苏州市立达中学学年八年级下期中考试英语试题.docx

1、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20142015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 ASaturday BSunday CMonday2 A350 B700 C10503 AOn a bus BOn a plane COn the beach4 AOne hour and a hale BHalf an hour CFifteen minutesB听短文。回答5-7小题5 AAustralia BEngland CAmerica6 Avisit Disneyland Bd

2、o shopping Ccelebrate Christmas7 Asouthern Bnorthern Cwestern听短文，回答8-10小题8How many times has Linda been to Beijing before? AShe has been to Beijing many times BShe has never been to Beijing CShe has been to Beijing only once9What is Linda probably doing now? AShe is visiting the Great Wall BShe is t

3、raveling in the country CShe is listening to the weather report 10What season is it in Beijing when Linda stays here? ASummer BAutumn CWinter二、单项选择题(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)11The big robot，Baymax，is new Disney character from Disney movieBig Hero 6Aa：the Bthe；the Ca；a Dthe；a12The bag is heavy I have never

4、carried a heavy bagAso：so Bsuch；such Csuch；so Dso；such13A lice likes traveling the rainforests Aacross；lonely Bthrough；lonelyCacross；alone Dthrough；alone14一Im not sure where to buy the ticket一sorry，Ive no idea Aeither Btoo Calso Dso15一Have you heard about the recent election(选举)?一Sure,it the only th

5、ing on the news for the last three daysAwould be Bis Cwill be Dhas been16一WOW you look so great in your new dress一Thank! I it when it was on sale Ahave bought Bbought Chad bought Dbuy17一Are you doing well in your math一NO，I my best，but I still cant get good marksAam trying Btried Chave tried Dwill tr

6、y18一Must I go to medical school and be a doctor like you，Dad?一NO，you You are free to make your own decisionAcant Bmustnt Cshouldnt Dneednt19一Hello，PhilWhere is Luke now? 一Maybe he to the libraryBut he here an hour agoAhas gone； stayed Bhas been；stayed Chas been；has stayed Dwent；has stayed20一Its too

7、hotWould you mind the window， Please do it now Ato Open；OK Bopening；Certainly not COpening；Of course Dto open；Good idea21I a new bike on my birthday,but I didnt it Areceived；receive Baccepted；receive Creceived；accept Daccepted；accept22 good advice Jim has offered! 一YesHe always has so many good idea

8、s AWhat BWhat a CHow DHow a23How long have you ? Afallen asleep Bbought the bike Cbeen back Djoined the Party24一You have never been to Japan，? 一 Ive only been to the UK Ahave you；Yes，I have Bhavent you；Yes，I havent Chave you；No，I havent Dhavent you；NO，I have25一Thank you for showing me how to use the

9、 websiteAwith pleasure BMy pleasure CNever mind DIt doesnt matter三、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room，it sudden ly began to rain 26 as usual，I stopped to listen to the rhythm(韵律)of the rainFor many years，whenever it rains，I couldnt 27 li

10、stening to it and thinking of the garden where l spent my childhood in my hometown When I was a little girl，my family lived in a big home with a big garden in the countrysideThe garden was full of flowers and 28 ，with some bamboo in front of the wallWhenever it rainedI 29 to sit in the front of the

11、house，listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 30 raindrops When small drops of rain fall from the heaven(天国)in a row,they became a curtain(帘，幕)made uP of pearls(珍珠)；when the raindrops 31 the ground，a lot of small sprays(水花)will splash(溅出)and then 32 slowly I have 33 been interested in w

12、atching such a sceneAs the Indian poet wrote in his novel“The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered，一We are homesick chi ldren，mother,we come back to you from the heaven” Listening to the rhythm of the rain，I feel peaceful in my heartThis feel ing makes me think a lot about lifeWe are the 34 of t

13、he earth，and one day we will embrace(拥抱)our earth and stay with her foreverLife is short and we should treasure itListening to the rhythm of the rain,I Learn to understand the 35 of life26ASurprised BSad CExcited DAngry 27Astand Bstop Clike Dthink 28Aleaves Banimals Cchildren Dtrees 29Ahappened Bwan

14、ted Cwished Dused 30Afalling Bsinging Cdancing Dbreaking 31Asee Bget Creach Dcover 32Acome Bdisappear(消失) Ccause Drise 33Aalways Bnever Csometimes Dseldom 34Achildren Bowner Cfriends Dmaster 35Alength Bmeaning Cnumber Dquality四、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)A I entered a university after years of hard stud

