锦州市2014-2015八年级英语下册期中试卷（人教新目标带答案）
考试时间80分钟； 试卷总分100分；
※考生注意：请在答题卡各题目规定答题区域内作答，答在本试卷上无效。
第I卷（选择题 共40分）
I. 单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）
从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂(填)在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
( ) 1. —______？
—I have a headache and I don’t want to eat anything.
A. How is everything? B. What can I do for you?
C. What’s the matter with you? D. How do you like it?
( ) 2. You ______ drive your car so fast. It’s very dangerous.
A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t
( ) 3. Don’t worry. We are old enough to look after ______. rk
A. myself B. me C. us D. ourselves
( ) 4. It’s a bad habit to ______ what you can do today until tomorrow.
A.write down B. put off C. give away D. worry about
( ) 5. Jack ______ live with his grandparents, but he doesn’t now.
A. used to B. is used to C. was used to D. use to
( ) 6. I won’t go to the party tomorrow ______ Lin Tao invites me.
A. if B. unless C. as soon as D. so that
( ) 7. —Could I borrow your camera(照相机)?
—______, but please give it back by Saturday.
A. I’m sorry B. Certainly not C. No, thanks D. Of course
( ) 8. ______ our teacher was ill, ______ she still came to our class to teach us.
A. Although; but B. Though; but C. Although; / D. If; although
( ) 9. —What were you doing when we were playing basketball yesterday afternoon?
—I ______ the classroom.
A. was cleaning B. cleaned C. will D. clean
( ) 10. —Can you tell the differences between these two pictures？
—Differences? Oh, no. They look quite ______.
A. different B. similar C. strange D. interesting
( ) 11. —I feel really tired.
—______.
A. Lucky you. B. You’ d better work harder.
C. Congratulations! D. Why not go and have a rest?
( ) 12. We should think more of others if we want to ______ them.
A. get on well with B. hear of C. get ready for D. hear from
( ) 13. I think it is ______ useful advice, so I will always remember it.
A. a B. an C. / D. the
( )14. —Lily, could you please pass me the ______? I want to cut the apple.
—Sure, here you are.
A. pen B. pencil C. knife D. book
( ) 15. Which of the following signs can you see on the door of a shopping mall?
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A. B. C. D.
Ⅱ. 补全对话（共5分，每小题1分）
从方框内所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话，并将其代表字母涂(填)在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
A. I’m feeling terrible.
B. Good morning, young man!
C. Open your mouth.
D. Take the medicine three times a day.
E. Since yesterday morning.
(At the doctor’s)
A: Good morning, doctor!
B: 16.______What’s wrong?
A: I have a sore throat. 17.______
B: How long have you been like this?
A: 18.______
B: Did you take your temperature?
A: Yes. My temperature is OK.
B: 19.______ Say “Ah”… You have a cold.
A: Is it serious?
B: Nothing serious. 20.______ You’ll get better soon.
A: Thank you, doctor!
III.完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂(填)在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life. Here is a survey showing the main problems of 21.______.
They already have enough stress from school. They have 22.______ homework to do both at school and at home. They have lots of exams 23.______. And their parents usually take them 24.______ different classes on weekends. As a result, so many teenagers almost become bookworms(书虫). On holidays, they could hardly have 25.______ time to do the things they like. Now more and more teenagers 26.______ short-sighted. They often read in bed or keep 27.______ for a long time without having a rest. Some of them are crazy about playing computer games. Some 28.______ too much time watching TV. 29.______ serious problem among teenagers is that many of them are becoming fat. They eat too much junk food, but they take little exercise.
I think teenagers should make a plan for study and hobbies and find time to relax. Also, parents should know although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even 30.______ to have healthy and happy children.
