2018江苏南通田家炳中学八年级下英语期中试题

江苏省南通田家炳2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试
初二英语试卷
初中英语教研组
一、听力（略）
二、单项选择（本题共15题，每题1分，共15分）
21.—What________cold weather!
—Yes.But it’s_______unusual experience for us because we always live in a hot place.
A.an;an
B./;a
C./;an
D.a;an
22.The life he was used to_________a lot in the past ten years.
A.change
B.changed
C.changing
D.has changed
23.The two dresses here are beautiful and cheap.You can take_______of them.
A.either
B.neither
C.none
D.all
24.My father and my mother live a happy life now.And they________for15years.
A.have married
B.have married to
C.have been married
D.have got married
25.—Linda,I think English is too difficult for me.Can you give me some advice?
—OK._______,read aloud every day.You know,practice makes perfect.
A.In all
B.Of all
C.At all
D.Above all
26.My home is far from my school.Luckily,I_______the early bus every morning.
A.try to catch
B.fail to catch
C.manage to catch
D.rush to catch
27.—Can you come to have dinner with me this evening?
—I’m afraid not.I_______take care of my mother.She is ill.
A.have to
B.can
C.must
D.may
28.—May I speak to Tom,please?
—Sorry,he isn’t at home.He_______to the USA on holiday.But he’ll come back in three days.
A.has been
B.went
C.has gone
D.goes
29.My grandpa has a computer,but he doesn’t know________to use it.
A.what
B.how
C.which
D.where
30.How terrible!______,you are safe now.That’s the main thing.
A.Anyway
B.Moreover
C.Otherwise
D.Indeed
31.—Boy,didn’t you see so many people waiting for dinner at the restaurant?Don’t_______!
—I’m sorry,sir.
A.pull into
B.cut in
C.put in
D.carry in
32.China has many special forms of additional art,________sky lanterns and paper cutting.
A.such as
B.instead of
C.except for
D.because of
33.—You have a nice car?
—Thank you.I_______it for two weeks.
A.bought
B.have bought
C.have had
D.had
34.—I will get100points in the coming test.
—_______.You’d better start getting ready for it now.
A.The early bird catches the worm.
B.Better later than never.
C.Actions speak louder than words.
D.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
35.—Would you mind going to the park with us this Sunday?
—______.I haven’t been outdoors these days,I can’t wait.
A.Sorry,I can’t
B.Sure,I’d love to
C.My pleasure
D.Certainly not
三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Tina had two exams that day.Physics was first and she hated physics.It was her worst___36____.Her friend Lily had promised to help her study for the physics exam.But for two weeks,Lily didn’t answer any of her calls or messages.Tina was very___37____.
While taking the exam,Tina found it difficult to answer question number five.She looked up and was surprised to see Lily holding her___38____under the table and reading from it.Lily would get a good ___39____by cheating(作弊).It wasn’t fair!”Tina felt really angry at Lily and even thought about telling the teacher.But what would everyone else think of her?Just then,Mr.Reed started to collect the exam papers.Oh no, Tina hadn't___40____it and she was going to fail again!
At lunch time,Tina wanted to talk to Lily but couldn’t find her.Tina thought about___41____the teacher, but everyone would hate her if she did that.“It wasn’t fair!”she thought.Just then,Mr.Reed walked past her table.“Mr.Reed…”Tina___42____him.
That afternoon,Tina was sitting behind Lily in the history exam.Lily didn’t take her phone out.Maybe she
didn’t need to cheat at history.Tina felt a little___43____that she had told Mr.Reed.
But it was too late now.Tina was on the last question when she saw Lily holding her phone under the table. Without thinking,Tina looked up and___44____to Mr.Reed.Lily was looking at her phone and didn’t hear Mr. Reed as he walked___45____up to her table.Mr.Reed picked up Lily’s exam paper,pointed to the___46____ and told her to go outside.Everyone was staring(盯着看)at Lily and Tina felt really sorry now.
When Tina was leaving school,Lily stopped her.“Tina,I m really sorry I didn’t answer your calls,but my family is having a____47___time.My dad had a heart attack and he is in hospital.He had a big operation(6) today and I was very___48____.I knew it was foolish,but I was reading___49____from my mom to see how it was going.Mr.Reed caught me.He thought I was cheating.But he___50____and understands me now.I m sorry
I didn’t tell you what was happening.I know you’re a good friend.Will you forgive(原谅)me?”
36. A.month B.subject C.choice D.luck
37. A.crazy B.patent C.angry D.polite
38. A.book B.dictionary C.camera D.phone
39. A.idea B.grade C.exam D.job
40. A.finished B.forgotten C.read D.built
41. A.telling B.asking C.leaving D.watching
