南京市八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案

年度第一学期期中考试
八年级英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）
注意事项：
1、本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题。

2、作答试题前，请考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号用钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷规定的位置上，并认真核对。

3、答案必须填在答题纸上，在其他位置作答一律无效。

每小题做出答案后，用钢笔或圆珠笔填在答题纸的相应位置。

第一部分选择题（85分）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分听对话，回答问题。

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. Where would Jim like to go if he gets enough money?
A. B. C.
2. What kind of book is Mary reading?
A. B. C.
3. Which kind of fruit is the cheapest?
A. B. C.
4. Who wants to know how to search the Internet?
A. B. C.
5. What is the weather like tomorrow?
A. B. C.
6. How long does Mary spend on her hobbies now?
A. About two hours.
B. About an hour.
C. About half an hour.
7. When was Jane born?
A. In 1992.
B. In 1991.
C. In 1993.
8. Why does Sam have few friends?
A. Because he is careful.
B. Because he is helpful.
C. Because he is unhelpful.
9. Whose pencil-box is green?
A. John’s.
B. Amy’s.
C. Mary’s.
10. Why d id Mrs. Li say sorry?
A. Because she knew his English was rather poor.
B. Because she thought she was speaking too fast.
C. Because she didn’t know she was speaking too fast.
第二部分听对话和短文，回答问题
本部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

在听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

听下面一段对话，回答11-12题。

11. What’s going on this evening?
A. A football match.
B. A volleyball match.
C. A basketball match.
12. Why does the girl agree to go at last?
A. Because the boy is going to do her homework.
B. Because she is going to do the homework together with the boy.
C. Because the boy is going to help her do the housework.
Ways of growing strong
Wrong way 13
Right ways ●eat healthy food
●do enough activities ●14
●15
13. A. eat some fruits B. eat a lot of foods C. have sports
14. A. live healthily B. drink well C. sleep well
15. A. do exercise B. see a doctor C. lose weight
听第二篇短文，回答16-20题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

