江苏省无锡市锡山高级中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省无锡市锡山高级中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题第一卷（客观题，共70分）一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。1.WhichkindofChinesecultureistheman’sfavourite?A.B.C.2.WheredoesBob’sfatherworknow?A.B.C.3.HowdoesJimusuallygotoschool?A.B.C.4.HowmuchistheblueT-shirt?A.B.C.5.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Atthebusstop. B.Onthebus. C.InXihui6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheyounglady?A.Shehasn’tgotmarried.B.Shehasasenseofhumour.C.Sheisverybusy.7.Whydoesn’tPeterwanttohavepizza?A.Hedoesn’tlikethetasteofpizza.B.Helikessandwichesbetter.C.Hethinksit’sexpensive.8.WhatwillKatedoat3:00o’clockthisafternoon?A.Haveapianolesson. B.Playvolleyballwithfriends.C.Haveamusiclesson.9.Whathasthemandonemanytimesbefore?A.Hehasjumpedoverthegate. B.Hehasswumacrosstheriver.C.Hehasclimbedthetree.10.Whathashappenedinthewoman’sC.amthinkingD.wasthinking26.---Yourfather’sneverbeentoothercountries,hashe?---________.Heplanstogoabroadforasecondtime.A.No,hehas B.Yes,hehasn’t C.Yes,hehas D.No,hehasn’t27.---WhereisMr.Smith?---He________Guangzhou.He________thereforaweek.A.hasgoneto;hasbeento B.hasgoneto;hasbeenC.hasbeento;hasgoneto D.hasbeenin;hasgoneto28.Lucyhadfewclosefriends.Soshedidn’tknow________aboutthetrouble.A.whototalk B.whototalkto C.whotosay D.whattotalk29.EveryoneexceptTomandJim________thefilmtwice.A.hasseen B.haveseen C.saw D.areseen30.Myaunt________beathomenow,forsheleftforFrancethismorning.Shewon’tbeback________nextmonth.A.can’t;until B.maybe;before C.maynot;after D.mustn’t;until31.---Whatabeautifulcar!When________you________it?---I________itfortwoyears.A.did;buy;bought B.did;buy;havehadC.have;bought;havebought D.have;bought;havehad32.Howmany________hastheteachergivenyouonhowtolearnEnglishwell?A.advices B.piecesofadvices C.advice D.piecesofadvice33.---IsMr.Liuateacherwithalotofteaching________?---Yes,sheis.Healwaystellsussomefunny________afterclass.A.experience;experience B.experiences;experiencesC.experiences;experience D.experience;experiences34.---Thankyouverymuchforshowingmehowtousethecomputer.---________.A.No,thanks B.Mypleasure C.That’sright D.Withpleasure三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“Whereistheuniversity（大学）?”ThisisaquestionthatmanyvisitorstoCambridge(剑桥大学)ask.Butnoonecangivethema35answer,fornoonecanfindanywalls36theuniversity.Theuniversityisthecity.Youcanfindclassroombuildings,37,museumsandofficesoftheuniversityalloverthecity.Andmostofitsmembersarethestudentsand38ofthethirty-onecolleges.Cambridgewas39acommontownbeforethefirststudentsandteachers40800yearsago.ItgrewupbytheriverCranta,andtheriverwasonce41theCam.A42wasbuiltovertheriverasearlyas875.Sothetowngotitsname“CambridgeInthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturiesmoreandmorelandwasusedforcollegebuildings.Thetowngrewmuch43inthenineteenthcenturyaftertheopeningoftherailwayin1845.Cambridgebecameacityin1951andnowthereareoverothercountries44tostudyatCambridge.Ithasbecomeawell-knownplaceallaroundtheworld.35.A.true B.clear C.right D.real36.A.on B.around C.near D.by37.A.libraries B.parks C.zoos D.markets38.A.parents B.farmers C.workers D.teachers39.A.yet B.already C.very D.also40.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.arrivedin41.A.said B.called C.spoken D.talked42.A.bridge B.building C.station D.house43.A.smaller B.slower C.faster D.cleaner44.A.stop B.hate C.dream D.need四、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。AMuseumofTransportatBoyletSt,Cheetham,Manchester

EnjoyatriptotheMuseumofTransport,aworkingmuseumshowingthedevelopment(发展)ofroadpublictransportinManchester.Thereareover80busesfrom1890to1980.Over100shows,fromhours-bustomoderntrain.Themuseumhassmallshowsdescribingthehistoryofbus,coachandtrain.Ifyouareinterestedinit,welcometoclickhereandyoucanseesomepicturesofthemonthescreenandgetmoreinformationaboutthem.