15、yI thought my life would be full of happinessand knowledgeBut my life in the university is not as what I had expectedThen l became lazyand silent，even puzzled(困惑) I dont know what my future would be like Four years in the university is only a Short periodAnd a half of it has passed alreadyThisyear,m

16、any people，such as my parents and my friends，asked me what I wanted to do and theyall told me to make a plan for my life with their thoughti dont want to take their adviceI wantmy own styleso I think carefullyI have been a young volunteer for five yearsIt has been a happy time and it is a big thingf

17、or meThen I have a dream to join the University Student Volunteer Go West ProgramI think Ican be a teacher in the westI would like to try my best to help themI want to see the worldclearlyTo make it come true，I will work harder in the next two yearsThere is an old saying“Where there is a will，there

18、is a way”I think my dream will come true in the near future At last，I want to say to everybody,“Never give up your dreams，no matter how big or smallthey areThe path to dream may not be smooth and wideEven there are some difficulties youwill faceBut hold on to the end，you can find there Its no greate

19、r happiness than making ourdream come true”36What is the writer? AA teacher BA doctor CA college student DA reporter37Why is the writer puzzled? ABecause he iS too young BBecause heS lazy CBecause he doesnt know how his future will be DBecause he is silent38The writer what his friends advised Awants

20、 to do as Bdoesnt want to do as Cagrees to Dis happy with39What does this passage mainly tell us? ANever give up your dreams BTo listen to others often CTo be happy when facing difficulties DTo work harder when neededB In Mexico，girls mark(标志)their fifteenth birthday with a celebration called Quince

21、aneraIn the morning，the birthday girl goes to the church with her fami ly and her best friendsShewears a beautiful dressLater in the day,there is a huge party，w ith a big cake that matches thegirlS dress，and a night filled with music and dancing Becoming an adult is a very important life change，and

22、Japan has a special hol iday tocelebrate thisThe second Sunday in January is Coming-of-Age DayOn that day，everyone whohad their twentieth birthday in the last year goes to their Town H all for a special activityEveryone dressed up，and many women wear beautiful dressesThe mayor makes a speech andgive

23、s presents to all the new adults Some kids are afraid to start school，but six-year-olds in Germany cant waitFor them，Schlanfang is a big holidayTo celebrate a childS first day of school，parents or friendsgive thechild a Zuckertuete，a big color box filled with candy and little presentsPeople take pic

24、tures ofthe kids holding their Zuckertuete，and there is a school party later for the parents with cake andcoffee40What happens at Quinceanera? AThe birthday girl buys many gifts BThe birthday girl goes to the church CPatents give a color box to the child DParents make speeches in the church41When iS

25、 Coming-of-Age Day? AOn ones first day of school BOn ones twentieth birthday COn a girls fifteenth birthday DOn the second Sunday in January42People celebrate Schlanfang when German children Astart school Breach the age of 15 Cgrow into adults Dare born43What is the passage mainly about? ACelebratin

26、g birthdays BCelebrating school holidays CCelebrating life changes DCelebrating national holidaysC44All the activities are done on weekends EXCEPT ARAMBLERSCLUB BTHRID WORLD CRAFT FAIR CBAREFOOT BOOGIE DSINGLES SCENE45Liz and Stevewith their two children of seven and twelve，went to BAREFOOT BOOGIE，

27、they need to pay if they had paid in advance(预先)。A9 B10.5 C1 2 Dl 446Which of the following would choose RAMBLERSCLUB? ATina is 26 and moved to town last SaturdayShe wants to meet people BKate and Andy love the countrysideThey want to find new places to walk in CGeorge and Tony are l 4They want to d

28、o new things with people of their age DJohn likes old books and delicious foodHe enjoys looking around marketsD Jessie felt her life so boring one summer dayShe was tired of watching TVShe read all her books，and her friends were on vacationShe wanted something different to doSuddenly，she saw the law

29、n mower(割草机)sitting in the yard “Morn，”she shouted，“I think I will mow(割草)the lawn。”Her morn ran into the yard and said，“Oh no，you dontYoure too young to mow the law” “Im fourteen years old and know how to do it，”Jessie said“Besides，it would help Dad out，and he wont have to worry about it over the w

30、eekend” Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie have a tryAfter all(毕竟)，she was home and would keep an eye on herJessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dadJessie checked the gas(汽油)to make sure it was full，and put on her gardening gloves to protect her handsMom watched from the kitchen windowJessie reallydoes know how to mow the lawnShe was very careful around the flowers and treesWhen she finished，she felt so good，but she was s