江苏省无锡市环科园联盟2015-2016学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2015～2016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 thing——saving a boy out of water.A. an ; anB. a ; anC. an ; aD. an ; the( )2. you read, you understand.A. The more; betterB. More, betterC. The more, the betterD. More; the better( ) 3.The light on the wall is broken. He wants to ____a new one.A. put upB. put inC. put onD. put down( ) 4.Which city is ______from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai?A. the farthestB. the most farC. fartherD. far ( ) 5.Do you believe what he _______about his best friend? Yes , he never _______lies.A. talks; tellsB. says; tellsC. talks; saysD. says; talks( ) 6.— Can I have __________ pieces of bread?— Sorry, there’s __________ left.A. two more; else nothingB. more two; nothing elseC. another two; else nothingD. another two; nothing else ( ) 7.DIY is very popular now. It means you don’t need to ______ anyone to do it.A. payB. costC. takeD. spend( ) 8.I’m 1.63 meters tall. My friend Max is 1.69 meters tall. So I’m ________ him.A. as tall asB. not taller thanC. not so short asD. not so tall as( ) 9._______bad the weather is today!A. WhatB. HowC. What aD. How a( ) 10.The subjects students study in America are different from________in China.A. thoseB. thatC. itD. one( )11.Please try your best to finish the work with ________ money and ________ people.A. few; littleB. a little; a fewC. less; fewerD. fewer; less( ) 12.The little boy showed great _______in the _________story. A. interest; interesting B.interested; interestingC. interesting; interestD. interest; interested( ) 13.We would like to recommend Jim for this year’s Most Hard-working Student Award. We hope the award.A. him to getB. him gettingC. he getD. he will get ( ) 14.When something you, come to me help.A. worries; forB. worries; toC. worried; forD. worried; to( ) 15.Mary is hard-working. She works harder than classmates in her class.A. any otherB. the otherC. otherD. any of the ( ) 16.Linda is willing share things her friends.A. with, withB. to, withC. with, toD. to, to ( ) 17.Today she looks ______. Look ! She is looking _______ at his son.A. happy; happyB. happily; happilyC. happy; happilyD. happily; happy( ) 18.-- Don’t cross the road when the traffic lights are red. -- .A. No, I will.B. Yes, I do.C. OK, I won’t.D. No, I don’t. ( ) 19.-- Must I do my homework right away?-- No, you _____. You_____ do it later.A. can’t, must B needn’t, mayC. may not, mustD. must n’t, can( ) 20.— My family and I will go back to the USA tomorrow.— ____________A. I’m 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 man’s living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you (1) do. Don’t open the box.”(2) saying this, he left his home.The woman said to her husband, “There must be (3) expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said (4) to her. But the woman didn’t give up her (5) . One day, she decided to find out (6) was in it. Her husband didn’t 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 nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didn’t 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. mustn’t C. could not D. needn’t( )2.A. After B. For C. By D. Before( )3.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything( )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）(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.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 work or go to school.So clocks are the very important part of people’s life.( ) 1. People began to make clocks ________ 500 years ago.A. less thanB. forC. more thanD. without( ) 2. At the beginning the clocks had ________ .A. one handB. two handsC. three handsD. four hands ( ) 3. Bells were made for ________ .A. the old peopleB. everyoneC. the people unable to see the clockD. the children( ) 4. Alarm clocks can help people ________ .A. work hardB. wake upC. see the timeD. 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 and 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 today’s 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 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 future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used alongwith 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.( ) 5. Cars in the future mustn’t bring________ pollution in the air.A. moreB. fewerC. lessD. no( ) 6. The little car’s size may be ________ today’s car’s size.A. one third ofB. two thirds ofC. as big asD. as small as( ) 7. Little cars are very fine for ________.A. long tripsB. journeysC. everyday lifeD. sport( ) 8. The big cars are ________ the little cars for long trips.A. as useful asB. not so useful asC. more useful thanD. 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 operation(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 money in her hand. “And what do you want？” ask ed the shopkeeper. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered, “He’s 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 him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isn’t 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 don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t 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. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother.”He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was at home again. How much did the miracle cost？( )9. What was the trouble in the little girl’s 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 might be _______.A. something interestingB. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicineD. 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 moneyB. she hoped the shopkeeper could sell her a miracleC. There was no need to worry about moneyD. she thought money was easy to get( )12. What made the miracle happen？A. The girl’s love for her brother.B. The girl’s money.C. The medicine from the drugstore.D. Nobody can tell.( )13. From the passage we can infer (推断)that _______.A. The doctor didn’t 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. What’s 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. All the teachers like him. (极好的)4. The twins like DIY very much. They spend a lot of timeout many beautiful pictures every week. (切)5. Sammy is enough to wait for a long time. (有耐心)B.根据英文提示，用所给词的正确形式填空。