16. Whose house was the hole?
A. A mouse’s.
B. The little mouse’s.
C. The snake’s.
17. What were the snakes doing?
A. They were sleeping.
B. They were chatting.
C. They were eating.
18. How did the little mouse’s mother feel?
A. She felt sleepy.
B. She felt afraid of the snakes.
C. She wasn’t afraid of the snakes.
19. When did the story take place?
A. On a winter afternoon.
B. On an autumn afternoon.
C. On a spring afternoon.
20. What can we learn from the story?
A. Snakes never eat mice.
B. Snakes usually sleep in winter.
C. Mice like to live next to snakes.
二、选择填空（共 20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
21. This is ______ unusual course that is taught in ______ university, but it’s useless to the real life.
A. a; a
B. an; an
C. a; an
D. an; a
22. It’s reported that President Xi Jinping arrived ______ Seattle(西雅图) ______ September 22nd to pay a
four-day visit to the USA.
A. at; on
B. in; on
C. at; in
D. in; in
23. Boys and girls, I will tell you ________, and you can finish it ________.
A. how to do it; by yourself
B. what to do; by yourself
C. what to do; on your own
D. how to do; alone
24. I find this Math problem very ______. I believe most of the students can work it out .
A. easily; easy
B. easy; easily
C. easily; easily
D. easy; easy
25. —There was little milk in the fridge, _______? —_______, please go and buy some.
A. wasn't there; Yes
B. was there; Yes
C. wasn't there; No
D. was there; No
26. —______ is it from your home to school? — It’s nearly ten minutes’ walk.
A. How long
B. How far
C. How often
D. How soon
27. The TV programme on this channel was so ______ that all my friends felt ______.
A boring; boring B. bored; boring C. boring; bored D. bored; bored
28. Shanghai is bigger than ______ in Jiangsu and bigger than ______ in China.
A. any city; any city
B. any city; any other city
C. any other city; the other cities
D. any other city; any city
29. Not only my friends but also my brother and I ______ interested in those plays.
A. are
B. am
C. is
D. were
30. In the cartoon film Tom and Jerry, the little mouse seems______ than the big cat.
A. more clever e r
B. much cleverer
C. much clever
D. much more cleverer
31. — Don't leave the tap running after you finish washing your hands. —_______.
A. I hope so
B. I'm afraid not
C. It's nothing
D. Sorry, I won't
32. —You speak good English, I hope_____ us with our English．— No problem.
A. you to help
B. to help
C. you’ll help
D. to you help
33. Sandy, ______ too much TV, for it’s bad for your eyes.
A. not watch
B. don’t watch
C. doesn’t watch
D. watches
34. The ticket ______ him ￥3000, and flying to the USA ______ him two days.
A. took; cost
B. spent; took
C. cost; took
D. paid; spent
35. I don't like this pair of shoes. Please show me_______.
A. the other one
B. other pair
C. another one
D. another pair
36. —Remember not to ______ until the bus stops. — OK, I will.
A. get it off
B. get off it
C. got on it
D. get it on
37. —What_______ your school life_______? — It_______ watching TV.
A. does; like; likes
B. do; like; likes
C. is; like; is like
D. is; likes; is likes
38. You’d better ________ because you have to drive back to your company.
A. not drinking
B. not drink
C. don’t drink
D. not to drink
39. — Must we leave for Beijing now, Mr. Smith?
— No, you ________. You still have two more hours.
A. can’t
B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. don’t have to
40. My father is a good driver. He has a pretty good ______ of direction.
A. ways
B. sense
C. idea
D. feeling
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Long long ago, there lived a farmer whose brother was a gardener and owned a wonderful garden. One day the farmer went t o 41 his brother, and was 42 the beautiful garden. His brother 43 to give him the best apple tree as a gift. The farmer took the tree home and started to wonder 44 to plant it.
“If I plant it on the hill,”he said to himself, “the wind might 45 the fruit. If I plant it on the road,
people will see it and take off its 46 .”
Finally he planted the tree behind his barn(谷仓), “The 47 would never think to look for it here.”
48 , the tree grew neither flowers nor fruits in two years. The farmer went to his brother and said 49 , “You have given me a 50 tree. Look! This is the third year and it still grows 51 but leaves!”
When the farmer’s brother saw where the tree was, the gardener 52 and said, “You have planted the tree where it is exposed(暴露的) to cold winds, and get neither 53 nor warmth. How could you 54 flowers and fruits? You have planted the tree with a greedy and suspicious(贪婪多疑的) heart, so how can you want a 55 harvest?”
What do you learn from the story?
41. A. watch B. find C. teach D. visit
42. A. worried about B. surprised at C. tired of D. afraid of
43. A. decided B. supposed C. hoped D. asked
44. A. how B. when C. where D. why
