江苏省江阴市第二中学学八级上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

1、2016-2017学年度第一学期初二英语期中考试试题第一部分 选择题（65分）一、 听力 (共20分，每题1分)I. 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，每段对话听两遍。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秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。1. What is his cousin like?A. B. C.2. What is their favourite fruit?A. B. C. 3. What sport does Tom play?A. B. C. 4. Which country does Daniel plan

2、to visit?A. B. C. 5. Where are they talking?A. In a book shop.B. In a shoe shop.C. In a clothes shop.6. Which dress is the most expensive?A. The red one. B. The blue one. C. The yellow one.7.When did Jim go fishing this week?A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.8. How many people will be at th

3、e picnic?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.9. When did the meeting start?A. 9:30. B. 9:00. C. 8:30.10. What did the man mean?A. He liked the weather there. B. He enjoyed nothing. C.He didnt like the weather there.II. 听对话和短文回答问题。(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秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备

4、选答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. Can Mary go to the park this Sunday?A. Yes, she can. B. No, she cant. C. I dont know.12.What is wrong with Tom?A. His head is hurt. B. His arm is hurt. C. His leg is hurt.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。A school tripPlaces they went to The city zoo. Transportation(交

5、通) 13 Things they sawMany different animals and 14 . They also watched a wonderful animal show. Things they didTook photos and 15 after the trip. 13. A. BusB. Train C. Bike14. A. trees B. people C. flowers15. A. cleaned the classrooms B. picked up rubbish C. cleaned the buses听第二篇短文，回答第l6-20小题。16. Wh

6、at do they plan to make?A. Potatoes. B. Potato chips. C. Potato stamps.17. Why do they choose a large potato?A. Because it is more delicious.B. Because it is easy to hold.C. Because it is difficult to hold.18. How did they draw designs on the potatoes?A. With a brush.B. With a pencil. C. With a pen.

7、19. Which place did they pour the paint into?A. A plate. B. A knife. C. A piece of paper.20. What can we learn from the passage?A. We draw designs on both ends of the potatoes.B. We should be careful when washing the potatoes.C. We can enjoy ourselves in making them.二、单项选择（本大题共15分，每小题1分）21. Andy is

8、really honest boy. Yes. Thats why he is most popular student in his class. A. an; a B. an; the C. a; the D. the; /22.Linda, how is your classmate, Lisa? She never says a bad word _ her friends. Shes the kindest girl Ive ever met. A. for B. in C. with D. about23. You see, “Food Safety” receives thous

9、ands of Internet hits a day. Yes, it becomes one of the _ topics(话题) these days. A. uninteresting B. hot C. most uninteresting D. hottest24. If there is time, Ill do my homework _ better. A. less; more B. much; less C. more; much D. little; much25. How amazing it was _ the 2012 Shanghai F1 Race! A.

10、watch B. watches C. to watch D. watching26. Whats the woman with a ponytail like? She doesnt talk much, _. A. she is a nurse B. she is shy and quiet C. she likes music D. she is ten years old27. Keep on _ English every day, your reading skills will be improved quickly.A. practise reading B. practisi

11、ng reading C. to practise read D. practising read28. Cycling isnt _ climbing, but both of them are interesting. A. as exciting as B. as more exciting as C. as excited as D. as more excited as29. Mothers birthday is coming, Ill make a card for her. Please keep it secret._.I wont tell anybody about th

12、is.A. No, I dont. B. Yes, I do C. OK, I will D. OK, I wont30. If you work hard and never _, you will learn Maths well. A. put up B. pick up C. give up D. grow up31.Not only my friends but also I _ tired after the school trip two days ago. A. am B. are C. is D. was 32. The Art Festival _ in our schoo

13、l next month.A. will happen B. will take place C. held D. was33. If you are an Englishman, you may say “_” A. I want some cookies. B. He often plays chess in the yard. C. Autumn is coming. D. Can I borrow your eraser?34. Whats DIY exactly, Suzy? It_ “do-it-yourself”, you do something yourself instea

14、d of _ someone to do it. A.means, pay B.stands for, to pay C.mean, paying D.stands for, payingIts time for lunch, Mum! I am hungry. _.A. Im sorry to hear that. B.OK. Lets make some sandwiches. C. Thats all right. D. Never mind. 三、完型填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分） In the doctors waiting room, men and women were si

15、tting 36 on the chair, waiting for their turn. Bob, a school boy, was 37 them. They all looked very 38 except Bob. He was reading an interesting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to 39 he was ready for the next person. Bob jumped up and ran into the 40 room.“Whats your 41 , young man