Openinghoursandticketprices

Wednesdays,Saturdays,Sundays,andpublicholidays

9:00a.m.~4:00p.m.(Nov.~Feb.)10:00a.m.~5:00p.m.(Mar.~Oct.)

Adults$3.00,Students$1.75,Childrenunder5free.

Familyticket(uptotwoadultsandthreechildren)$9.00

E-mail:www.gmts.co.uk45.Youmayreadthisadvertisementin__________.

A.aradioprogram B.anewspaper C.aTVprogram D.awebsite

46.IfyouwouldliketovisittheMuseumofTransport,whenwillitbepossible?

A.At9:30a.m.onOctober26th B.At2:00p.m.onTuesdays

C.At4:30p.m.onMayDay D.At4:10p.m.onNewYear’sDay

47.Ifyouandyourelderbrotherarebothmiddleschoolstudents,yourparentstakebothofyoutovisitthemuseum,youshouldpayatleast__________inall.

A.$6 B.$9 C.$9.5 D.$12BMr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andwenttoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeifitwasn’training,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutanymoneyinmypockets.Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoneyandyoulentme￡5,becauseyousaidyouwerealwaysreadytotakeachance(机会)togiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”Mr.Greythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!”“Well,”answeredthestranger,“wouldyouliketotakeanotherchance?”48.Mr.Greylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause__________.A.hecouldn’tpayforthebuses B.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtoloseweight D.hecoulddosomeexerciseontheway49.Mr.Greywasalwaysreadytolendmoneytoastrangerto__________.A.helphimonthewaytosuccess B.givehimselfastartinlifeC.makehimrich D.getmoremoney50.Bysaying“Wouldyouliketotakeanotherchance？”,thestranger__________.A.wantedtoreturnMr.Greythemoney B.askedMr.GreyformoneyagainC.toldMr.Greythathehadsuccessatlast D.wouldliketomakefriendswithhimCNow,thereisanew-typeschoolinNewYork,whichhasnoeverydaylessons,noclassteachersandevennoschoolbuildings.Itiscalled“City-as-School”.Thenamejustmeansthecityitselfistheplacewherestudentslearntheirlessons.Theyarefromtheageof15to18.Thestudentschooseareasofworkwhichinterestthem.Thentheyhelptodothatwork.OnegirlspendsherweekinaMayor’s（市长的）officehelpingthepublicwithproblemslikehousing.Thenshegoestohelpinatheatreforadayandshespendsaweekforfirst-yearcoursesatcollege.Well,studentshavetopassMathsandscienceexamsbeforetheyenterthe“school”.Thesesubjectsarenoteasytoprovidein“City-as-School”.Teacherswatchtheprogress（进步）ofthestudents.Thesuccessrateishigh.80%ofthestudentsgotocollegeafterthe“City-as-School”.Thestudentslikethedutyoftheirwork.Theyhavethesenseofpurpose（目标）.Theyknowalotaboutdifferentkindsofworkinthecity.Oneofthestudents,LizMartin,writes“IwanttosaythatIdonotknowwhereIwillberightnowifIhaveneverbecomepartofCity-as-School.LeavingthehighschoolIoncestudiedinandgoingtoCity-as-Schoolwasthebestdecision(决定)Ihaveevermade.Thewaytheschoolworkstogetyoutogooutthereandlearndifferentfieldsinsteadofsittinginaclassroomiswonderful.Forallthosewhoareinbetweenschoolanddroppingout,gotoCASanditwillchangeyourlifeforever.”City-as-SchoolHighSchoolisthecountry’smodelforhighschoolstudents.51.Whatdostudentsdoin“City-as-School”mostofthetime?A.Theydowhatevertheylike. B.TheylearnMathsandScience.C.Theyhelpwithworkinsomeareas. D.Theylearnallthecollegecourses.52.Accordingtothepassage,“City-as–School”canhelp__________.A.studentslearnalotaboutdifferentkindsofwork B.allthestudentsgotocollege C.studentsmakemuchmoneywhilestudying D.studentsforgetthedutyoftheirwork53.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewCity B.ANewSchoolC.ANew-typeSchool D.AGirlinNewYorkDSharesomethingspecialCanyouhelpyournewfriendsimprovetheirChinese?CanyoucookatraditionalChinesemeal?Bysharingyourskills,youcanhaveaclosefriendshipwithyournewfriendsthattheywon’tsoonforget.GivesomegiftsManyforeignersloveChinesegoodsbuthavetopayalotwhenbuyingthemintheirhomeland,soyou’dbetterpreparesomegiftssuchassilks,teaandworksofart.Theyarealwayspopular.ExchangeflatsIfyouandyournewfriendsgetalongwell,youcangivethemyourinformationandplantoexchangeflatsforyournexttrip.Thenyoucanvisittheircountriesandstayintheirhouseswhiletheystayinyours.Inthiswayyouwillimproveyourfriendshipandlivelikealocalabroad,butpaylessfortraveling.54.Theunderlinedword“solo”inthepassagemeans“__________”.A.free B.alone C.worried D.close55.Inwhichwaycan’taphotoalbumhelpyou?A.Givingyouatopictotalkabout. B.Clearingyourworriesaboutyourpets.C.Helpingyournewfriendstolearnmoreaboutyou.D.Encouraging(鼓励)yournewfriendstotalkaboutthemselves.