江苏省镇江市丹阳市横塘初级中学2015-2016学年八下期中英语试题

丹阳市横塘初级中学2015-2016学年八年级下学期期中考试
英语试卷2016.04
第一部分听力(计20分)
（略）
第二部分笔试部分（计80分）
一. 单项选择（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1. Britain is ________ European country. It is also an island country.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. /
2. Father put the ladder(梯子)_________ the tree to pick the apples for me.
A. against
B. on
C. above
D. over
3. What will the computer ______ in the future?
A. looks like
B. look
C. be looked like
D. be like
4. —May Day is coming. What are you going to do during the_______ holiday? —I will have a trip with my family.
A. three-day
B. three-days
C. three day’s
D. three days
5. His grandpa _______ for two years.
A. was died
B. was dead
C. has been dead
D. died
6. —How does Jack usually go to school?
—He ________ ride a bike. But now he walks there to lose weight.
A. is used to
B. was used to
C. get used to
D. used to
7. He can’t state clearly how long he has ___________ the bicycle?
A. keep
B. buy
C. bought
D. had
8. Daniel did not know_______ about this book.
A. who to talk
B. who to talk to
C. who to say
D. what to talk
9. Italy is famous for ________.
A. the Eiffel Tower
B. the Pyramids
C. the Leaning Tower of Pisa
D. The Thames River
10. —Someone is knocking at the door. Who may it be?
—It ______ be Tom. He is still in the school.
A. can’t
B. mustn’t
C. couldn’t
D. may not
11. —How about the pollution in the countryside?
— Luckily, it's not as serious as _______ in the big cities.
A. it
B. that
C. one
D. those
12. —How long has Mr. White __________ Joan?
—I’m not sure. Maybe they __________ five years ago.
A. married to; got married
B. been married; got married
C. married; married to
D. been married to; got married
13. —It’s a long time we last met. How is everything going?
—Well, I am living a happy life.
A. when
B. since
C. after
D. while
14. —Do you think life is better than before? —Well, _______, I agree with you.
A. in a way
B. on the way
C. in some ways
D. by the way
15. —It is a little cold. Would you mind __________ the window?
—__________. Please go ahead.
A. closing; Of course not
B. to close; Yes, of course
C. closing; Yes, of course
D. to close; Of course not
二. 完形填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Learning how to play the piano is not the only way for children to have a bright future. Storytelling can also take them on the road to 1 excellent students. The 2 in Shanghai have paid much attention to storytelling. They 3 many storytelling contests（比赛）every year. And the children have 4 great interest and taken an active part in this. Some students who were too shy to speak in public have been now very good 5 .
One leader from Shanghai said: “ Now many parents 6 their children to learn how to play the piano or violin. 7 the money and energy they spend can’t ensure that their children will 8 much in a short period of time. However, training children to tell stories is quite 9 . Although it costs little, it’s a good and easy way for children to 10 .
1. A. like B. learn C. become D. help
2. A. schools B. libraries C. children D. lessons
3. A. read B. have C. listen D. look
4. A. shown B. stopped C. happened D. refused
5. A. teachers B. listeners C. students D. speakers
6. A. keep B. send C. help D. let
7. A. But B. So C. And D. Even
8. A. play B. rest C. learn D. use
9. A. new B. different C. difficult D. expensive
10.A. think B. develop C. know D. sing
三. 阅读理解（本大题共20分，每小题2分）
A
Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣）a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.
The boss（老板）looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇）two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."
1. When the boss saw Bob, he ________.
A. gave him the job at once
B. liked Bob at once
C. asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes
D. liked Bob's clothes
2. Bob's new job was________.
A. to wash dishes
B. to grow flowers and trees
C. to cook dishes
D. to clean the restaurant
3. We may learn that the boss was ________.
A. foolish
B. very clever
C. very kind
D. hardworking
B
Place of interest
Water Cube
(水立方) West Lake
Disneyland Dragon Tower Location (位置) Beijing Hangzhou Hong Kong Harbin Phone Number 010--28135589 0571--68345579 00852--28029822 0451--81187899 Price of ticket ￥60 ￥50 ￥300 ￥150
Feature (特色) Special bubbly
(气泡状的)
design
The Broken
Bridge
Cartoon (卡通)
characters
Skywalk
A. Dragon Tower
B. Water Cube
C. West Lake
D. Disneyland
5. Two travelers plan to have a bird’s-eye view(俯视)of Harbin, and they need to pay
______ from the information above.
A. ￥150
B. ￥100
C. ￥450
D.￥300
6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?
A. Water Cube is special in design.
B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.
C. In Disneyland, you can’t see any cartoon characters.
D. Dragon Tower is the tallest in China.
C
If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.
There are tiny animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances（表演）by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.
The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.
Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?
7. What is the big attraction of the park?
A. It is very huge.
B. It is in the mountains.
C. It looks like a fairyland.
D. The performances by little people
8. What can we find in the park?
①Some small animals ②Some big animals. ③Some big castles.
④Some giants. ⑤Some small cottages.. ⑥. Some small furniture
A. ①⑤⑥
B. ①②⑤
C. ②③④
D. ③④⑥
9. The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 残疾人
B. 智力障碍者
C. 盲人
D. 侏儒
10. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can watch the performance only once a day.
B. A dwarf think of an idea to create the park.
C. Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent（天赋）in the park.
D. The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.
四. 单词拼写（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1. Parents should have more ______________ (交流) with their children.
2. Finally, the climber ______________ (设法完成) to get to the top of the mountain.
3. The rich man has a lot of poor _________ (亲戚). He gives them much money every year.
4. It is amazing that a cow has four ______________ (胃).
5. Alaska became the ____________(四十九) state of the United States in 1958.
(B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式空。