16、?” said the doctor. Before Bob said a(n) 42 , the doctor made him 43 down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor 44 him. “Now open your mouth. Ill take your temperature.Mm, good.” 45 a moment,

17、 the doctor said, “Well, my boy, you havent got a bad cold. Its nothing. Mm, In fact, theres nothing wrong with you.” “I know there isnt,” said Bob, “I just came here to fetch(取得) the medicine for my father.” 36. A. quicklyB. quietlyC. luckilyD. noisily 37. A. forB. betweenC. at D. among38. A. happy

18、 B. sadC. interestedD. excited39. A. sayB. tell C. speak D. talk40. A. patientsB. waiting C. doctors D. sitting41. A. storyB. troubleC. accident D. wrong42. A. thingB. sentenceC. wordD. answer 43. A. to lieB. layC. lyingD. lie44. A. to stopB. stopped C. stops D. stopping45. A. AfterB. InC. BeforeD.

19、At四、阅读理解（本大题共20分，每小题2分）（A）Red Star FarmZhang Hui FarmerShangping Village, Zhejiang 419100Tel:BP: 1270803706Huaihua Foreign Language SchoolLi Nan Teacher of EnglishYingfeng Street, Huaihua, ChinaTel:Fax:-mail: BP: 1270822018 Zip Code（电码、代码）: 418000Tiantai Tax

20、i CompanyYang Jun Driver235 St. Tongzhi, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 31007Tel:Fax:P:1992301636Daqing Childrens HospitalLiu Hong Doctor12 Xingling Road, Changchun, Jilin 130027Tel:ax:P: 1270822018 Zip Code（电码、代码）: 41800046. You may telephone _ for help i

21、f your younger brother or sister is ill.A. Yang Jun B. Liu Hong C. Li Nan D. Zhang Hui47. We can call _ when we want to take a taxi to the Hangzhou Railway Station.48. Of the four, we cant send a fax to the _.A. driver B. teacher C. doctor D. farmer(B)Britains smallest school was closed down because

22、 its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May. The newspaper said the six-year-old girls parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher r

23、etired（退休）and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school. But the girls mother is keeping her daughter at home. “I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mother said, “I had told the old teacher as far bac

24、k as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.” The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room

25、as well as a school house with three bedrooms.49 The reading is about_.A. the smallest school that was closed down B. the only pupil in the smallest school C. the new teacher and her teaching D. the old teacher who just retired50. From the reading we can know that the school_. A. is too far for the

26、students B. does not have enough teachers C. does not have many pupils D. is new but small51. The reading doesnt say but we can infer (推断) that_. A. the girls mother had only one child B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl D. the parents were unhapp

27、y with the school (C)As prices and building costs keep going up, the do-it-yourself (DIY）trend (趋势） in the U.S. goes on growing.“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got mar

28、ried(结婚) six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are working hard to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three

29、 boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory(工厂). Last month, he got a car repair bill(账单) for $420. “I was quite worried about it. Now Ive finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”John and Jim are not unusual people. Mos

30、t families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yo

31、urself. ( )52. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _. A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair things C. save time and money D. make their life better( )53. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _. A. makes shoes in his home B. does more work at nig

32、ht C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his children( )54. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _. A. his car repairs cost too much B. the car repair class was not helpful C. he could not possibly do two jobs D. he had to feed the children all by hims

33、elf( )55. What would be the best title for this passage? A. The Joy of DIY. B. You Can Do It too! C. Welcome to Our DIY course! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY.第二部分 非选择题(35分)五、词汇(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。1.Would you please tell me the _ (总统) names ? 2.Dont you think that Mr Wu

34、is an _（极好的）teacher？ 3.Tom often _ (主动提出) to help me when I had problems with my study last term.4. I dont know the meanings of the_(指示), can you explain them?(B)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。5. Mr Li missed the last train ,its _(possible) for him to arrive on time.6. Today the students have much _ (little) t

35、ime to play outside than usual.7. “Dont be shy! Make _ (you) at home, children.” said Mr. Smith.8.There was a car accident (事故) yesterday. _ (luck), nobody was hurt.六、用所给动词的适当形式填空(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)1.Tom, _ (tidy) up the room right now. It is really dirty.2. What great fun I had (mix) all the fruits