45. A. put off B. take away C. turn down D. shake down
46. A. tree B. fruit C. food D. flower
47. A. thieves B. animals C. neighbors D. children
48. A. Finally B. Firstly C. However D. Luckily
49. A. slowly B. hardly C. excitedly D. angrily
50. A. dead B. bad C. wrong D. young
51. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
52. A. suggested B. laughed C. left D. planted
53. A. sunshine B. water C. air D. earth
54. A. plant B. take C. receive D. expect
55. A. small B. rich C. famous D. poor
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
New books this month
The Long Night
Thi s is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.
Maha is a nurse in
northern Aus tralia.
She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and…Hard Work
This exciting
story is Joanna’s
twentieth.
Hard Work is about Sombat.
He works with his father, a
carpenter, in Thailand. They
work long and hard hours
making tables and chairs, but
they do not have any money.
Then one day a man dressed
all in black buys the most
beautiful table in the shop…
Hospital or Cinema
Marcie Jacome, who
studies English in London,
wrote this story earlier this
year. Tina is a young Indian
woman who is a doctor in a
small town. She goes to
London to study English and
medicine, but one day she
meets a man who asks her to
go to the USA with him to
become a film star…What will
Tina do?
56. The Long Night was written by .
A. David Reilly
B. Maha
C. Joanna
D. Marcie Jacome
57. The story of Hard Work happened in .
A. Australia
B. Thailand
C. India
D. England
58. From the passage we know that Tina is ____________.
A. a doctor
B. a film star
C. a writer
D. a college student
59. is about a difficult journey.
A. Hospital or Cinema
B. Hard Work
C. The Long Night
D. None of the books
60. The information above is .
A. a diary
B. a story
C. a novel
D. an ad
B
Life is like four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learnt many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped walking. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am getting older and older. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.
61. The writer started walking more slowly in the ________ of his life.
A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
62. According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of the writer’s life?
A. 14.
B. 27.
C. 61.
D. 89.
63. What does the underlined word ”sorrowful” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Sad.
B. Exciting.
C. Wonderful.
D. Bored.
64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer was an engineer.
B. The writer has a garden with flowers.
C. The writer was always happy as a child.
D. The writer is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.
65. The best title for the passage can be ________.
A. My life
B. Four seasons
C. Four seasons in a year
D. Four seasons in my life
C
Have you ever watered a garden and watched the water disappear(消失) into the soil? This fun experiment shows how plants take water from the ground to grow. Ask an adult to help you.
You Will Need:
• Medium-sized glass
• Water
• Red food coloring
• Spoon
• One celery stalk with leaves (一根带叶的芹菜)
You Will Do:
1. Fill the glass halfway with water.
2. Stir(搅拌) in enough food coloring to make the water dark red.
3. Ask Mom or Dad to cut one inch off the bottom of the celery stalk. Place the stalk in the water and let it stand overnight.
What Will Happen?
The leaves will turn red, as well as the tiny tubes running up through the stalk. Break the stalk in half, and you will see red dots in each piece.
Why?
As a plant grows, its roots act like straws(麦秆状吸管), sucking water up into the stem or stalk. Tiny tubes (管) inside the stalk carry water farther up into the leaves. (By coloring the water red, this is easier to see.) The red dots show a cross-section of the tiny tubes through which the water traveled.
66. In which part of the article can you find how the water moves through plants?
A. You Will Need.
B. Why?
C. What Will Happen?
D. You Will Do.
67. What should you do right after filling the glass halfway with water?
A. Break the stalk in half.
B. Place the stalk in the water.
C. Stir in food coloring.
D. Let the stalk stand overnight.
68 Which of the following things is needed for Step 1 of the experiment?
A. Water.
B. Spoon.
C. Celery stalk.
D. Food coloring.
69. What should you do right before cutting one inch off the bottom of the celery stalk?
A. Place the stalk in the water.
B. Make the water dark red.
C. Ask an adult to help.
D. Break the stalk in half.
70. What is this passage mostly about?
A. How water protects plants.
B. How water can change colors.
C. How celery stalks grow in water.
D. How plants get water from the ground.
第二部分非选择题（共65分）
五、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

