江苏省扬州市花荡中学2014年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

江苏省扬州市花荡中学2014年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷一、听力 (计20分)A. 听对话回答问题 (共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，根据所听到的内容， 选择正确答语。(听两遍)( )5. How did the womans uncle go to work today? A. By motorbike. B. By bike. C. On foot.( )6. Whats the mans family name? A. Henry John. B. John. C. Brown.( )7. Who is the mans favourite basketball player? A. Michael Jordan. B. Yao Ming. C. Kong Linghui.来源:学#科#网( )8. What language can Han Mei learn from them? A. Chinese and Japanese. B. Chinese and English.C. English and Japanese.( )9. Where will the young lady put the rubbish? A. In the dustbin.(垃圾箱) B. In front of the house. C. Behind the house.( )10. What does Mary often do to help her mother? A. She often help her mother to cook meals. B. She often help her mother with the washing. C. She often help her mother to clean the house.B）听对话或独白，选择正确的答案。（听两遍）听第一段对话，回答第11第12题。来源:Zxxk.Com( )11. Where is the man going? A. The railway station. B. The clock tower. C. The park.( )12. Why cant the man find the place? A. This is his first time to visit the place. B. The railway station is still next to the clock tower. C. Things have changed a lot over the years.听第二段对话，回答第13第15题。( )13. What is the magazine about? A. Reading. B. Traffic. C. Sports.( )14. How long does the woman have to finish the magazine（杂志）? A. In forty minutes. B. In half an hour. C. In twenty minutes.( )15. Where is the man going to get off? A. The largest station. B. The next station. C.Thelast station.听一段独白，回答第16第20小题。( )16. Bobs favourite was _. A singing B dancing C drawing( )17. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _. A. the school only had a girls dancing group B. the school didnt allow（允许）boys to dance C. the group had enough dancers already( )18. The school is worried that _ if Bob stayed in the group. A. nobody would watch their dance B. other boys would join and the girls might leave C. other schools would laugh at them( )19. The judge(法官) thought the schools decision was _. A. useful B. necessary C. wrong( )20. We can infer(推断) that Bob felt _ when he went back to the group. A sad B happy C hungry二 单项选择（每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A B C D 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的答案( ) 21. When Mr Wang was young, he_ in the river. A.uses to swim B. used to swim C. used to swimming D. used swim( ) 22. Where is your father ? He _ to the market. He will be back in a minute. A. is going B. went C. has gone D. has been ( ) 23. The old man lives in a wooden house _ , but he doesnt feel_ .A. alone , lonely B. lonely, alone C. alone, alone D. lonely, lonely ( ) 24. This is my new car . I _it for two weeks. A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. have had( ) 25._you _my dog ? Yes, I _it ten minutes ago . A. Have, seen , have seen B. Have , seen , saw C. Do , see , saw D. Did , see , have seen( )26.He has worked in the city _ three years ago while his wife has been here_only one month. A. since , for B. since, since C. for, since D. for, since( ) 27.-Have you finished your homework _ ? - Not _. A. already , yet B. yet , already C. yet , yet D. already already( ) 28.-I called you last night, but there was no answer. -Im sorry, I _dinner with my friends outside. A. have B. had C. was having D. have had( ) 29.The fans were so excited that they _ their hands . A. couldt stop clapping B. couldnt stop to clap C. cant stop clapping D. cant stop to clap( )30.When you visit Italy ,you can go to _ and take photos there . A. Tower Bridge B. Statue of Liberty C. Leaning Tower of Pisa D. The Great Wall( )31. This_story made us so _ A,boring ,boring B bored,bored C boring bored D. bored,boring ( )32.Can you tell me how _ the problem ? A. did solve B. to solve C. solving D. solved( )33.Do you mind _ the light. Its too dark in the room . A. turning off B. turning on C. to turn on D. to turn off ( )34.- _ do you see your grandmother ? - Once a month. A. How much B. How long C. How soon D. How often ( )35.Mr Green _ one hundred thousand dollars buying a new car . A.spent B. cost C. took D. used 三、完形填空(共15分,每小题1分）阅读短文，然后从文后每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually 36 some things.Electricity is one thing that we waste _37_. Lights, TVs, 38 and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It 39 less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity save money, because we do not have to 40 the electricity we do not use.The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious(宝贵的)， 41 it shouldnt be wasted.It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap*. I am sure 42 can do this easily if he wants to. 43 big waste is food. My mother 44 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much 45 . She thought I was right and now cooks _46_ what we can eat.It is not 47 to be wasteful. I find there is a simple 48 of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 49 . Do not touch what we do not need. 50 this way we can stop being wasteful.( )36. A. use B. washC. wasteD. forget . ( )37. A. littleB. most C. fewD. least( )38. A. radiosB. applesC. bikes D. doors( )39. A. bringsB. costs C. keepsD. takes ( )40. A. affordB. save C. pay forD. care for ( )41. A. thoughB. because C. so D. but ( )42. A. nobodyB. something C. everybody D. nothing( )43. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. The other ( )44. A. planned to B. used to C. was able to D. was afraid to ( )45. A. electricityB. waterC. food D. money ( )46. A. mainlyB. onlyC. mostlyD. specially ( )47. A. rightB. fine C. bad D. necessary ( )48. A. way B. thingC. plan D. project ( )49. A. buy B. needC. bring D. get ( )50. A. On B. In C. For D. At 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） Ax kb 1x k b 1 . c o mIn many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one oclock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. ( )51. Many English people have _meals a day. A. two B. three C. four D. three or four( )52. People may have _ for their breakfast. A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs( )53. People have lunch at _ A. any time B. nine C. five D. one( )54. People dont have _ for their dinner. A. porridge B. bananas and apples C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish( ) 55. In many English homes dinner comes_ A. at one oclock B. about half past seven C. at noon D. at night BWhen you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustnt cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is most dangerous then. When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way. In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. Its very interesting.