21. A. adult B. adults C. teenager D. teenagers
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21. A. too many B. too much C. much too D. many too
22. A. join B. take C. to take D. to join
23. A. to B. for C. of D. in
24. A. our own B. their own C. his own D. they own
25. A.will get B. are getting C. got D. became
26. A. red B. read C. to read D. reading
27. A. pay B. cost C. spend D. take
28. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Some
30. A. unimportant B. most important C. important D. more important
IV.阅读理解（共10分，每小题1分）
Passage A单项选择 根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂(填)在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
Passage A
Whenever there’s a terrible storm, there are many sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings, too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivian. She was very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws(爪子) on the floor. They all loved her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place 13km away from home. Unluckily, Vivian was missing (不见了). All the nine family members were worried about her. They put up posters (海报) to find her. They looked for her everywhere they thought she could stay, but they didn’t find it. The family thought Vivian was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivian showed up at their house, according to(根据) Yahoo News. They considered (认为) her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivian was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell(嗅觉).
But that doesn’t explain how Vivian found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smell of home. “I wish she could talk,” said her owner.
31. From the passage we know Sandy is a _____.
A. pet B. hurricane C. girl D. cat
32. The cat was missing for _____.
A. 6 months B. 9 months C. 13 months D. a year
33. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Vivian could even draw.
B. The family tried hard to look for the pet.
C. The owner knew how the cat found her way home.
D. Nobody knew where Vivian was while Hurricane Sandy was hitting America.
34. The meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 3 is_____
A. 灾难 B. 幸福 C. 奇怪的 D. 奇迹
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35. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. A Terrible Storm B. A Clever Pet C. A Smart Owner D. Sandy Hit America
Passage B还原句子 根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能够填入短文空白处的最佳选项，并将其代表字母涂(填)在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl. She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate. Her parents were worried, so they took all the chocolate away.
Camilla left the house to look for some chocolate. 36.______. Among the bottles, a blue bottle caught Camilla’s eyes. It was full of chocolate. In the bottle there was also a card saying “Change tears (眼泪) into chocolate.”
37.______. She ran out of the house with the bottle to look for someone crying. First, she met a little boy crying hard, and collected (收集) his tears. 38.______. While Camilla was collecting the tears, she comforted (安慰) the boy. Finally, the boy stopped crying and they had a good time together.
Later, Camilla met a woman and an old man crying. The woman broke some plates. And the old man’s dog had just died. 39.______.
Soon, Camilla knew that making people happy was much more important than finding chocolate. 40.______. As a result, she became friends with them and had a much happier life than before.
A. Camilla was very excited.
B. The tears were quickly changed into chocolate.
C. So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people.
D. She found a small house full of bottles.
E. Camilla collected their tears and made them happy again.
第II卷（非选择题 共60分）
V. 口语交际（共5分，每小题1分）
在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
A：Could I invite my friends to our house for Dragon Boat Festival，Mom?
B：41. _____ . That sounds like fun．
A：Yeah．Ummm... Could I borrow some money?
B：42. _____?
A：I need to buy some ingredients to make Zongzi．
B：I’m going to the supermarket tomorrow and I can buy what you need．
A：43. _____ .
B：You’re welcome．Oh，44. _____ ?
A：I cleaned it last week.
B：You need to clean it again for your friends．
A：OK，Dave is coming early．45. _____ .
B：All right．By the way，do you know how to make Zongzi? Maybe we can make Zongzi together．And then we can give some to your grandparents as well．
A: Perfect.
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VI. 短文填空（共10分，每小题1分）
win help while without happy
final they can hour beat
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置（每个词只能用一次）。
When I was in the sixth grade, I took part in a piano competition. I practiced for four 46.______ every day and my piano teacher came three times a week 47.______ me. Then the big day 48.______ arrived. I was so nervous when they called my name. I went up and started to play. 49.______ I was playing the piano, all the people sat still and 50.______ listened carefully. I played the song 51.______ any mistakes. Then I waited for them to call out the 52.______. When I heard my name, my heart was 53.______ so quickly that I would stop breathing. I 54. ______ not believe it. I won! It was the 55.______day of my life!
VII.任务型阅读（共30分，每小题2分）
Passage A 根据短文内容完成短文后的图表，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Now in some cities of China, many schools start a new lesson: self-protection (自我保护). Students like this lesson. They can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Mr. Guo, a teacher from Jinzhou, gives young students some advice on how to deal with (处理) danger.
