江苏省苏州市工业园区2017-2018学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年第二学期
初二年级英语学科期中考试试卷
一、听力测试(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A)根据你所听到的对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

( ) 1. Which sport did the girl like in the past?
A. B. C.
( ) 2. What’s the weather like for Julia’s holiday?
A. B. C.
( ) 3. Where does Anita work?
A. B. C.
( ) 4. Where did Julia visit a week ago?
A. B. C.
( ) 5. What’s the girl’s favourite music now?
A. Dance music.
B. Country music.
C. Classical music.
( ) 6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a computer room.
B. In a bookshop.
C. In a library.
( ) 7. What does Susan think of her school life?
A. It’s lonely.
B. It’s interesting.
C. It’s boring.
( ) 8. What does the boy want to do?
A. Learn to use the CD-ROM.
B. Teach the girl to use the CD-ROM.
C. Buy some CD-ROMs.
( ) 9. How much did the woman’s daughter pay for her coat?
A. ＄100.
B. ＄150.
C. ＄200.
( ) 10. Where are they talking?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a shopping mall.
C. In a museum.
B)根据你所听到的短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

( ) 11. When did this happen?
A. One evening.
B. One night.
C. One morning.
( ) 12. How many persons were there in the room when someone was knocking at the door?
A. One person.
B. Two persons.
C. Three persons.
( ) 13. What dis the young man wear?
A. A white shirt.
B. Long trousers.
C. A pair of glasses.
( ) 14. Who was the young man?
A. He was a friend of the spe aker’s.
B. He was the friend of the speaker’s brother.
C. He was a strange man to them.
( ) 15. What was mostly the end of the story?
A. The young man was taken away by the police.
B. The young man became their friend.
C. The young man ran away.
二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