( ) 56. The traffic in England _ that in China. A. is the same with B. is different from C. is better than D. is worse than ( ) 57. When are there the most cars, buses and people in the streets?A. In the morning when people go to work.B. At noon when people are having lunch.C. In the evening when people come back from work.D. Both A and C. ( ) 58. The visitors to English cities usually like to _ when they go by bus. A. ride a bicycle B. take a carC. sit on the second floor D. sit on the first floor C Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a days work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory. One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home. He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, Im going out to eat in a restaurant. Wait for five minutes， said his wife. Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes? asked Mike. Of course not, she answered. But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 ( )59. One day, Mike came home very late because_. A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant B. he had a lot of work to do C. he was angry with his wife D. his wife didnt cook dinner ( )60. Which sentence is correct（正确的? A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes. B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband. C. Jenny didnt like the dinner at home. D. Jenny didnt love her husband. DHave you ever noticed how busy our roads are becoming? Every year more and more cars are using them. Already in such countries as America, almost every family has a car. Many accidents happen because cars are now made to travel very fast. Also, people waste time and money every day as long lines of cars move slowly into towns and cities. In most big towns it is very hard to find parking spaces.Wide, smooth（平的）, straight（直的） roads must be built now in place of the old and narrow roads. These roads must not pass through towns and cities. They must not be crossed by other roads.Today such roads are being built in many countries in the world. These roads have at least two lanes, one for slow-moving traffic and the other for fast-moving traffic.These roads do not pass through towns and cities, horses and bikes are not allowed on them. Accidents do not usually happen. Cars can travel hundreds of miles without having to stop.But these modern roads often cannot be built in towns and cities. Before a road in a town can be made wider, many buildings have to be pulled down.Some people feel that more car-parks should be built outside a city, then the drivers should leave their cars and catch a bus or take a taxi to their offices.( ) 61.The writer thinks that many accidents（事故） happen because _.A. roads are old and narrow B. roads go across each otherC. people drive their cars too fast D. all of the above( ) 62.How are the new roads different from old roads?A. They have at least two lanes. B. They cross over one another.C. They have no fast cars. D. They pass through towns.( ) 63.New roads must be built because_.A. cars can not travel any longer B. people are very busyC. the old roads are too straight D. the old roads are too busy( ) 64.It is hard to build new roads in towns because_.A. horses and bikes go there B. there are too many carsC. there are too many people D. many buildings have to be pulled down( ) 65.The passage（文章）is mainly(主要的) about_.A. the old roads B. roads of the futureC. how to build the modern roads D. roads in towns and in the country五、用所给词的正确形式或根据中文填空。（每题1分，计10分）66I want to _ a hotel on the Internet . (预订) 67His dog has been _for three days. (die) 68. Mr Green flew to the_part of China a week ago . ( south) 69. The Blacks got _10 years. (结婚) 70. Have you ever_ the film ? (看过) 71. These bags belong to those singers _ (wife) 72. There is less air _ in the country than in the city. (污染) 73. Can you give me some _ on how to improve my English? (advice) 74. His brother has just _ a magazine from the library . (借) 75. Young children need a lot of _ with their parents . (communicate)六、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，完成信息卡(每空一词)You must hear about earthquakes，but do you know what to do during and after an earthquake ？Here is some advice for you：Before an earthquake.It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family.All family members should know how to turn off gas，waterand electricity and know useful telephone numbers（doctor，hospital，police，119，etc）.Never put heavy things over beds.During the earthquake.Its important for each of you to stay calm.If you are indoors ，quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table.It can protect yourself from falling things.Stay away from windows ，large mirrors，heavy things and so on.If you are cooking，turn off the gas. If you are outdoors，move to an open area like a playground.Move away from buildings，bridges and trees.If you are driving ，stop the car as soon as possible .Stay in your car.After an earthquake.Once the shaking stops ，do not run out of the building at once.Its better to wait and leave when it is safe.Check around you and help the people in trouble.If your building is badly broken，you should leave it.If you smell or hear gas ，get someone outside and open windows and doors.If you can do it safely，turn off the gas.Repeat it to the gas company.Some useful 76 about earthquakesBefore an earthquade 77 yourself and your family.Dont 78 to turn off gas，water and electricity.Remember some useful telephone numbers and not to 79 heavy things over beds. 80 an earthquake 81 calm is important for each of you.Moving to a safe place in the room can protect yourself from falling things if you are 82 .Remmember to turn off the gas if you are cooking.Moving to an open area and away from builings is 83 if you are outdoors.Remember to stop your car and stay in it if you are driving.After an earthquakeRun out of the building 84 its safe.Check around you and help the people in trouble.Leave your badly broken building.Keep everyone outside and everything 85 if you smell or hear a gas .七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）Happiness is for everyone. In fact, happiness is always around you if you care about it. When you are in t 86 at school, your classmates will help you; when you study hard at your l 87 , your parents are always taking good c 88 of you; when you get success(成功), your friends will say congratul