江苏省张家港市梁丰初中2019-2020学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

张家港市梁丰初中2019-2020学年第一学期期中试卷
初二英语
一、听力测试(20分)
（一）听对话回答问题(10分) 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。

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秒钟的答题时间。

1. How does the boy go home？
A B C
2. What place did Sandy visit last month?
A B C
3. Which sport does the girl like best?
A B C
4. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A B C
5. What does the girl think of geography?
A. Easy
B. Boring
C. Unimportant
6. Where are Cindy’s parents going?
A. To China
B. To France
C. To England
7. Why couldn’t the woman sleep?
A. Because she had to put something on the wall.
B. Because her neighbour was noisy.
C. Because the man made a noise.
8. What does the boy tell the girl to do?
A. To read something helpful.
B. To protect her eyes.
C. To work on the computer at night
9. How long does Wendy chat with her friends on the Internet on Saturday?
A. For two hours.
B. For three hours.
C. For five hours
10. What are they talking about?
A. Old Beijing
B. The price of the trip.
C. How to travel around Beijing
(二)第二部分听对话和短文答题(10分) 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

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，每小题你仍有
5秒钟的答题时间。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

11. When will Millie leave her home?
A. At 4: 10 p. m
B. At 3: 50 p.m.
C. At 3: 40 p.m.
12. Why can’t David go to see the film on Saturday?
A. Because he wants to see the final.
B. Because he must go to the airport.
C. Because his cousin dislikes the film
14. A. the cinema B. No. 2 Middle School C. No I Middle School
15.A.30 B.17 C.13
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16. How many students are there in Eric’s school?
A. More than 1,500.
B. About 1, 400
C. About 500
17. How long does the summer holidays last?
A. Six weeks
B. Five weeks.
C. Three weeks
18. How often do they have the school trip?
A. Once a year.
B. Twice a year
C. Once a month
19. What will Eric do during this summer holidays?
A. Go hiking.
B. Climb a mountain.
C. Visit the Palace Museum
20. When do Eric and his family usually visit his grandparents?
A .In spring. B. In summer C. In winter
二、单项选择（14分）
21. -- I think English is unimportant subject.
-- I don’t think so. It is useful tool when we talk with foreigners.
A. a; an
B. an; a
C. a; a
D. an; an
22. A: Honey, would you please fill the bottle _________ water?
B: I’m glad to, but the bottle is full _________ water now.
A.with/with
B. with/of
C. of/of
D. of/with
23. The trip to the South Hill_______ almost two hours and it was_______.
A. spent; bored
B. took; boring
C. cost; boring
D. paid; bored
24. If you want to know more information about the coming party, please _____ the website: .
A. look into
B. look through
C. look after
D. look out
25. Tom is sure to find the museum because he has a pretty good_____ of direction.
A. idea
B. feeling
C. sense
D. experience
26. _____ fun we have_______ with each other at lunchtime!
A. How; to chat
B. What; chatting
C. What; to chat
D. How; chatting
27. --What do you think of her teaching English?
--Great! No one teaches ______ in our school.
A. good
B. worse
C. best
D. better
28. Mary writes than student in her class. She is a hard-working girl.
A. more careful; any other
B. more carefully; any other
C. more carefully; any
D. more careful; any
29.Which sentence is likely（可能）to be spoken by Americans?
A. David Beckham is a popular soccer star.
B. The shops all have big sales before Christmas.
C. It doesn’t rain often in this city in autumn.
D. The holiday begins on July 1st.
30.一When did the visitors the Science and Technology Museum?
一They this morning.
A. reach; arrived
B. get to; arrived at
C. arrive in; reached
D. arrive at;
reached
31. The radio says there will be much next week and maybe we will have
off.
A. snowier; two days
B. snow; two days'
C. snowier; two days'
D. snow; two
days
32.―The little girl her seat to an old man on the bus.
―What a kind girl!
A. brought
B. offered
C. took
D. lent
33. Andrew is interested in Geography and he would like to a world map on
his
bedroom wall.
A. put up
B. put on
C. put in
D. put out
34. ---The film Hello,Mr.Billionaire(西虹市首富) is popular recently. How do you
like it?
---_________.
A. I think so.
B. All right.
C. Pretty good.
D. That’s all right.
三、完形填空（10分）
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters 35 .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball 36 was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it 37 .
A week 38 ，John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).When he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach (教练). His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because 39 on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited John to 40 the game. John played badly, but for the 41 time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much 42 than before. When John became unhappy, Surety was there to comfort him. The day before John 43 the center, he had
dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny 44 and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind. "
35. A. away B. from C. out D. in
36. A. game B. dream C. team D. coach
37. A. worked B. affected C. didn't work D. didn't affect
38. A. until B. when C. before D. later
39. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
40. A. join B. show C. study D. watch
41. A. next B. last C. first D. early
42. A. worse B. better C. busier D. smarter
43. A. arrived B. got to C. went to D. left
44. A. smiled B. shouted C. cried D. turned
四、阅读理解（30分）
A
Everything was ready when Laurie returned. The afternoon passed slowly. Meg and her mother sewed(缝纫), Beth and Amy prepared supper and Hannah did the ironing(熨烫). It was dark when Jo finally arrived home. She had a very strange expression on her face. She put some money in her mother's hand and said, "This is for Father. Buy something nice for him and bring him home!"
"Twenty-five dollars! My dear, where did you get it?" said Mrs. March in a surprised voice.
"I earned it," replied Jo, taking off her hat.
Everybody in the room gasped(倒抽气). Jo's hair was as short as a boy's.
"Your hair! You cut your beautiful hair!" cried her mother. "It wasn't necessary to do that!" She touched her daughter's head and kissed her. "You don't look like my Jo anymore. But I love you the same!"
"Why did you do it?" asked Amy. She couldn't imagine cutting her own pretty hair.
"I wanted to do something for Father," replied Jo.
Mrs. March looked at her and smiled. She understood and she was proud of her daughter.
At night, Jo sobbed(抽泣)very softly.
"Jo! You're crying!" said Meg. "Are you worried about Father?"
"No, not now."
"Why then?"
"My hair!"
―From the novel Little Women
45. Mrs. March was surprised because .
A. Jo's hair was as short as a boy's
B. it was impossible for Jo to get twenty-five dollars
C. twenty-five dollars was too little
D. it was dark when Jo arrived home
46. Jo earned the twenty-five dollars by .
A. cutting her beautiful hair
B. doing something for her father
C. doing the ironing
D. working hard
47. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according for the passage?
A. Mrs. March understood and felt proud of Jo.
B. Jo earned the money in order to buy something nice for her father.
C. Jo didn't worry about her father at all.
D. Jo felt sorry for her beautiful long hair.
B
To travel around the world is the dream of many people. But very few people can afford (买得起)a tour around the world because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams. Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple(夫妇)from Britain，decide to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In the past two years，the couple have been to Australia, Germany, Spain and ltaly. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.
Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places and the food on the internet with thousands of followers(追随者).
With the of ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively(创造性地)to make their dream come true.
48.Why do many people feel it hard to travel around the world?
A .Because they cannot find hotels. B. Because the food abroad is not healthy.
C. Because the cost of travel is high.
D. Because they don’t want to travel alone.
ura and Tanbay pay for their trips by .
A. doing work for house owners
B. finding cheap hotels and flights
C. going to Australia and other countries
D. making friends with local people
50.Rhiannon Taylor to realize her travel dream.
A. shares hotels with rich people
B. asks the best hotels for help
C. uses her photos as advertisements
D. stays in some small villages
51.What does the writer think is a good way of travelling abroad?
A.Travelling alone with some hotels’ support.
B. Making money while travelling abroad.
C. Getting along well with your followers.
D. Finding good home owners or hotels.
C
Do you like eating chocolate? Companies spend millions of dollars on tools and machines to make chocolate. With a little ingredients(原料), however, you can turn your kitchen into a chocolate factory. Today we will teach the Cocoa Powder(可可粉)Method(方法), and it is easier for beginners. Try it and make your own homemade chocolate.
Here are the ingredients you need: cocoa powder―2 cups(220g); butter―3/4 cup (170g); sugar―3/4 cup(100g); milk―2/3 cup(150ml); salt―a little bit; water―1 cup ( 235 ml ).
Now, please follow these steps. First, mix the cocoa powder and butter in a bowl until you have a smooth paste(酱).Then, add the cocoa powder mixture(混合物)to the hot water and stir(搅拌). Allow the temperature to rise back up. Put the hot mixture into a bowl. Add sugar and stir. Add milk, stir until smooth. At last, put the mixture
into different containers(容器).The chocolate will take the shape of the container. You can put it in the fridge to harden(使变硬)it.
We hope you can enjoy your homemade chocolate.
52. What is NOT necessary(必要的)when we are making chocolate?
A. Cocoa powder.
B. Salt.
C.Water.
D. Egg.
53 .Which is the right order to make chocolate
①Put sugar and milk into the mixture.
②Mix the cocoa powder and butter
③Place the mixture into containers, and put it in the fridge.
④Add hot water and stir.
A.②④①③
B.②①④③
C.②④③①
D.④②①③
54. What's the best title of this passage?
A. How to Build a Chocolate Factory
B. The Ways to Eat Chocolate
C. How to Make Chocolate at Home
D. The Cocoa Bean Method
55. The information above may come from a .
A. story book
B. magazine
C. history book
D. travel guide
D