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.exchangingflatsispopularinChina B.goodsinforeigncountriesarecheaperC.sharingyourspecialskillscanhelpyoudevelopfriendshipD.internationaltravelersalwaysgetintotrouble57.Thispassageismainlyabouthowto___________.A.travelmoreoftenbothathomeandabroad B.improvefriendshipwithforeignersC.makefriendswhentravelinginforeigncountries D.prepareforabusinesstrip第二卷（主观题，共40分）五、词汇检测（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.Parentsshouldhavemore______________(交流)withtheirchildren.2.Finally,theclimber______________(设法完成)togettothetopofthemountain.3.Therichmanhasalotofpoor______________(亲戚).Hegivesthemmuchmoneyeveryyear.4.Itisamazingthatacowhasfour______________(胃).(B)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式空。5.It’s______________(possible)fordogstofly.Stopdaydreaming,Eddie.6.Mostchildrenareafraidofreal______________(mouse),buttheylikeMickeyMouse.7.Thepoorboy’sparentshavebeen______________(die)foryears.8.Ifyouwanttoseesome______________(Europe)buildings,Romeisagoodplacetovisit.六、动词填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。1.WhenIgothome,myparents______________(discuss)thetravelingplanhappily.2.ThestudentswillnotgototheSummerPalaceifit______________(rain)tomorrow.3.He______________(notrealize)theimportanceoflearningEnglishuntiltwoyearsago.4.Manypeopleareagainst______________(smoke)inpublicplaces.5.Thequeenrefused______________(accept)aninterviewwhenshewenttoAfrica.6.Ihearthatyou______________(lie)inbedforalotofdays.Areyoufeelingbetternow?7.---WhereisJack?---He______________(ride)anindoorrollercoasteroverthere.8.Ilikereadingthebookverymuch.I______________(renew)itinaweek.七、短文填空（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。Accordingtotheschoolrules,studentsshouldwearschooluniforms.H(1),formoststudents,schooluniformsarenote(2)whattheylike.“Whynotweartheschooluniformjustonedayaweek?Alwayswearingthesameclothesmakesmefeelt(3)ofthem.”Aseniorstudentfromahighschoolsaid.Moststudentsdon’tliketheschooluniforms’simplecolors,b(4)designsandbadquality.AndateacheratahighschoolinGuangzhousaid.“A(5)ateacherandmother,Ihopetheschoolwillimprovethequalityofschooluniformssoon.”Whathascaused（导致）allthesep(6)?ChenHong,auniformdesignerinShenzhen,pointedout.“Therearenoprofessionals(专业人员)whoworkforstudents.“Besides,highqualitymeansah(7)price.”saidChen.“Butinsomeschoolsthepriceforeachstudent’suniformisonly50to60yuan.Howcanwemakehighqualityclotheswithsol(8)money?”Evenwiththeseproblems,uniformfactoriesareworkinghardtochangethes(9).Itwon’tbelongb(10)theperfectschooluniformscomeontothemarket,whichwillhelpthestudentsrememberthehistoryoftheirschoolandmakethemfeelpleasedwiththeirschool.八、完成句子（本大题共6题，每小题1.5分，共9分）根据所给的汉语，用英语完成句子。1.他小学毕业后通过电邮继续与同学保持联系。He_______________________________hisclassmatesbye-mailafterhelefttheprimaryschool.2.我们每人应该准时上交一篇关于这部影片的评论。Weeach_______________________________aboutthefilmontime.3.在过去的十年里,我们认为我们的生活条件发生了很大的变化。Wethinkthatour_______________________________inthepasttenyears.4.那位年轻的医生不能决定如何处理那个病人的断手指。Theyoungdoctorcan’t_______________________________thesickman’sbrokenfinger.5.那位作家曾经把这部小说翻译成了几种外语了吗？Hasthewriterever_______________________________foreignlanguages？6.大多数德国人出差时有读书的习惯。Mostpeople_______________________________whentheyareonbusiness.九、书面表达（本大题共10分）假设你是李明，你的笔友Peter来信谈到他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡无锡的情况，请你用英语写一封回信。内容提示如下：无锡位于中国东部，由诸如惠山区（HuishanDistrict）、锡山区等6个区组成；因太湖(TaiLake)而出名，过去许多工厂经常向湖里倾倒废弃物；最近政府已经采取措施减少污染，……每天我们都能看到一大群游客；每年来无锡的最好的时间是春天；5.我希望……注意：短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；第3和5要点内容共须用2～3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；词数80个左右，短文的开头和结尾句已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,It’sverykindofyoutowritetomeandletmeknowaboutyourbeautifulcity.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyhometownWuxi.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.YoursLiMing

