无锡市硕放中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期中八年级英语试卷
（考试时间:90分钟，总分:100分）
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I听力部分 (共20分)
一、根据所听到的对话内容，选择正确的选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
（ ）1. What’s the boy’s favourite sport?
A. B. C.
（ ）2. What did Lee probably see during his holiday?
A. B. C.
（ ）3. How did Sally go to the Palace Museum?
A. B C.
（ ）4．What is the weather like tomorrow?
A. B. C.
（ ）5. Why does the girl look tired today?
A. Because she didn’t sleep last night.
B. Because she went to bed too late.
C. Because she did homework all night.
（ ）6. Who made the fewest model planes?
A. Daniel. B. Simon. C. Sandy.
（ ）7. What does Sandy want to be when she grows up?
A. She wants to be a singer.
B. She wants to be a dancer.
C. She wants to be a teacher.
（ ）8. How often does Lucy’s mother go shopping?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
（ ）9. What’s wrong with the boy?
A. Jenny made him cry.
B. Jenny took away his toy.
C. The boy lost his way home.
（ ）10. What does the woman mean?
A. Bob didn’t take part in the travel.
B. The travel was boring.
C. She missed the travel.
二、根据所听对话或短文内容，选择正确的选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
听11段对话，回答第11—12小题。
（ ）11. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?
A. In a farmhouse. B. In the open air. C. At a hotel.
（ ）12. What was the weather like in the country?
A. It snowed a lot.
B. It rained nearly every day.
C. There was a lot of sunshine.
听第12篇短文，回答第13—15小题。
Title: 13
Most people in America live in small groups.
More than a quarter of homes in America have one person in them.
35 percent of homes have two people in them.
14 percent have three in them.
15 percent have four in them.
The other homes have five or more.
When children are about 15 , they leave their parents’ homes, and they often go to different cities.
（ ）13. A. Families in America
B. Young People in America
C. Old People in America
（ ）14. A. 7 B. 17 C. 70
（ ）15. A. 30 or 31 B. 20 or 21 C. 18 or 19.
听第13篇短文，回答第16—20小题。
（ ）16. Where is the show?
A. At the art center next to the park.
B. At the museum near the park.
C. In a clothes shop in the city center.
（ ）17. How many countries are taking part in the show?
A. 20. B. 25. C. 12.
（ ）18. What kind of clothes can people see at the show?
A. The oldest clothes in China.
B. Only clothes for children from different countries.
C. Old clothes and modern clothes from different countries.
（ ）19. What did men in the UK once wear?
A. Black coats and white hats.
B. Heavy coats and black hats.
C. Uncomfortable wooden shoes.
（ ）20. When may the girl go back to the show?
A. Next weekend. B.Tomorrow. C. On its last day.
II笔试部分 ( 共80分 )
一、单项选择 在ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本
大题共15分每小题1分）
（ ）1. —Do you know ______ man on TV?
— Yes, he is _____ honest person. Now he is planning ____ one-day trip.
A. a, an, an B. an, the, a C. the, an, a D. the, a, an
（ ）2.The weather in Wuxi is colder than ______ in Guangzhou in winter.
A. that B. it C. this D. One
（ ）3.— Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?
— OK, we can buy _____ one than this, but _______ this.
A. a better, better than B. a worse, as good as
C. a more important, not as good as D. a cheaper, as good as
（ ）4. He arrived ________ Wuxi _________ the evening of July 8th.
A. in, in B. in, on C. at, on D. at, in
（ ）5.You must be tired now. Why not ___________ a rest?
A. to stop to have B. to stop having
C. stop to have D. stop having
（ ）6.Shanghai is bigger than_____ in Jiangsu Province and bigger than______in China.
A. any city, any city B. any city, any other city
C. any other city, the other cities D. any other city, any city
（ ）7. The book makes me ________. I think it is one of ________ books.
A. bored; boring B. boring; bored
C. boring; the most boring D. bored; the most boring
（ ）8.— What is your best friend like?
—_____.
A. He likes football B. He is humorous and honest
C. He is 15 years old D. He looks different
（ ）9.— I’d like to buy Guo Jingming’s Tiny Times.