42. A.saved B.supported C.stopped D.served
43. A.relaxed B.nervous C.harmful D.sorry
44. A.agreed B.nodded C.came D.explained
45. zily B.weakly C.silently D.noisily
46. A.door B.blackboard C.phone D.map
47. A.simple B.terrible C.boring fortable
48. A.fine B.busy C.worried D.hard-working
49. A.sentences B.papers C.signs D.messages
50. A.refuses B.believes C.receives D.thinks
四、阅读理解(本题共15题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
How do you often spend your summer vacation?Do you sometimes get bored?Here are some ideas for you to
help spice up(调剂)your holiday,and keep you busy either inside or outside.
A happy cook
Help your mom cook a dinner in the kitchen.Washing vegetables may be a good choice for you.You can also learn to make a simple meal,like egg-fried rice.When you eat a meal you have cooked,you'll feel very proud.
Make a photo wall
Collect your family photos.Choose some special ones with your family and make a photo wall.We can talk to parents and listen to family stories behind those photos.You can also DIY a photo album(影集)and keep the photos safe for a long time.
Help others
Encourage yourself to do something you can to help others every day.For example,give your seat to those who need it on the bus,give directions to someone who is lost,and pick up the litter on the road.These small acts will help make the world a better place.
Travel to the countryside
Traveling to the countryside is a great way to be close to nature.Experience life in the countryside with your parents,and find the differences between the city and countryside.Explain which one you like better,and write down your feelings.
51.How can we help make the world a better place?
A.By helping others.
B.By taking out rubbish.
C.By experiencing country life.
D.By washing vegetables.
52.What does the writer advise us to do after coming back from the countryside?
A.Cook egg-fried rice.
B.Show our friends photos.
C.Pick up litter on the road.
D.Write down our feelings.
53.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.School life.
B.Vacation activities.
C.After-class plans.
D.Different hobbies
B
If you are given only1yuan,can you live in a city for one day?It seems this may be a little difficult.But students from Xi’an did it.
On April10,more than60students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical
University took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival.The charitable organization for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this activity.Students not only have to live,but also have to deal with a lot of hard tasks.It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others,including Beijing,in June.
To make money,many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was.Zhang Qiyue,14,asked more than10restaurants for a job and finally got one chance.“We were sad when they said no.But gradually(逐渐地),we got used to it,”he said.After being a waiter for an hour,he got25yuan.
Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls.Many people who walked by took notice and helped them.Zhao Jiacheng,14,drew pictures and made paper crafts(手工).“This showed it’s important to learn a special skill,”he said.
Living was hard,but finishing the tasks wasn’t any easier.They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time.The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth(值)thousands of yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour.“We learned how to persuade others.From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt(酸乳)...after almost20tries,we got an expensive necklace,”he said.They will give all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet.
54.To make money,students tried many things EXCEPT_______.
A.going to Beijing to do their tasks
B.working part-time jobs
C.giving talent shows
D.drawing and making paper crafts
55.During this activity,_______.
A.Zhang Qiyue gave up when he was refused
B.Students learned that life is hard
C.Zhao Jiacheng made money by singing
D.Students learned how to make paper crafts
56.What does the underlined word“persuade”in the last paragraph mean?
A.argue(争论)with others
B.show something to others
C.sell something to others
D.make somebody do something
57.What is the best title(题目)for the passage?
A.Living in a city for one day
B.Living is hard
C.Surviving on one yuan
D.Looking for a part-time job
C
Ray Charles,a black singer and pianist,was born in1930in Georgia,USA.He won12Grammy Awards(格莱美奖)and performed at10,000concerts(音乐会)around the world.Many musicians called him simply“the Genius”(天才).