71. The _________(总统) from different countries watched the shows of the 70 anniversary of China's victory in
the war of resistance two months ago.
72. You will win the _________ (竞赛). You are a better player than anyone else.
73. — Do you know the _________ (高度) of this tall building? —Sorry, I’m not sure.
74. It’s necessary for parents to set a good ________ (榜样) for their children.
75. My cousin is very _________ (幽默的). She likes telling jokes.
(B) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空不限一词。

76. Amy, ___________ (not be) afraid. Just have a try.
77. The doctor has advised him ___________ (not smoke) any more many times.
78. My sister is one of the best __________ (swim) in our school swimming team. She swims very fast.
79. The little dog is dying, but I am _________ (help) to do anything for it.
80. All of us should spend as much time as we can _________ (speak) English.
81. He is a(n) ________ (polite) boy, so I don’t want to make friends with him.
82. Everybody agreed that John’s jokes were __________ (funny) of all.
83. What’s the ________ (mean) of the word “trip”, do you know?
84. Most of us feel ________ (terrible) cold because of the strong wind.
85. As we know, there are some differences between American English and ________ (Brita in) English.
六、阅读表达请根据材料内容，按照要求完成各题。

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
I was very sleepy in the morning, so I didn’t go running as usual. At nine o’clock, Tom called me to join him in a game of basketball. He said Jack and some other boys would also be there too. I had finished my homework and had nothing else to do, so I agreed. Tom told me to go to the basketball club at ten o’clock.
On the way there, I bought a hamburger. When I reached the basketball club, I was surprised to see Tom and Jack fighting. Later on, I learned that they were fighting over who should start throwing the ball. I shouted to them to stop but they would not listen. Luckily two men came to separate(使…分开) the boys till they calmed down.
Then I suggested that we go to the coffee shop for a drink. At the coffee shop, I brought out my hamburger and it was good to see Tom and Jack sharing the hamburger and laughing once again.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。

86. Why didn’t the writer go running this morning?
___________________________________________________________________
87. Who would also join in the game according to Tom?
___________________________________________________________________
88. When would they meet at the club?
___________________________________________________________________
89. What did the writer see when he reached the club?
__________________________________________________________________
90. Where did they share the hamburger and laugh?
__________________________________________________________________
七、任务型阅读根据短文内容完成下面的表格；每空一词。

（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be responsible(负责的) for their own education. The open classroom may help them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules.
But many students may not do well in an open classroom. For some students, if there are too few rules, they will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional(传统的) education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. It is important for many students to have some rules in the classroom. A few rules will help them. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers show little interest in it. So it may not get support from those teachers.
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinions about open education. The writer thinks that open education is only a good idea. It may no t work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want and need to have some rules. They must study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find the subjects that they have to study interesting. They will not study those subjects if they do not have to.
Open Education
Meaning Open education is a way of teaching without many rules. Students are allowed to learn subjects they are 91 in.
Good points ●Open education makes students realize they are learning for 92 , not for
others.
●In open classrooms, many students don’t need to be 93 about grades
or rules.
●Some students feel 94 in open classrooms than in traditional
classrooms.
95 points ●Many students may not do as 96 in open classrooms as in traditional
classrooms.
●It’s 97 for students to make many choices so they can’t make good
use of open education.
●Some teachers do not 98 such a way of teaching.
The writer ’s 99 about
open education ● Open education is just a good idea, but it may not work well in a real class or school. ● Students will not study some subjects if they aren ’t 100 to.
八、缺词填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
There is nothing more i 101 to life than the sun. W 102 the sun, all living things on the earth would die. The sun is a star. In the sky there are t 103 of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in the daytime you can o 104 see one star --- the sun.
The sun is much n 105 to us than the other stars. That is w 106 it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m 107 as 150,000,000 kilometers. Most stars are thousands of light-years a 108 from the earth.
Do you k now what a light-year is? N 109 in the world travels faster than light. It travels 300,000 kilometers per second. And one light-year is the distance that light can travel in one y 110 .
九、书面表达（20分）
请根据下面提示，以My best friend 为题写一篇短文介绍你的好朋友Da niel 。

要求：
1、表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯。

2、 短文必须包括所有的信息，省略号部分适当发挥1-2句。

3、 词数100词左右。

My friend Daniel
I have a wonderful friend named Daniel. I ’d like to tell you something about him. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 特点
圆脸，瘦高个儿；很幽默，经常讲笑话让我们开怀大笑。

