浙江省宁波地区学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、浙江省宁波地区学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题及答案宁波地区2014-2015学年第二学期八年级区域期中英语试卷卷 I 一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分；共计25分）第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B,、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。1. How is the weather? A. B. C. 2. What does the girls father do? A. B. C. 3. Where is Mike going? A. B. C.4. When will they go hiking tomorrow? A. B. C.5. Whose notebo

2、ok is this? A. Tim B. Tina C. Diana第二节：听较长对话，从题中所给的A、B,、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听下面一段较长的对话，回答第67两个小题。6. Who is this man?A. A community guard. B. A market manager C. A police officer7. What number is the ladys parking space?A. Thirteen B. Eight C. Five听下面一段较长的对话，回答第810三个小题。8. Where did the woman see the bicycle

3、 at first?A. At the shop. B. In a newspaper. C. In a park.9. There was no _ on the bicycle at the shop.A. ring B. basket C. newspaper10. How much was the bicycle in the advertisement?A. 15 dollars. B. 40 dollars. C. 50 dollars.第三节：听长对话，根据内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项完成电话留言。Telephone MessageFrom: 11 To: TomD

4、ate: 12/ 18 Time: 9:00 amMessage: Change the time of the meeting to 12 13 morning. Call back before 14 this afternoon.Telephone number: 15 MaryMary 11. A. Mary B. Mike C. Henry Green12. A. 9:30 B. 10:30 C. 11:3013. A. tomorrow B. the day after tomorrow C. Thursday14. A. 4:30 B. 5:30 C. 5: 1515. A. 7

5、8908894 B. 89708984 C. 87908894二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago. I got to know a 16 lady named Rose. She had no kids and lived alone. 17 I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One

6、day she said she 18 me to have lunch.We walked from my work place to a little restaurant on David Street. 19 the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to 20 the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her. There were many people in the 21 and all of them were happy. Rose tol

7、d me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to 22 in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to 23 the delicious food together. She told 24 that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would

8、 give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers 25 were working there were all volunteers.I 26 remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. 27 we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Roses work. The weather was 28 and bright,

9、 and everyones smile was warm and bright as well.Im still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do 29 for our friends and neighbors. The world will be 30 if everybody would like to share happiness with others. It will never be dark if there is a light in everyones heart.16. A. ri

10、ch B. poor C. strange D. crazy17. A. When B. After C. Until D. Unless18. A. will invite B. was inviting C. is inviting D. to invite19. A. By B. In C. On D. Out of20. A. pay for B. ask for C. look for D. care for21. A. park B. restaurant C. hotel D. bar22. A. sit B. rest C. stay D. work23. A. buy B.

11、cook C. enjoy D. drink24. A. her B. him C. me D. you25. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose26. A. never B. still C. hardly D. already27. A. So B. But C. Though D. Because28. A. hotter B. cold C. cool D. warm29. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything30. A. colder B. nicer C. harder D. worse三、

12、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分；共计30分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（A）How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket? Students in Class 13, Junior 2 at Liewu Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan have their ways. They give out ads，draw portraits(人物素描) and work as waiters. The class, working in

13、eight groups, finished the activity: Experiencing Life for Seven Hours on March 18th. “I found students waste their food in the canteen,” the class teacher, Deng Guirong, said, “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money.” Jiang Yao ,14, and his group members stood

14、in the streets and gave out ads for about two hours and earned (挣得) their lunch. Then they worked as waiters in a Pizza Hut restaurant: cleaning the floor and toilets and getting food for guests. “We were almost exhausted ,”said Jiang Yao , “We each got a pizza as a prize ,which tasted much better t

15、han the ones I ate with my parents before.”When Xie Nis group didnt earn any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch. The 14-year-old boy came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell. “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait.” sai

16、d Xie.Xie realized that life is really hard. “Even a simple meal can only be earned by our hard work,” Xie said. “We must cherish our present life.”Besides earning money, each group was asked to do five good deeds(好事)during the seven hours. Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to