Ray Charles was born into a poor family,without a father.When he was5years old,his younger brother died, and around the same time,Charles started to lose his sight.By the age of7he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year,and when he went blind,his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.All his life,Charles remembered her saying,“Do it right,or don’t do it at all.”
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.There the teachers also encouraged(鼓励)him to study music.Sadly,while he was still at school,his mother died.He left school and in the early1950s Charles organized a group of players.He sang,played the piano and wrote music.
He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.
In2003a film of his life Ray was made.The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles.After they had been playing together for two hours,Charles,then aged73,jumped up and said,“He’s the one…he can do it."A year later Charles died aged74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’music will live on.
58.What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?
A.He was born in a musician family.
B.He started to go blind at the age of7.
C.His father died when he was5years old.
D.He started to learn the piano at the age of6.
59.Ray Charles’mother encouraged him to play music because______.
A.his father was a musician as well
B.his father thought he was a genius
C.it would help him get used to being blind
D.it was a good way for a blind person to get money
60.Ray Charles thought that Jamie Fox______.
A.was a good director
B.was a good film maker
C.was the right person to play him in the film
D.was also a genius at making music
61.What does the last paragraph(段落)mainly talk about?
A.Becoming a musician.
B.The music of Ray Charles.
C.The film of Ray’s life.
D.The memory of Charles’music.
D
You know how much your telephone has changed over the past10years?Your car will change even more than that in the next10years.
One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.Some day you may not need to drive a car.You will just tell the car where you want to go and it will drive itself.
Google
The American company Google has been working on self-driving automobile(汽车)for years.These cars are already on the roads in the United States,mainly in California.
Google cars are truly self-driving.These cars have no steering wheels(方向盘)or pedals(刹车踏板).
Last week,police ordered one of Google’s cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road.The car was not against any law,so no one was punished.But police did speak to the operators of the vehicle(车辆).
According to Google,its self-driving cars have been driven nearly2million kilometers.That is equal(平等的)to the distance the average(平均的)person drivers in90years.
So far,no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket.Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.
Tesla
Another American company,Tesla,added an“Autopilot(自动驾驶仪)”feature to its cars last month.Tesla put the feature,a computer software program,in cars that were built after September2014.
With the Autopilot turned on,the vehicle drives itself.The car will speed up,slow down,brake and steer by itself.
You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal.Your car will slow down if the vehicle in front of you gets closer.It will turn at bends and change lanes if you use the turn signal.
Tesla Autopilot takes over driving at speeds over29kilometers per hour when you press a button twice. Autopilot is made for cross-country driving.It keeps you in the lane and helps you avoid hitting other cars. Other self-Driving Cars and Buses
Other companies such as Marcedes-Benz,Audi,BMW,Volvo and Toyata are working on self-driving cars. Another company called BestMile is also working on self-diving buses in Switzerland.The buses can hold up to nine people and will be tested for two years.
62.How far does an average person drive in a year according to the passage?
A.About2million kilometres.
B.About22,000kilometres.
C.About90million kilometres.
D.About180kilometres.
63.How many companies are working on self-driving vehicles in all according the passage?
A.Two
B.Five
C.Eight
D.Seven
64.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Google cars have pedals.
B.Google cars hit some other cars.
C.All car companies in the world are working on self-driving cars.
D.There is an“Autopilot”in Tesla self-driving cars after September2014.
65.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.What’s your favourite car?
B.Will your next car drive itself?
C.What’s the best car?
D.Do you need a self-driving car?
五、词汇（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
A.根据句意、释义或中文提示，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