( )16. ______ good advice he gave me _______ how to make an information folder!
A. How, on
B. What a, on
C. How a, about
D. What, on
( ) 17. Now more old people live______ and most of them feel __________.
A alone, alone
B lonely, alone
C alone, lonely
D lonely, alone
( ) 18. ---Where is your cousin? ---He ______ Shanghai and he _______ there for two days.
A has gone to, has been in
B has gone to, has been
C has been to, has been
D has been to, has gone
( ) 19. Many students didn’t realize the important of study______ they left school.
A when
B until
C so
D after
( ) 20. My grandpa _________ since I was six years old.
A has died
B has been died
C has dead
D has been dead
( ) 21. ---Could you help me carry the heavy box?
---________.
A. It’s my pleasure
B. My pleasure
C. With pleasure D Thank you
( ) 22. ---____ can we _____ this problem? --I don’t know.
A What, do aboutBHow, do with C What, do with D What, deal with
( ) 23. —What a beautiful car! When ________ you ________ it?
—I ________ it for two years.
A. did; buy; bought
B. did; buy; have had
C. have; bought; have bought
D. have; bought; have had
( ) 24. He used ____on the right in China, but he soon was used ____ on the left in England.
A. to drive; to drive
B. to drive; driving
C. to driving; to drive
D. to drive; to driving
( ) 25. --You've never been to China, _______? --_______. I've been there three times.
A. have you; No, I haven't
B. haven't you; No, I haven't
C. have you; Yes, I have
D. haven't you; Yes, I have
( ) 26. ---Dad, can I play computer games tonight?
---Sure, but you_______ go to bed by 10 p.m.
A can
B must
C could
D may
( ) 27. --Do you mind _________ here? --_______. Do it please!
A. me smoke; Yes
B. my smoking; You’d better
C. my smoke; Of course
D. me smoking; Of course not
( ) 28. Work hard, ___ you can’t _______ your dream.
A and, come true Ｂor, come true C and, realize D or, realize
( ) 29. ---Haven’t you seen that film? That’s the funniest one I.
---Really? When you it?
A. saw; have seen
B. saw; did see
C. have seen; did see
D. have seen; have seen
( ) 30. Could you tell me __________?
A. which to buy it
B. who to buy the book
C. why to meet you
D. where to drop the litter
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under a tree near the grass area. The student asked the teacher, “Sir, I really don’t know how we 31 our friends?”
32 for a few secon ds, the teacher then answered, “It’s a hard and an 33 question.” The teacher continued, “Look! There is a lot of grass. Why don’t you walk there? Please don’t walk backwards; walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a blade(片)of beautiful grass, pick it and give it to me. But just one.”
The student said, “Well. OK…Wait for me…” and walked straight ahead to the field.
A few minutes later, he came back.
The teacher asked, “Well, I don’t see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand.”
The student said, “On my journey, I found a few beautiful blades of grass, but I thought I would find a 34one, so I didn’t pick them. But I didn’t realize I was at the 35of the field, and I hadn’t picked any. I didn’t go back 36 you told me not to,”
The teacher said. “That’s what will 37 in real life.”
In the story, grass is the people 38 you; the beautiful blades of grass are the people that attract you and the grassy (茂盛的) field is 39 .
In looking for your friends, don’t always compare (比较) and hope that there will be a better one. By doing that, you’ll40your lifetime; remember that ”Time never goes back.”
( )31. A．find B．like C．think D．feel
( )32. A ．Calm B ．Afraid C ．Silent D ．Ready
( )33. A ．easy B ．interesting C ．exciting D ．amazing
( )34. A ．good B ．nice C ．best D ．better
( )35. A ．top B ．beginning C ．end D ．middle
( )36. A ．after B ．until C ．because D ．while
( )37. A ．happen B ．form C ．achieve D ．miss
( )38. A ．for B ．around C ．against D ．among
( )39. A ．power B ．knowledge C ．confidence D ．time
( )40. A ．limit B ．waste C ．bet D ．Reduce
四、阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)
请认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)
The following are the comments （评论）on the book The Flying Hat .
( )41. What does the underlined word "sidesplitting" mean?
A. simple
B. funny
C. serious.
D. difficult
( )42. Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?
A. Willy King.
B. Marian Miller.
C. Shannon Blackman.
D. We don't know.
( )43. Ms Lilly here may be _______.
A. a famous writer
B. a famous movie
C. another book of the same writer
D. a book of another writer
( )44. From The Sunday Reader of New York, we know that _______.
A. many people like to read The Flying Hat
B. many people will love the new movie
C. all the copies are sold out
D. we will laugh when we read the story
(B)
When I was seven years old，my family made me an ant farm (蚂蚁窝), First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew well what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day something terrible happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over．All the tunnels fell down. Although (虽然) the ants kept alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was frightened as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness．They simply could not stand (忍受) that their tunnels were gone．
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired (钦佩) for their hard work.
But there was an even larger 1esson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life., and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up is not a good choice.
( ) 45.What did the writer's family do for him when he was seven?
A. They built a farm of ants.
B. They bought a few ants.
C. They caught a lot of ants.
D. They found an ant city.
( ) 46.Which of the following is WRONG according to (根据) the passage?
A. Giving up isn't a good way when we meet trouble.
B. Like people，teamwork is very important for the ants.
C. The ants didn't die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.
D. The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm. ( )47.What did the writer come to realize a few years later?
A. Working together is useless.
B. Teamwork is important.
C. Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life，and must be accepted.
D. Working alone is amazing.
( )48.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Ants Fear Adversity
B. My Family and Ants
C. Giving Up in Adversity
D. Don't give up anytime
(C)
There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who travelled to places; you can go and see a colour film about them; or you can read travel books.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books, the first are those that give a personal, subjective (主观的)idea of travels which the writer has got himself. Those books can be useful if the writers share their travelling experience with others. The second kind are those books which give objective (客观的)information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is more useful. The third kind are those books which are called "a guide" to some places or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the places in detail. Like the first kind, they can be interesting and exciting. But their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eye on its date of publication(出版)because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the 21st century. Finally,
you should make sure that it’s easy to find the useful information for your travel.
( )49. The writer of the first kind of travel books gave his ideas after he .
A. travelled
B. read books
C. watched films
D. surfed the Internet
( )50. The underlined phrase "a cultured person" means a person with .
A. a good appearance
B. a good education(教育)
C. a lot of experience
D. a lot of money
( )51. The date of publication must be noticed because ______
A.the prices of travel books may be different
B.the writer of travel books may be different
C.the information in travel books is always the same
D.the information in travel books is always changing
( )52. According to the passage, it is the best to read before travelling to a place of interest.
A. the first kind of travel books
B. the second kind of travel books
C. the third kind of travel books
D. some travel articles in newspapers
五、词汇(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