品行
愿意和朋友分享东西；对人友善；时刻准备帮助别人。

爱好
喜欢旅行；今年暑假刚去了北京的世界公园。

对DIY 很着迷；妈妈生日的时候做蛋糕；现在对DIY 知道更多了。

未来计划
长大想当……
2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语
参考答案
一、听力：1-5 BCBAC 6-10 CBCBC 11-15 ABBCA 16-20 CA CAB
二、单项选择：21-25 DBCBD 26-30 BCBAB 31-35 DCBCD 36-40 BCBDB
三、完型填空：41-45 DBACD 46-50 BACDB 51-55 CBADB
四、阅读理解：56-60 ABACD 61-65 CBADD 66-70 BCACD
五、词汇运用：71-75 presidents, competition, height, example, humorous
76-80 don’t be, not to smoke, swimmers, helpless, speaking
81-85 impolite, the funniest, meaning, terribly, British
六、阅读表达：86. Because he was sleepy.
87. Jack and some other boys.
88. At ten o’clock.
89. He saw Tom and Jack fighting.
90. At the coffee shop.
七、任务型阅读：91-95 interested, themselves, worried, happier, Bad
96-100 well, difficult/hard, support, opinions/ideas/thoughts, pleased
八、缺词填空：101-105 important, Without, thousands, only, nearer
106-110 why, much, away, Nothing, year
九、书面表达：
My best friend
I have a wonderful friend named Daniel. I’d like to tell you something about him. He is tall and thin and has
a round face. He has a good sense of humor and often tells us funny jokes to make us laugh.
He is genero us and always willing to share what he has with others. He is also kind. He is ready to help people in need any time. He loves travelling. He traveled to Beijing World Park this summer holiday. There he saw many famous buildings and enjoyed himself. At the same time he learned a lot about different cultures.
He is crazy about “DIY”. Once he made a birthday cake for his mother by himself as a birthday present. It made his mother very happy. Now he has learnt more about DIY.
He wants to become a social worker when he grows up, because he would like to help more people.
2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试
八年级英语听力材料
第一部分听对话，回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. W: Where would you like to go if you get enough money, Jim?
M: I’d like to go to the Opera House in Sydney.
2. M: What is your favourite book, Mary?
W: I like story books best. But now I am reading a book about history. It’s also very interesting.
3. M: How much is the fruit?
W: The apples are 4 yuan a kilo. The pears are 3 yuan a kilo. The bananas are 2 yuan a kilo.
4. W: Who called you just now, Mike?
M: Grandma. She wants to know how to search the Internet. May I go and help her, Mum?
5. W: Is it a fine day tomorrow?
M: Yes．It’s sunny．I’m going riding with my friends．
6. M: Mary, how long do you spend on your hobbies?
W: I spent 2 hours before, but now about half an hour. I have too much work to do.
7. M: I was born in July, 1992. What about you, Jane?
W: Oh, I’m one year older than you.
8. W: Why does Sam have few friends?
M: He is never helpful. He always only thinks of himself.
9. M: Look at the yellow pencil-box? Is it yours, Amy?
W: No, mine is green. It must be John’s. He likes yellow best.
10. M : Would you please speak more slowly, Mrs. Li ?
W : Sorry. If you can’t follow me, please let me know.
第二部分听对话和短文，回答问题
本部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

在听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

听下面一段对话，回答11-12题。

M: There is a football match this evening.
W: Are you going to watch it?
M: Yes. Jack and I will go together. Would you like to go with us?
W: Sorry. I don’t care for football.
M: Are you sure?
W: In fact, I have to finish my homework.
M: That doesn’t matter. After the game, we can do it together.
W: All right. Let’s go.
听第一篇短文，回答13-15题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

Thin kids always want to know how to make their bodies strong. Most of them think the best way is to eat a lot of foods. But that is wrong. The best advice for them is the same as the health advice for all kids: eat healthy foods, do enough exercise and sleep well.
Thin kids need to exercise. A lot of fat people do exercise to become thinner. Enough exercise can help your body get stronger, too.
So most of time, thin kids don’t need to see a doctor.
南京市八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案
听第二篇短文，回答16-20题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

One winter afternoon, a little mouse went out for a walk. Suddenly, the mouse saw a hole. He thought it must be his friend’s, so he went into it.
To his surprise, it wasn’t a mouse’s house, but a snake’s. Several snakes were sleeping there. When they saw the little mouse, they didn’t pay attention to him or try to catch him. They just went on sleeping. The little mouse was afraid and ran away.
After he got home, he told his mother what he had seen. His mother said: “Don’t be afraid. Snakes are our enemies, but they can’t catch you now. It’s time for their winter sleep. During their winter sleep, snakes never harm others. ”。