters tall. My friend Max is 1.69 meters tall. So Im _ him.A. as tall as B. not taller than C. not so short as D. not so tall as( ) 9._bad the weather is today! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a ( ) 10.The subjects students study in America are different f

5、rom_in China. A. those B. that C. it D. one ( )11.Please try your best to finish the work with _ money and _ people.A. few; little B. a little; a few C. less; fewer D. fewer; less( ) 12.The little boy showed great _in the _story. A. interest; interesting B.interested; interesting C. interesting; int

6、erest D. interest; interested( ) 13.We would like to recommend Jim for this years Most Hard-working Student Award. We hope the award. A. him to get B. him getting C. he get D. he will get( ) 14.When something you, come to me help.A. worries; for B. worries; to C. worried; for D. worried; to( ) 15.Ma

7、ry is hard-working. She works harder than classmates in her class. A. any other B. the other C. other D. any of the( ) 16.Linda is willing share things her friends.A. with, with B. to, with C. with, to D. to, to( ) 17.Today she looks _. Look ! She is looking _ at his son.A. happy; happy B. happily;

8、happily C. happy; happily D. happily; happy( ) 18.- Dont cross the road when the traffic lights are red. - . A. No, I will. B. Yes, I do. C. OK, I wont. D. No, I dont.( ) 19.- Must I do my homework right away? - No, you _. You_ do it later. A. cant, must B neednt, may C. may not, must D. mustnt, can

9、( ) 20. My family and I will go back to the USA tomorrow. _ A. Im sorry to hear that. B. See you soon！C. No problem. D. Have a nice journey！二 完形填空（10分）Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old mans living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “Theres o

10、nly one thing you (1) do. Dont open the box.” (2) saying this, he left his home. The woman said to her husband, “There must be (3) expensive in the box. Lets open it, shall we?” Her husband said (4) to her. But the woman didnt give up her (5) . One day, she decided to find out (6) was in it. Her hus

11、band didnt stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she (7) . That evening the old man came home and found the box was (8) . He was very (9) and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.“But there was noth

12、ing in the box,” the woman said, “We didnt take anything at all.” The old man (10) them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”( )1.A. may not B. mustnt C. could not D. neednt( )2.A. After B. For C. By D. Before( )3.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything(

13、 )4.A. no B. yes C. goodbye D. much( )5.A. work B. box C. way D. idea( )6.A .which B. what C. who D. that( )7.A. did B. opened C. failed D. stopped( )8.A. lost B. open C. empty D. broke( )9.A. general B. happy C. careful D. angry( )10.A. turned to B. listened to C. shouted at D. smiled at三 阅读理解（26分）

14、(A) People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The first clocks had only one hand-the hour hand. At a later time the clocks had the minute hand. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants (仆人) to carry the clocks when they were out. Time passed and clocks became smaller.

15、Bells became a part of some large clocks in cities and towns. They were for people unable to see the clock. Some clocks were in large towers（塔）. Some of them are 400 or 500 years old now. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock. Now many people have alarm clocks (闹钟) to wake them up to go to

16、work or go to school. So clocks are the very important part of peoples life.( ) 1. People began to make clocks _ 500 years ago. A. less than B. for C. more than D. without ( ) 2. At the beginning the clocks had _ . A. one hand B. two hands C. three hands D. four hands( ) 3. Bells were made for _ .A.

17、 the old people B. everyone C. the people unable to see the clock D. the children( ) 4. Alarm clocks can help people _ .A. work hard B. wake up C. see the time D. go to bed(B)Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in a

18、nd around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?Little cars may some day take the place of todays big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars

19、in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per hour.Little cars of the

20、 future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.(

21、 ) 5. Cars in the future mustnt bring _ pollution in the air. A. more B. fewer C. less D. no( ) 6. The little cars size may be _ todays cars size.A. one third of B. two thirds of C. as big as D. as small as( ) 7. Little cars are very fine for _.A. long trips B. journeys C. everyday life D. sport( )

22、8. The big cars are _ the little cars for long trips.A. as useful as B. not so useful as C. more useful than D. less useful than (C)An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operatio

23、n(手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the m

24、oney in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the shopkeeper. “Its for my little brother,” the girl answered, “Hes really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the shopkeeper. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save

25、him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We dont sell a miracle here，child. Im sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？” “I do

26、nt know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have,” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well，Good luck! ” smiled the man. “$

27、 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother.”He took up the girls hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was s

28、uccessful and it wasnt long before Andrew was at home again. How much did the miracle cost？( )9. What was the trouble in the little girls family？A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B.( )10. In the eye of the little girl，a miracle mi

29、ght be _.A. something interesting B. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicine D. some good food( )11. The little girl said again and again “I can try and get some more.” That shows _.A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped the shopkeeper could sell her a miracleC. There was no need to wor

30、ry about money D. she thought money was easy to get( )12. What made the miracle happen？A. The girls love for her brother. B. The girls money.C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell.( )13. From the passage we can infer (推断)that _.A. The doctor didnt ask for any payB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not too sick .主观题（44分）四 词汇（10分）A. 根据中文提示，用所给词的正确形式填空；1. Whats the _of this bridge? (重量)2. If you want to cut some paper, you need a pair of _.(剪刀)3. He is an student