— You had better_____his books. The stories he tells are far from real life.
A. don’t read B. not to read C. not reading D. not read
（ ）10.We can put the prefix “un-” before the following words to give them the
opposite meaning except（除了）_____ .
A. correct B. comfortable C. certain D. interesting
（ ）11.Daniel had one month_____last summer and he took a course _____DIY.
A. away; on B. for; about C. off; in D. off; for
（ ）12.—Don’t play with fire.
—_________.
A .It’s right B. Sorry, I won’t do it again
C. It doesn’t matter D. I know
（ ）13. They often had fun ______ ball games before. But now they have no time
______ after-school activities.
A. playing; to do B. to play; doing
C. to play ; to do D. playing; doing
（ ）14. Put it down,Tom. You mustn’t read______letter.
A. else anyone’s B. anyone’s else
C. anyone else’s D. anyone else
（ ）15.--- I plan to take a boat trip to Tai Lake next week.
---That’s great! _________.
A. I’m sorry to hear that B. Congratulations
C.I’d like to D. Enjoy yourself
二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后在每小题所给各题的四个选项中，选出
可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题10分，每小题1分)
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He 1 returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at 2 .
One night as usual, Rakesh found everyone asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room 3 and saw her sleeping. Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He 4 the ladder and he climbed up it, then jumped over the wall. 5 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out. 6 got up and took away the ladder from the wall. A few hours later, Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 7 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very 8 to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground, said, "Rakesh, at least 9 a warm coat with you when you go out at night."
Mrs. Green's kindness made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the 10 lesson that he has ever had.
( ) 1. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
( ) 2. A. daytime B. weekends C. night D. noon
( ) 3. A. loudly B. quietly C. happily D. quickly
( ) 4. A. took care of B. took away C. took a look at D. took out
( ) 5. A. And B. But C. So D. Because
( ) 6. A. He B. They C. She D. It
( ) 7. A. up B. down C. out D. in
( ) 8. A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. surprised
( ) 9. A. buy B. bring C. take D. borrow
( ) 10. A. worst B. best C. farthest D. smallest
三、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。(本大题共15分，每小题1分)
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Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there was the end of year exams. All the students worked hard for some time. If they didn't pass, they would have to take the exams in September again. Some students failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was staying up too late（熬夜）. The night before the first exam, Barbala insisted（坚持）that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised（许诺）to wake her in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case（万一）she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn't answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn't find anything to write about. She kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook（摇晃，震颤）. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.
( )1. Which of the following is true?
A. All the students were usually successful in their exams.
B. Not all students passed the year exams.
C. Every one of the students could pass the end of year exams.
D. None of the students would take the exams again in September.
( )2. When you prepare for an exam,________.
A. you go over（复习）your lessons. B. you read new books.
C. you take the exam again and again. D. you look through the exam.
( )3. Kate worked very hard before the exams for ______.
A. she was very poor at her lessons.
B. she decided to be the best one in her class.
C. she didn't work hard all year.
D. she didn't want to fail in them.
( )4. Why did Barbala insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill?
A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam.
B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldn't go to sleep at all.
C. Because Barbala hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam.
D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning.
( )5. Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because ______.
A. she had taken a sleeping pill. B. she was too worried about her exams.
C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up. D. she did not pass the exams.
B
With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.
An Underwater Hotel
It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.
Google Glass
Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池) hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.
A New Kind of shirt
Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫).
The Digital(数字) Library
Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into companies? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas, America. Computers will take the place of books soon.
( ) 6. The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 100 D. 150
( ) 7. You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.
A. camera B. a screen C. a battery D. your hand
( ) 8. You can wear the Wool Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.
A. a month B. two months C. three months D. a year
( ) 9. The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.
A. books B. computers C. bookshelves D. reader
( ) 10. Which one of the following can reduce(减少)our housework in daily life?
A. The underwater hotel B . Google Glass
C. The Wool Prince shirt D. The Digital Library
C
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
( ) 11.“ABCs” in this passage means_____________.