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You may think of Confucius(孔子), September 28 was his birthday. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people today still remember and respect him.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3, so he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius never gave up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in China. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy(值得) to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be st rict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.
56.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.
A. by teaching himself at home
B. with the help of his mother
C. by going to school
D. by visiting many famous teachers
57. Confucius started the first public school to __________.
A. help poor children go to school, too
B. find himself a job as a teacher
C. teach children at school but not at home
D. make himself the best teacher in Chin
58. The correct order of the following statements is __________.
①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
②Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
③Confucius’ father died.
④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
A. ③①④②
B. ②③④①
C. ③①②④
D. ④③①②
59.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Confucius’ Teaching Methods
B. A Great Man with Hard Childhood
C. A Person Who Changed China
D. Confucius-- A Great Teacher and Thinker
五、阅读表达（6分）
Ma Yun became one of the richest men in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock(股票)market two years ago with a value of around 140 billion--the largest public offering in history. Here are some stories about him on the way to success.
Ma made his first trip to the USA in 1995 and used the Internet for the first time. After searching for "beer"，he saw that no results came up about China. Then he searched for "China" and still saw no results. He decided to set up a Chinese website-the seed for Alibaba was sown(播种).
Ma said he was refused many times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and few companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.
It was difficult to learn English when Ma was a teenager because of limited resources. However, he found that he could leans English well by giving tourists free guides around his hometown Hangzhou. And he kept it for nine years. Ma said that tourists opened up a new world for him because everything they said and did was so different from what he had been taught at school and by his parents.
Ma's hero is Forest Gump who never gives up. When he made a speech about his success at Davos(达沃斯论坛)in 2015，Ma said, "Life is like a box of chocolates because you never know what you are going to get. "
60. When did Ma Yun use the Internet for the first time?
61. How did Ma Yun learn English well when he was a teenager?
62. Do you consider Ma Yun as your hero? Why or why not?
六、信息还原（5分）
Long long ago,there was a big fish. 63 In the small pond(池塘)， there were
lots of fish,too. He was bigger than any other fish. The
fish were kind to him They became friends. 64 But one day, he changed his
mind. He decided to leave the small pond. 65
The
next day. he left the small pond and swam away. He even didnt say goodbye to his friends. ___66____The fish in the river were much bigger than him The bigger fish didnt like the fish. They were unfriendly to him.He didnt have any friends there. He wasn’t happy. He missed th e smaller fish in the pond . ___67____ He realized (in) the pond
was small, but it was very quiet and comfortable.
A. He wanted to go back to the small pond.
B Two days later, he swam into a big river.
C. There were many small fish in the big pond.
D. He wanted to live in a big river.
E. The big fish lived in a small pond.
F. The big fish wasn’t happy that day.
G. They lived happily together
七、单词填空（10分）
68. After drinking the juice, I felt much___________(口渴).
69. Will you take part in the singing___________ (比赛)? The winner will win a
ticket to France.
70. The show I’m a singer helps people know many good ___________ (嗓音)．
71. I'm sure she'll make an___________（优秀的）teacher in the future.
72. He bought some (真的)flowers for his mother on her birthday.
73.This morning he replied (礼貌地)that he couldn't come for dinner.
74.I didn't get the first prize in the competition, because I kept (拼写)words incorrectly.
75. I love all the things in the British school. The lunch is yummy, and the (课程) are colourful.
76. --What is the___________ of the Golden Gate Bridge?
-- About one hundred metres tall.
77. - Did you hear there was a big fire in the restaurant last night?
- Yes. ___________，no one was hurt.
八、句子翻译（15分）
78.这个模型飞机是由木头制成的。

79. 我认为爬山不如野营有趣。

80.你的老师建议你阅读而不要打电脑游戏了吗？
81.上周，我花在读书上的时间比他少。

82. 不仅我们而且他都非常痴迷于练习打羽毛球。

九、书面表达
请根据以下问题写一篇题为“My best friend”的短文，字数在90字左右。

1.What does your best friend look like?
2.What is he\she like?
3.What is his\her hobby?
4.What’s his\her dream?
张家港市梁丰初中2019-2020学年第一学期期中试卷
初二英语参考答案
一、听力测试
ACABC BBBAC CBBBC BAACC
二、单项选择
BBBBC BDBAA DBAC
三、完形填空
ABCDC ACBDA
四、BAC CACB DACB DAAD
五、 60.In 1995./He used the Internet for the first time in 1995
61.By giving tounsts free guides around his hometown Hangzhou. /He learned English well b
y
giving tourists free guides around his hometown Hangzhou.
62.Yes. Because he never gives up. /No. Because I dont want to have so much trouble at the v
ery
beginning like him.
六、EGDBA
七、八、九略。