每空只写一词。

53. ---You mean Dad is pleased with what I did just now.---___________(正是)
54.I’ll miss my family when I go ____________（国外）for further study.
55.This is the ________（丑陋的）face I have ever seen.
56.I asked him for help, but he __________（拒绝）
57.The Greens are lying on the beach and they feel really ____________（放松的）.
58.The husbands are looking for their __________（妻子）names on the list.
59.Today more and more people have _____________ （意识到）the importance of health.
60.--- All the students are studying at school __________ Tom, why?
--- Because he is ill at home.
61.---Where is the manager?
---He is in the office. The reporter from CCTV is _____________ him about his success..
62.---What is the ____________ word of fast? --- It’s slow.
六、翻译句子(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

63.他们过去常常通过写信保持联系。

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64.在地图的底部，你能看见一个岛屿吗？
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65.你得在动身去德国前上交你的报告。

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66.从那时起，这个作家翻译了好几本小说。

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lie正在展示如何使用这个关于在线旅游的网站。

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七、阅读表达(共3小题；53小题1分，54小题2分，55小题3分，满分6分)
阅读下面的短文，然后用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

Honesty(诚实)of American students
When I first arrived in America, I was surprised by the honesty of my classmates. Over my first month at school, I didn’t see or hear anyone cheating. I found two reasons for this.
First ,if any student cheats, he or she will get punished. My school has a rule called the Honor Code（荣誉准则）.It asks students not to steal, lie or cheat. If someone goes against the code, he or she will have to leave the school. During my first year in the school, seven students left the school because of cheating. Second, American students don’t care about scores as much as Chinese students do. They know that colleges will look at their all-round abilities instead of only scores. So they have fewer reasons to cheat.
68. What will happen if students go against the Honor code?
____________________________________________________________________________
69.Who does the writer think care more about scores?
____________________________________________________________________________
70. Are you willing to become an honest person? Why?
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八、作文(共1小题，满分10分)
最近，苏州日报开展中学生英语作文大赛，主题是我的家乡-苏州，你也想参赛，请根据以下要点，写一篇80字左右的文章，标题已给出。

1、历史悠久，园林、丝绸出名。

2、5个区（district）组成, 桥多，河多。

3、过去：道路狭窄，步行或乘船出行。

4、发生了巨大的变化。

（请写出一到两个变化）
5、苏州人：热爱自然，保护环境。

6、四季很美，宜居之地。

My hometown---Suzhou
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2017-2018学年第二学期
初二年级英语学科期中考试答案
一、听力测试(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1-5ABACB 6-10CBAAC 11-15 BACCA
二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
16-20 D C B B D 21-25 C C B D C 26-30 B D D C D
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
31-35 ACBDC 36-40 CABDB
四、阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)
41-44 BCDA45-48 ACBD 49-52 ABDC
五、词汇(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
53. Exactly 54. abroad 55. ugliest 56. refused 57. relaxed
58. wives’ 59. realized60.except61. interviewing62. opposite
六、翻译句子(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
63.They used to keep in touch by writing letters./They used to write letters to keep in touch.
64. Can you see an island at the bottom of the map?
65. You have to hand in your report before you leave for Germany./ before leaving for Germany.
66. The writer has translated several/a few/a couple of novels since then.
67. Millie is showing how to use the website about online tours.
七、阅读表达(共3小题；53小题1分，54小题2分，55小题3分，满分6分)
68. They will have to leave the school.
69. Chinese students.
70. 自拟，eg：Yes. Because I think people like to make friends with honest people.
八、作文(共1小题，满分10分)
My hometown Suzhou is a big city with a long history. It is famous for its gardens and silk. It is made up of five districts. There are many rivers and bridges in Suzhou.
In the past, the roads were so narrow that people went outside only on foot or by boat. But Suzhou has changed a lot over the years. Now we can see wide and clean roads with many trees on both sides. There
are many tall buildings everywhere.(自由发挥）。

People here love the natural beauty and we also protect the environment. We try to make our hometown an international city. Suzhou is beautiful in any season, so I think it’s a good place to live.。