A. three English letters B. a kind of banana
C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China
( ) 12.Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because_____. .
A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside
B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese
C. they were born in China but go to study in America
D. they like to eat bananas
( ) 13.The underlined word “blood” may probably mean ________. .
A. 洪水 B. 祖先 C. 身份 D. 血统
( ) 14.Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
A. They are Chinese citizens. B. They are overseas Chinese.
C. They may speak little Chinese. D. ABCs may know little about China.
( ) 15.This passage mainly talks about________.
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N. Yang
四、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横
线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题5分，每小题1分)
Have you ever wondered what an American high school 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 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 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 driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves 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, 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 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 American High School
Outline
Details
Introduction
◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its students .
Lockers and textbooks
◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and outdoor clothes.
◇They like loaning textbooks better than 2 them.
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transport
◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. 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 classrooms
◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more
special classes.
◇They go to different classrooms for each subject.
After-school activities
◇After school most of the students 5 in their favorite activities, including sports and clubs.
五、词汇运用 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
(A) 根据句意或汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
1. The mountain in Xihui Park is 329 meters in _________（高）.
2. He’s the _________(着迷)about computer games among three of us.
3.__________(幸运), he passed the exam in the end .
4. Tu Youyou is one of my _______(偶像). She won the Nobel Prize for Medicine this year.
(B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
5. Her mother seemed even_______ after she heard the bad news. (sad)
6. I think we should learn from Comrade Lei Feng and think less of______ than others. (we)
7. He plans to go abroad for ________ study after he finishes his college.（far）
8. The ticket is_________(use) now. However, I’ll keep it.
六、动词填空：用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分,每小题1分)
1. Linda with her family _________ (plan) what to do for Christmas at the moment.
2. The doctors advised the patients_______ (not smoke) any more.
3. __________ (give) your seat on the bus to someone in need is polite.
4. Hurry up, or you ________ (miss) the early bus.
5. It rained very heavily yesterday, so my father _______ (drive) me to school.
6. Would you please _________ (not make) so much noise? The baby is sleeping.
7. Thank you so much for ______(offer）so much wonderful advice to us.
8. Not only the twins but also their friend_________ (discuss) it with Uncle Wang
this weekend ,isn’t there ?.
七、完成句子：按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共9分，1--4小题每空一
词，每空0.5分；第5,6小题，各1分)
1. 我们的语文老师非常和蔼，脸上总是面带笑容。
Our Chinese teacher is very kind and always _______ a _________ _________her face.
2. 仔细听，你会学到一些新的东西。
Listen____________, and you will learn ___________ ___________.
3．我可以把每件事都告诉Sally，因为她能为我保守秘密。
I can tell Sally everything because she can ______ _______ ______ ______．
4. 我们到了颐和园后就迫不及待地下了车。
We________ ________ to______ ______ the bus when we reached
the Summer Palace.
5. 彭丽媛是中国最著名的歌唱家之一。
Peng Liyuan is_________________________________________ in China.
6. 我妹妹去年自学如何制作网页。
My sister ________________________________________________last year.
八、书面表达：（10分）
假如你叫Simon,学校Buddy Club在招募新成员，你想加入该俱乐部。根据下列信息，写一封自荐信。
要点：
1. 我，圆脸，大眼睛，黑色的短发，班里最高的男生。
2. 大方，乐于助人，乐意在任何时候帮助需要帮助的人，经常倾听同学们的烦恼，并提
供帮助。
3. 喜欢旅游。上个月参加了学校去世界公园的旅行。在那里看到了全世界100多处名胜
的模型和精彩的歌舞表演。了解到了许多不同的文化。
4. 对DIY很着迷。曾经选修了DIY的课程，在房间安装了电灯，搭建了书架。现在对
DIY懂得更多了。
注意：
1. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯。
2. 要点必须包括所有信息，可以适当发挥。
3. 词数80左右(信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Simon.________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Simon
无锡市硕放中学2015-2016学年度第一学期 期中考试听力材料
1. W: My favourite sport is volleyball. What about you, Andy?
M: Skiing. It’s exciting.
