2013-2014学年度八年级下期中四校联考英语试卷

2014年春季江岸区部分学校联合期中考试八年级英语试题第I卷(选择题，共85分)二、选择填空(本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)( )26. －Do you believe that Xue Zha will come first in this exam?－Nothing is .A. possibleB. impossibleC. necessaryD. unnecessary ( )27. －My new teacher speaks very quickly in class. How can I this new problem?－First you must be attentive, and then you’ll get used to it soon.A. do withB. look upC. deal withD. make up ( )28. －You look unhappy. What is the matter ?－It’ my best friend Jane. She often my things without ask for permissionA. looks, throughB. looks, upC. looks, overD. looks, out ( )29. －I hear Tom is working hard at his lessons－That’s why it really _______me that he failed the exam last timeA. afraidB. surprisedC. sureD. glad( )30. －Every spring, you can find many people sell frogs on the markets, that’s so wrong .－I agree .They should _______ them for the good of crops!A. putB. throwC. placeD. free( )31. the carelessness of the captain, a South Korean ship sank(沉没) causing many deaths.A. BecauseB. Thanks toC. Thanks forD. Because of ( )32. －The campfire _____, it was still around., but I was lost in the happy memory.－So was I. How I wished we could relax ourselves again.A. died outB. died ofC. died downD. died from ( )33. －Do you work out a way of doing it?.－Not yet They are strongly my idea.A. againstB. aboutC. overD. for( )34. －I will never go to Malaysia by plane. I t’s too dangerous.－_____.A. So will IB. So I willC. Neither will I.D. Neither I will ( )35. －Could you give me a to the supermarket?－Sure, get on ,please.A. callB. lessonC. adviceD. ride( )36. －It was once reported the lost plane might landed on a _____ island?－I don’t believe it, how could they make it without any sign?A. aloneB. lonelyC. farawayD. far( )37. －Aron didn’t wait for help, ______, he cut off his right arm an d saved himself.－It was really moving ,when I read it, I was moved to tears.A. howeverB. anywayC. insteadD. besides ( )38. －It is important to ______ a good habit if we want to realize our dreams.－But it is easier to say than do, we must learn to control ourselves.A. causeB. developC. allowD. forms ( )39. －Do you think I can pass the exams and go to a good high school?－It completely ______ how hard you work .A. depends onB. lie inC. count onD. rest on( )40. －How much do you know about Diaoyu Island?－I think our country should let more people learn of the_____ of it.A. messageB. thingC. truthD. feeling三、完形填空(本题共15分，每小题1分)It was a dark and windy night. The wind howled(呼啸) and the rain 41 down. Harry and his wife were in bed. Although Harry slept through the storm, his wife woke up. She lay in bed, 42 to sleep, listening to the noise of the storm. Suddenly she heard a different 43 .It sounded like someone 44 on the window. She was very frightened. She woke her husband up.“Harry,” she whispered, “there’s someone45 .Listen.”“It’s nothing,”he said, just a branch of a tree tapping against the window in the wind. Go back to sleep.” He 46 and went back to sleep.The tapping continued. It got louder, then the 47 began to rattle(咯咯作响).Harry’ s wife 48 him up again. “Harry, it isn’t just the wind. There’s someone there. I know there is.49 and look.”Harry 50 of bed and walked across the room to the window. He 51 the curtain a little and looked out. He saw a man standing on a ladder outside the window. He 52 the man and then went back to bed.“Well?” his wife asked. “Is anyone there?”“Yes,” Harry said. “There’s a burglar(窃贼) trying to 53 .”“Then do something!” his wife cried.“54 the poli ce.”“Not yet,” Harry said. “Wait until he opens the window. I’ve been trying to get it open since we had the house55 last year.”( )41. A. beats B. beat C. beating D. beaten( )42. A. unable B. able C. disable D. ability( )43. A. voice B. noise C. sound D. noisy( )44. A. opening B. knocking C. tapping D. touching( )45. A. in B. inside C. outside D. out( )46.A. turned around B. turned on C. turned down D. turned over( )47. A. door B. window C. wall D. ceiling( )48. A. woke B. shaken C. called D. rang( )49. A. Get out B. Sit up C. Get up D. Get outside( )50. A. slipped out B. ran out C. jumped out D. got out( )51. A. pulled B. pushed C. raised D. rose( )52. A. laughed at B. smiled at C. shouted at D. shot at( )53. A. get in B. break in C. break into D. run away( )54. A. Phoning B. Calling C. Phone D. phones( )55. A. paint B. painting C. paints D. painted四、阅读理解(本题30 分，每小题2分)AWays for you to keep cool all day longDrink up!If you play sports or run around in the sun, your body loses a lot of water. You need to replace it. When you exercise on a hot day, drink 2-4 glasses of cool water each hour. Drin k all the time; don’t wait until you’re thirsty to start. Make sure the drinks aren’t too cold. They could give you stomach cramps(绞痛) .Look after yourselfStaying in air-conditional places is a good way to beat the heat. Electric fans(电扇) are OK if the temperature is below 30. A cool shower or bath is another way to cool off. Don’t eat hot foods or big meals－they make your body hotter.Take it easyWhen having fun in the sun, you had better start slowly. Your body needs time to adjust(调整) to the heat. If you feel uncomfortable in the sun, you should find a cool place to rest. And rest often; your body needs it. Also, try doing more exercise. A strong body will let you adjust to temperature change more easily.Stay cool- not coldYour body doesn’t like to move from a very hot place to a very cool place quickly.If you move often from a place with a temperature of less than 25 degrees Celsius to find a safe way to use it. Don’t use it too often or too much. And don’t set it below 25 degrees. T hen you will be cool and healthy.( )56. How many glasses of water will drink in half an hour when you play games on a hot day?A. 1-2B. 3C. 4D. 2-4( )57. Which of the following suggestion is wrong on a hot day?A. Staying in air-conditioned places.B. Electric fans can be used if the temperature is below 30.C. A cool shower or bath is another way to cool off.D. Eat hot foods or big meals.