6. It’s ______________ (possible) for dogs to fly. Stop daydreaming, Eddie.
7. In magical Disneyland, I couldn’t stop __________ (take) photos of all the beautiful things.
8. I found it really exciting______________ (read) this novel.
9. — What do you think of my answer to the question?
— Sorry. What’s that? I ______________（think）about something else.
10. —Where’s Steven?
—He ______________ (go) to the cinema.
五. 短文填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
When every Apple fan was waiting for the next surprise. Steve Jobs, the founder(创始人) and former CEO of Apple, passed away on October 5th. 2011, at the a 1 of fifty-six after a seven-year-long fight with cancer（癌症）.
What is Jobs best remembered f 2 ? Many of us would name some great products（产品）: the iPod, the iTouch, the iPhone and the iPad. They have c 3 the way we enjoy music, television, and even books.
But Jobs brought much m 4 to the world than these popular products. As a s __5_ businessman, Job’s passion（激情）and energy encouraged the world. He told us “do what you love”. He said, “The only thing that keeps me going is that I love w 6 to do.” He believed “People with passion can change the world for the b
_7_ .” Jobs made computers i _8 and easy to use. His iPhone, iPad and iTouch are popular around the world. People say Jobs sold dreams i _9_ of products. As
the US President Barack Obama said, Jobs was “brave enough to think d 10 ,
bold(大胆的)enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.”
六. 任务型阅读根据短文完成所缺信息，每空限填一词。

(本大题共5分，每小
题1分)
Travelling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so travelling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to be in good health during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.
Before leaving
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.
Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. The nearer people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.
While travelling
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.
Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.
七、书面表达。

（共1小题，计10分）
请以“A trip to Beijing”为题写一篇短文，不少于80字。

要点如下：
去年寒假期间，你和你的父母去北京度假了。

你们花了两个半小时乘飞机到那儿。

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参考答案
第一部分听力
一、听力20分
（略）
第二部分笔试
一、单项选择15分
1—5 CADAC 6—10 DDBCA 11—15 BDBCA
二．完形填空10分
1—5 CABAD 6—10 BACBB
三．阅读理解20分
1—3 CBB 4—6 CDA 7—10 DADC
四. 单词填空10分
1. communication
2. managed
3. relatives
4. stomachs
5. forty-ninth
6. impossible
7. taking
8. to read
9. was thinking 10. has gone
五. 短文填空10分
1. age
2. for
3. changed
4. more
5. successful
6. what
7. better
8. interesting
9. instead 10. differently
六. 任务型阅读5分
1. healthy
2. leaving
3. ready
4. Don’t /never
5. forget
七. 书面表达（略）10分。