17、tourists and handed in a lost bus card.31. Why did the class teacher hold this activity? A. To help the students earn money. B. To help them understand how hard it is to make money. C. To make the students realize the importance of helping parents. D. To continue their education.32. What did Jiang Y

18、ao think of the pizza he got after his hard work? A. It was more delicious than the ones he ever ate with his parents. B. It was as good as the ones he ever ate with his parents. C. It was less delicious than the ones he ever ate with his parents. D. It was not mentioned. 33. What did they do beside

19、s earning money? A. Give out ads B. Draw portraits C. Work as waiters D. Do good deeds(B)Russian nesting dolls are the most famous toys from Russian. In fact, these colorful dolls have a history of more than 100 years.The first set of Russian nesting dolls was made in 1890. The set had eight dolls;

20、the outer one was a girl in an apron（围裙）, then the dolls alternated（交替）between boy and girl, and the one inside was a baby!For a set of nesting dolls, the largest one is usually 5-30 cm tall, and the smallest can be 0.6 cm tall. A set usually has three to twelve dolls. But some artists made sets wit

21、h 1800 dolls!Dolls of a set look like each other, but they dont have to be the same. The outer doll may wear a red costume, the next green, the third blue, and so on. Sometimes the costumes are the same, but each doll carries something different. For example, the outer doll may hold a loaf of bread

22、( a symbol of welcome in Russia), the next may carry a bowl of salt ( another symbol welcomesalt was once very expensive), the third may hold several large beets ( a traditional Russian vegetable), and the fourth may carry a basket of strawberries!In 1900, Russia took part in the Worlds Fair in Pari

23、s with its nesting dolls. The dolls won great attention. Russians soon opened a shop in Paris and began selling the dolls to 14 countries.Today, Russian nesting dolls have become popular with kids all over the world.34. More than 100 years ago the first set of Russian nesting dollars had . A. 3 doll

24、s B. 8 dolls C. 1800 dolls D. 12 dolls35. For a set of nesting dolls, the largest one is _. A. 5cm tall. B. 30cm tall C. 0.6cm tall D. between 5 to 30cm tall36. Some Russian dolls carry large beets because_. A. it is a kind of traditional Russian vegetable B. it is a kind of fruitC. it is a symbol o

25、f welcome in Russia D. it was once very expensive 37. The Russian nesting dolls became poplar after _. A. the year 1890 B. the year 1800 C. the 1900 Worlds Fair D. the 1900 Paris Fair（C） Couples(夫妇) who want to have babies might throw away dreams of a boy for him and a girl for her. The secret of a

26、happy family is having two daughters, according to a study. Researchers interviewed thousands of parents under -16s who came up with the secret for a harmonious(和谐的) family life.Those with two girls say their children are easy to communicate with, daughters also help around the house and usually get

27、 on well with each other.Parents with four or more children (boys or girls) say that their family life might be the least happy. Mornings, mealtimes and bedtimes are the most common times to have arguments. And they also say it is hard to take good care of the kids.After two girls, the second happie

28、st group of children is one girl and one boy, with 86% of parents saying their little boy and little girl are real friends.A sister and a brother hardly argue over toys and are easy to communicate with, but they dont have interests in common as they grow up, the researchers say.The third happiest gr

29、oup is two boys, with parents saying their sons pay each other lots of attention and are close friends-but are less likely to communicate well with their mom and dadas they grow up.38.What do couples usually want in the first paragraph?A. only one baby B .two boys C. two girls D. a boy and a girl39.

30、How did the researchers get the secret of a happy family?A. They did a survey of teenagers. B. They interviewed a number of old people.C. They surveyed parents of under-16s. D. They worked out on computer.40. Whats the disadvantage of the family with a son and a daughter according to the passage?A.

31、The children often have arguments.B. The children are difficult to communicate with.C. The children dont have interests in common.D. The children dont help parents do housework.41. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Two girls are easy to communicate with each other in a family.B. A family with four or more children might be the least happy.C. A sister and a brother in a family are easy to get along well with.D. Two boys i