2. W: Lee, did you go to Washington last month?
M: No. I just went to Paris for a holiday instead of Washington. I visited some places of interest there.
3. M: Kitty went to the Great Wall by bus last Sunday. What about you, Sally?
W: I went to the Palace Museum by underground.
4. W: Is it a fine day tomorrow?
M: Yes．It’s sunny．I’m going riding with my friends．
5.M: You look tired today. What’s wrong?
W: I went to bed too late last night. I did my homework and forgot the time.
6. M: How many model planes did you make last week, Sandy?
W: Five. I made fewer model planes than Daniel and Simon.
7. M: Jim wants to be a driver when he grows up. What would you like
to be, Sandy?
W: I want to be a singer.
8. M: Does your mother go shopping every day, Lucy?
W: No. She goes shopping only on Wednesday and Sunday.
9.M: Why’s the boy crying, Jenny?
W: I don’t think anyone makes him cry. He can’t find his way home.
10.M: How was your trip?
W: Fine, but we all missed Bob during the trip.
二、根据听对话或短文内容，选择正确的选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
听11段对话，回答第11—12小题。
M: Morning, Sue. Did you enjoy your holiday in the country?
W: Yes, thanks. We had a great time. And some friends went with us.
M: Where did you stay? In a hotel?
W: No. We camped in the mountains, near Snow Town. We cooked all
our meals over an open fire.
M: Sounds wonderful. Was the weather good?
W: The sun shone nearly every day and it didn’t rain at all.
M: Did you like the people there?
W: Yes, they were great. We came back this morning. I’m tired but excited.
听第12篇短文，回答第13—15小题。
Most people in America live in small groups. More than a quarter of homes in America have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty years old who would like to live alone. 35% of homes have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.
The families in America are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen years old, they leave their parents’ homes, and they often go to different cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.
听第13篇短文，回答第16—20小题。
Today Mum took me to a new show at the museum near the park. I was surprised to find that it was a show of different kinds of clothes. Mum knows how much I love fashion—I buy fashion
magazines every week and even try to design clothes myself. There were clothes from 20 different countries. As well as modern clothes, there were examples of things people wore hundreds of years ago. I could not believe that people used to wear those uncomfortable things, such as large black hats and heavy coats from the UK, or wooden shoes from Holland. The show will run for one more week—I might go back next weekend with my friends and have another look!
无锡市硕放中学2015—2016学年第一学期期中考试
初二英语答案
(一) 听力部分 (共20分)
一. 听力 (本大题共20分，每小题1分)
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(二) 笔试部分 (共80分)
一. 单项选择 (本大题共15分，每小题1分)
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二. 完形填空 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)
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三. 阅读理解 (本大题共15分，每小题1分)
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四.任务型阅读(本大题共5分，每小题1分)
1. Life 2. buying 3. School 4. drive 5. join
五.词汇运用 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
1.height 2. craziest 3. Luckily 4. heroes
5. sadder 6. ourselves 7. further 8. useless
六.动词填空 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
1. is planning 2. not to smoke 3. Giving 4. will miss
5. drove 6. not make 7. offering 8. is going to discuss
七.完成句子 (本大题共9分，1—4小题每空一词，每空0.5分；第5,6小题完成句子各1分)
1. has/wears ；smile , on
2. carefully ； something new
3. keep secrets for me
4. couldn’t wait ; get off
5. one of the most famous singers
6. taught herself how to make a home page
/ learned how to make a home page by herself
八、书面表达（本大题共10分）
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Simon. I have a round face and big eyes. I have short black hair. And I’m the tallest boy in my class. I’m generous and helpful. I’m willing to help people in need any time. I often listen to my classmates’ problems and offer them help.
I enjoy traveling very much. Last month I joined our school trip to the world park. I saw the models of more than 100 places of interest. I also saw wonderful song and dance shows. I learned a lot about different cultures.
I’m crazy about DIY. I took a course in DIY. Once I put in a light and put up a bookshelf in the room. Now, I know much more about DIY.
I hope to be a member of the Buddy Club.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Simon
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