66.The Harry potter series always gets good__________(评论).So far,it has been translated into about70
languages.
67.We should take action to protect the__________(环境).
68.Jim and his brother are very quiet,so they seldom have__________(a small talk)with each other.
69.I heard that the brave policeman put out the fire alone and__________(try not to do something)a bigger
accident.
70.Mike is sitting__________Tom,talking to him face to face.
B.根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

Canada polite discuss busy forty
71.Tom always talks to others__________,so no one likes him.
72.Mr.Jiang is a rich man because he made a lot of money by doing__________.
73.J.K.Rowing isn’t a__________writer,but a British one.
74.It’s my mother’s__________birthday next week.Dad and I want to give her surprising birthday presents.
75.Yesterday’s talk show started with a__________about how to save water.
C.根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

greet warn look teach
76.Mr.Zhang__________in the school for two months in2017.
77.Look!The police__________for the lost boy in the park.
78.The two British people__________each other with a kiss when they met in the street.
79.Since your teacher__________you not to cross the road,you should follow his advice.
80.Our school__________an open day on the tenth of next month.
六、句型转换（本题共5题，每小题1分，共5分）
请根据要求改写下列各句，每空一词。

81.Alice’s grandmother died3years ago.（保持句意不变）
Alice’s grandmother has____________________for3years.
82.She is very young.She can’t complete the work by herself.（保持句意基本不变）
She__________old___________to complete the work by herself.
83.He will come back from Japan with his parents in two days.（对画线部分提问）
____________________will he come back from Japan with his parents.
84.It is ten years since we began to learn English.(保持句意基本不变)
It____________________ten years since we began to learn English.
85.Tom’s father came home.Tom began to do his homework.（合并为一句）
Tom__________begin to do his homework__________his father came home.
七、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

In one’s life,one spends the most time being with oneself.But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are successful,you may be very proud(自豪的).When you f___86___,you may lose heart.If you don’t get a thorough(充分的)understanding of yourself,you may m___87____many chances(机会)in life.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself.You may realize your strong points and weak o88.You may hope for a wonderful f89,but be sure not to expect too much because not all dreams can come true.You may be confident enough to meet challenges(挑战),but first you should k90 what to do.
To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to take care of yourself.When you are angry,find a
q91place so that you won’t be hurt.When you are sad,t92your friends about it to change the mood (心情)into a good one.When you are tired,have a good s93__.If you don’t know when and how to look after yourself,you won’t be able to stay away from illness.
N94can tell what will happen in the future.Get a thorough understanding of yourself,and you will get a full control(控制)of yourself and f95that your life is full of color.
八、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Recent years have witnessed(见证)the returning of shared bikes across China.Now more and more people choose cycling instead of driving to school,to workplaces or to do sightseeing.Bike-sharing plans are warmly welcomed in many cities.Mobike has5.85million active users while Ofo has1.4million users this year.
People can unlock(解锁)the shared bikes by simply using their smartphones.All bikes have GPS and can be left anywhere in public for the next user.They are popular among many Chinese people because they help solve “last-mile”problems in cities.For example,many people find it difficult to get to the hotel when they get off trains or to travel around the city.
However,the plans have also led to problems such as illegal(非法的)parking,vandalism(故意毁坏)and theft(偷窃).In February this year,two nurses in Beijing were placed under administrative detention(行政拘留) for five days for putting person locks on two shared bikes.
In fact,these problems are also shared by bike-sharing plans abroad.Started in2007,Velib is the largest public bike sharing company in Paris.At its early period,it also met with problems of vandalism and theft.To solve the problem,the company came up with the idea of encouraging people to return the bikes to stations by providing free time for their next rides.
Now,Chinese bike-shared companies are also trying to solve these problems.For example,Mobike sets a 100-point credit score(信用分数)for each user,but the points will be taken because of his or her bad behaviour. Once a score drops below80,bike rental(租金)will be increased(增加)from1yuan to100yuan per30minutes.
96.How many people are using shared bikes in China this year?
________________________________________________________________________
97.How do people unlock the shared bikes?
________________________________________________________________________
98.Why are the shared bikes popular in cities?
第11页共11页________________________________________________________________________
99.What will people get if they return Velib bikes to stations?
________________________________________________________________________
100.What do you think of shared bikes in China?（请自拟一句话作答）
________________________________________________________________________
九、书面表达（本题满分20分）
“五一”节即将来临，你和你的同学在计划一个去Sunshine Town 的三日游，请写一个关于本次旅行的计划和注意点。

注意：1.表达中必须包含所有要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2.字数90字左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

3.表达中请勿提及真实姓名。

May Day is coming.We are planning to visit Sunshine Town._________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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We hope we will have a wonderful trip and enjoy ourselves.原因
变化很大（自拟一点）
环境优美，交通便利
计划第一天
参观博物馆，了解当地文化第二天
去当地餐馆，品尝当地美食第三天
去开心购物，给同学买礼物注意事项公共场合，举止得体（并自拟一点）。