36、 together! And they taste more delicious.3. Trust me! I _ (keep) it between you and me. Talk now.4.Youd better _(not discuss) anything else when having a class meeting. 5.Time seemed _ (go) faster than usual when I was on holiday.6. If you _ (not be) careful, youll make many mistakes.7. He cut out p

37、ieces of beautiful roses and _ (stick) them on the card.8. Hey, Ann. Lets go swimming. Just a moment. I _ (watch) the militaryparade (阅兵) in atTiananmenSquare.七、根据所给提示完成下列句子 (本大题共9分,每小题1.5分)1、Kate脸上总是面带微笑并且看上去很开心。 Kate always _and_.2、在这本书中这道数学题目比其他的任何一个都难。This Maths problem is _ in this book.3、我姐姐每天

38、至少花十分钟浏览新闻。 My sister _ the news every day.4、我迫不及待地参加了我们学校的国际象棋俱乐部。I _ the chess club in our school.5、那个小男孩用水填满了那个洞,然后离开了。The little boy _ and then left. 6.你为什么没有建议他们保守秘密呢？Why didnt you _.八、任务型阅读 （本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）通读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。Have you ever wondered what an American high s

39、chool is really like? This article will describe a typical（典型的）high school and its students. A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers

40、to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would like to loan（租借）instead of buying them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them. American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow

41、 school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state drivers exam, they can begin driving th

42、emselves to school. Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education,

43、 physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class. The regular school day usually ends

44、 early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government. Title: 1 in an Ameri

45、can High SchoolOutlineDetailsIntroductionIt gives an overview of a typical American high school and its students .Lockers and textbooksEvery student has a locker for textbooks and outdoor clothes.They like loaning textbooks better than 2 them. 3 transportStudents usually go to school by bus or on fo

46、ot. Sometimes their parents send them to school by car.They can 4 themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests.Classes and classroomsStudents have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more special classes.They go to different classrooms for eac

47、h subject.After-school activitiesAfter school most of the students 5 in their favorite activities, including sports and clubs.九、书面表达（5分）学校举行“无锡风尚好少年”选拔大赛，你班推选优秀学生代表李华参赛，请你为他写一则80词左右的简介。内容要点如下：1. 李华，八年级学生, 富有幽默感；2. 任何时候都乐于帮助他人，上周;3. 喜欢交友和旅游，今年夏天和朋友一起参观了许多名胜古迹；4. 对自己动手干活着迷，花很多时间独自制作了一个书架并挂到墙上；5. 他希望能成

48、为一个社会工作者，帮助更多的人。注意：简介内容须包括所有信息，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；第2要点，用自己的12句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；词数80个左右。 初二听力材料I. 听对话回答问题。1. W: Do you have a cousin?M: Yes, I have one. He is very short and has a square face.2.W: I often have grapes. I like them very much.M: Me, too. Grapes are nice fruit.3. W: This is Tom. Hes a new member o

49、f our baseball team?M: Nice to meet you.4. W: Daniel, I hear you like traveling very much.M: You are right. And I plan to visit Paris. W: Can I help you? M: Yes, please. Do you have a red T-shirt? My old one is too small.W: How much are these dresses?M: The red one is 80 yuan, the blue one is 75 yua

50、n and the yellow one is 90 yuan.7. W: What time are you go fishing, Jim?M: Usually at weekends. But this week I did on Friday.W: Sam, Suzy and I are planning a picnic. Would you like to come, Max?M: OK. What can I bring? How about some fruit?W: Did you leave home early enough for the meeting?M: Yes,

51、 I did, I left home at eight and arrived at nine. I was still half an hour earlier for the meeting.W: I hear you travelled to Hainan last week. How was your trip there?M: Everything is OK, but the weather was a bit hot.听对话和短文回答问题。 听一段对话，回答第11一12小题。M: Mary, can you go to the park with us this Sunday?

52、W: Id love to, but my mother asked me to see my cousin Tom.M: It doesnt matter. Whats wrong with Tom?W: I heard he hurt his left leg in the football match.M: Im sorry to hear that.听第一篇短文，回答第13- 15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Students in Grade Seven had a great time on the school trip on Childrens Day.

53、They went to the city zoo by bus. They sang and talked loudly on the way. Everyone was excited about the trip. When they got to the zoo, they saw many interesting animals and at 11:00 they watched an animal show at the zoo theatre. They liked the show and they thought the monkeys were the cleverest and did the best of all. There was also a flower show in the zoo. They took many photos there. They went back to school at about 3:00 in the afternoon. The t