If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lightning
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire
Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Don’t take the lift.
If someone is drowning
If you can’t swim, don’t get into water. Shout for help. Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!
Best title: 56.______
Danger
What to do
57.______
◆If hit by a car, you should 58.______
◆If hit by a bike, call your parents.
Raining with lightning
Stay at low places and 59._________ trees.
Fire
Don’t take the lift and find an 60._________ as fast
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as you can.
Drowning
If you can’t swim, just shout “Help!”
Passage B 根据短文内容回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with
his toes（脚趾）.
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with
some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the
accident. But soon he had to make a choice. (选择) “For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up（放弃）all the dreams. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.
Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. He had a wonderful performance（演奏）on China’s Got Talent. He played the beautiful Marriage D’amour（《梦中的婚礼》）with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging（鼓励） him and he kept playing the piano.
Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. Many people were deeply touched and very excited when they watched his performance.
61. Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?
62. When did Liu We lose his arms?
63. Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?
64. Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
65. How did many people feel when they watched Liu’s performance?
Passage C 根据短文内容完成短文后的任务，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful
houses (A)______ large gardens or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on.
Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. (B) When you are in
trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents always take good care of your life and (C) they also look after your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong,
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people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that
happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same (D) ______ money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are
poor, you can also you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought
with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a turning door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance(机会) you get, you can be a happy
and lucky person.
66. 在文中（A）和（D）的空白处填入适当的词：（A）_____ （D）_____
67. 文中画线部分（C）指代的是：_____
68. 将文中画线部分（B）改写为同义句：
When you are in trouble at school.
When you _____ _____ at school.
69. 从文中找出两个描述人心情的形容词：_____ _____
70. 从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的词语或短语：_____
VIII. 书面表达（共15分）
根据要求完成大作文，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。（共15分）
假如你是某校英语报专栏的编辑李华，你收到Lucy的来信，她感觉学习压力很大（如作业多, 成绩不理想等），并且学习英语方面有困难，你能安慰她，给她一些减轻压力和学好英语的适当的建议吗？
●减轻( reduce )压力的建议（至少2条）
●学好英语的方法? （至少2条）
要求：注意文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；书写工整、规范。词数70词左右
Dear Lucy,
I’m sorry to hear that you are under too much pressure.
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英语参考答案及评分标准
I. 单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）
1-5 CADBA 6-10 BDCAB 11-15 DACCB
Ⅱ. 补全对话（共5分，每小题1分）
16-20 BAECD
III.完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
21-25 DBCAB 26-30 BDCAD
IV.阅读理解（共10分，每小题1分）
31-35. BACDB 36-40. DABEC
V. 口语交际（共5分，每小题1分）
41. Sure / Of course / Certainly / Yes，you can.
42. What for / Why?
43. Thank you / Thanks a lot.
44. could/can you (please) clean your room?/ will/ would you (please) clean your room?
45. He can help me / We can clean the room together
VI. 短文填空（共10分，每小题1分）
46. hours 47. to help 48. finally 49.While 50. they
51. without 52. winner 53. beating 54. could 55. happiest
VII.任务型阅读（共30分，每小题2分）
56. (Student’s) safety/ (Student’s) self-protection/ How to deal with danger
57. Traffic accident(s) 58. remember the car number
59. keep away from 60. exit
61. Because he can play the piano with his toes.
62. When he was only 10 years old.
63. Yes./ Yes, he was.
64. His parents encouraged him to play the piano.（可以只答His parents）
65. They were deeply touched and excited. .
66. (A) with (D) as
67. parents
68. have/ meet problems/ trouble/ difficulty/ aren’t happy/ are unhappy
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66. lonely, happy
67. happiness
注：如果与参考答案表达方式不同，但与所给参考答案意思一致，无语言错误，即可得分。
VIII. 书面表达 (本题共15分)
评分说明：
1. 文章要包括提示要求的内容。
2. 要求考生用适当的时态、句式和词语，完整准确地表述所提示的内容，合乎逻辑，书写工整。
3. 注意写信格式。
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