初二英语期中考试听力材料2014.04第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。W:IlikeChineseopera.It’swonderful.Whataboutyou?DoyoulikeChineseculture?M:Ilikeittoo.ButthedragondanceonMayDayismyfavourite.W:Bob,IhearyourfatherworksinParis,right?M:No.Thatwastwoyearsago.Sincethenhe’sworkedinNewYork.W:Hey,Jim!Yourodetoschooltoday?Didn’tyourfatherbringyoutoschoolinhiscarasusual?M:No,hewenttoLondononbusiness.Andthereisnobusstopnearmyhome.4.W:TheseT-shirtslookbeautiful.Howmucharethey?M:TheyellowT-shirtis19pounds,thewhiteoneis90poundsandtheblueoneis99pounds.5. W:Excuseme,doesthisbusgotoXihui M:Yes.Let’sgetonit.6. M:Areyoumarried,younglady? W:Waitaminute.I’llaskmyhusbandfirst.7. W:Peter,wouldyouliketogoouttoeatsomepizza? M:No,thanks.Ineedtosavemoney,sohowaboutsandwiches?8. W:WillKatejoinusinplayingvolleyballatthreep.m.? M:No.Shewillhaveapianolessonthen.9. W:Can’tyouclimbthattree? M:OfcourseIcan.I’vedoneitmanytimesbefore.10.W:Therehasbeenanearthquakeinmyhometown.Ihopeeverybodyissafe. M:Ihopeso,too.Myuncleandauntlivethere.第二节（共10小题）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。W:Joe,whereareyouspendingtheDragonBoatFestival?M:Withmyfamilyathome.Whataboutyou,Betty?W:Iwillbeonmyown.MyparentshavegonetoBeijingtolookaftermysister.Shehasjusthadababy.M:Youarewelcometojoinus.I’msuremyparentswillwelcomeyou.W:Thatwouldbelovely!Butyoumustaskthemfirst.M:I’lltalktothemthisevening.W:TellthemthatIcanbringsomericedumplingsalongtoo.M:That’scool!听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。DearJimmy,NewYorkCityiscertainlybusy!MysisterandIhaveseentheStatueofLiberty,theUnitedNationsbuildingandCentralParkinthepastthreedays.TheStatueofLibertyisamazing!DidyouknowthatitwasagifttotheUSAfromFrance?That’squiteagift!Tonightwewillseeaniceshow.PeopleallknowNewYorkforitsfashiondesignersandfashionmodels.Weplantogoshoppingonthelastday.IwillshowyouphotosofNewYorkwhenIambacktoLondon.YoursHelen听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。WhenAndygets