( )58. If you feel uncomfortable in the sun, you should _____.A. drink hot waterB. drink cool waterC. take a seat under the tree oftenD. find a cool place to rest once( )59. How many degrees is good for your health when you use the air condition in summer?A. below 25 degreesB. above 25 degreesC. 20 degreesD. 38 degrees( )60. Which of the following statement is right?A. Drink water when you feel thirsty.B. Electric fan is useful if the temperature is above 30.C. A weaker body will let you adjust to temperature change more difficult.D. You’d better not use the air condition in summer.BThe clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of books. I was going to have my math and Chinese tests the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I could not.The clock struck twelve. “Oh,dear!”I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We students are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the tests tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.( )61. The story is about a boy who _______.A. liked math and ChineseB. never did his homeworkC. had much homework to doD. didn’t go to school( )62. The boy was _________ when it was 11:00pm.A. sleepingB. complaining about too much homeworkC. working hardD. quite calm as usual before the piles of books( )63. the boy didn’t finish his homework that night because ________.A. he was not clever enoughB. he wasted timeC. he didn’t mind the testsD. the night was too short( )64. What may happen to the boy the next day? __________A. He failed the tests.B. He did well in the testsC. His teacher gave him reward.D. He hiccupped a lot in class.( )65. Which of the following is not true?A. God saves those who save themselvesB. Efficiency (效率) is better than complaintC. We should make good use of timeD. how to face stress wisely and skillfullyCBeing with the same dormitory(寝室)in university, one of my classmates, who is from Harbin, never has not phoned his parents. He said that there was no phone at home. It is OK for him to write to his parents. We are surprised at: "He lives in modern city. Living condition is not bad. Why not install a telephone?After the summer vacation, he often went to bed to listen to a tape secretly, which was taken from his home. Sometime he was crying for sadness. We proposed to borrow his tape to listen. He did not agree. One time when he was out, we got the tape under the pillow(枕头)and put it in the recorder. After we listened to it, it seemed that there was not any voice in it. We are puzzled what he was dealing with the blank tape every night.In the coming of graduation, he told us about his family. His parents were all deaf and dumb. When he was very young, his father died. To make a living, his mother endured all hardships as well as got an expression of scorn. For his study, his mother paid much attention to create the best conditions for him. They never had him suffer from the hardship. After their living condition was better, he had to leave his mother to go to university. He said that he often missed her. His achievement was from "Silent Love" of his parents, including his father. I taped the voice of breathing. I listened to it every night, feeling parents being with him.We were deeply moved. Caring from family is the most brilliant(灿烂)sunshine in the world. No matter where we come out far, or fly higher, in the eyes of our parents, we are always the apple of their eyes, being cared for every day. Silent love is the most beautiful voice in the world.( )66. The writer's classmate from Harbin has never phoned his parents because____.A.His parents were too busy to answer his phone.B. His parents were dead.C. There was no phone in his family.D. His parents were deaf and dumb.( )67. According to this passage we can learn the classmate from Harbin ________.A. often lied on his bed, listening to pop music.B. sang beautiful songs with his friends.C. listened to the tape which taped his mother's voice of breathing.D. was sad because his classmates didn't get along well with him.( )68. What does the underlined phrase "Silent Love" mean?A. Silence is goldB. Great love is always in silence.C. To love with words and actionD. Love is in no need of sound.( )69. The writer didn't know what the classmate from Harbin had been doing withthe blank tape every night until they graduated ,is it right?A. Yes, it is.B. We can't know.C. No, it's wrong.D. They didn't care it.( )70. What is the best title of this passage?A. My classmate from Harbin.B. Parents' love.C. Beautiful voice.D. My life in the university.第II卷(非选择题，共35分)五、短语填空(本题共10分，每小题2分)先阅读短文，然后用下面方框中的所给的单词或短语填空，使全文在72. We will the money from the sale to homeless people.73. They need to a plan to tell people about the city park clean-up.74.Kate waited for someone to _____ to help her.75. My parents don’t allow me to _______ with my friends.71. 72. 73. 74. 75.六、阅读理解填词(本题共10分，每小题1分)A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew. One day, his friend g 76 the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plan it. The farmer was p 77 with gift, but he didn't know where to plan it.He was a 78 that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his n 79 would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. F 80 he planted the tree in his woods. But w 81 sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a p 82 place. "What's the difference?" the farmer said a 83 and told what he had t 84 . "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have e 85 the fruit. Now you not only have robbed every one of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁坏) a good apple tree!" 76. g 77．p 78．a 79．n 80．F81．w 82．p 83．a 84．t 85．e七、书面表达(本大题15分)请根据以下信息完成一篇80词左右的英语短文1.Jack是我最好的朋友，很爱打篮球，经常花很多时间在打篮球上。