八年级英语期中阶段性测试题

江苏省无锡市东林中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期中阶段性测试试题

考试时间：110分钟                      

第Ⅰ卷 （客观题 共60分）

一、听力测试 （本大题共20小题，每小题各0.5分，共10分）

（一）听对话回答问题

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。

听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10小题。

1. What time will the plane arrive in London? 

A.                      B.                   C.

2. What is the man?

A.                      B.                   C.

3. What is Bill doing now?

A.                      B.                   C.

4. What did the boy’s mum buy yesterday?

A.                      B.                  C.

5. Which is TRUE about Sam?

   A. He likes Maths. B. He thinks Science is interesting.

   C. He likes English better.

6. Why is the woman moving to a new flat?   

A. The new flat is not cheap. B. The new flat is very near.

C. The new flat is not expensive.

7. What does the man want to do?   

A. To send a letter. B. To buy a stamp.    C. To borrow a book.

8. When can the woman get her car?

A. At 12 a.m. B. At 7 p.m. C. At 2 p.m.

9.  Where are the two speakers?

A. In a shop.       B. In a restaurant. C. At a bus stop.

10. Who wants to leave the window open？

A. Both Jim and Kate.      B. Kate.               C. Jim.

（二）听对话和短文回答问题

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选答案。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

11. Where does the man work?

A. At a sports club. B. At a cinema. C. At a computer center.

12. What does the woman mean by saying “You are not the only one?

A. The man is less fat than her. B. Both of them are very fat.

C. The man is really very fat.

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。

 13. A. 15 B. 50 C. 55

 14. A. legs B. arms C. hands

 15. A. Road conditions B. Traffic lights C. Weather

听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16. Where will they have the small party?

A. At David’s house. B. In the office. C. At Mr John’s house.

17. When will they have the small party?

   A. This Friday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next weekend.

18. Where was the telephone?

A. In the same office. B. In a room next to the office. C. Near Mr John’s house.

19. Who did Mr Brown speak to?

A. Mrs Brown. B. Mrs John. C. David.

20. Why was Mrs Brown looking for her son?

A. Because David was answering his father’s phone.

B. Because she knew David lost his way.

C. Because she thought he was playing somewhere outside.

二、单项选择  在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）

1. There is __________“u” and__________ “n” in the word “queen”.

  A. a; a B. a; an C. an; an D. an; a

2. He__________ diaries, but this year he is busy__________ the novel into Chinese.

  A. used to write; translating            B. has used to write ;to translate

C. used to write; to translate D. use to write; translating

3. Mr John’s wife __________ for three months. He __________ lonely since his wife died.

  A. has been dead; has been              B. has died; has been

C. has been dead; has become          D. has died; became

4. He hasn’t decided ________ those books yet.

  A. how to do with B. what to do with

C. how do with D. what do with

5. To learn English well, you should speak English __________.  

  A. as often as you can                 B. as many as you can  

C. so often as you can         D. so many as you can

6. — He’s never late for school, __________ he?

  —         . He is always the first one to come to school.

  A. hasn’t; No B. has; Yes C. is; No D. isn’t; Yes

7. Would you mind ________ the film with me again? That’s the _______ film I have ever seen.

  A. see; good B. seeing; good C. see; best D. seeing; best

8. Jim and his parents__________ to America. They __________ back in two weeks.

  A. have gone; will come B. has gone; will come

C. have been; have come D. have been; come

9. Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it a bit ________ .

  A. at times B. at a time C. at all times D. at that time

10. After walking for a long time, I was __________ and fell asleep quickly.

  A. felt tired B. tired out C. tiring out D. tiring

11. —Must I finish so many maths exercises today?

— No, you __________.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. don’t need D. don’t have to

12. — Who will go to the airport to meet David?

— Suzy will. She __________ him twice.

  A. has met B. met C. will meet D. can meet  

13. __________ useful information on the newspaper!

  A. What an B. What a C. What D. How an

14. — I’m going to London for a trip next week.   

— ________.

  A. It’s good for you B. Have a good time C. You are lucky D. I want to go too

三、完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

   Everyone needs friends. We all like to    1     close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and to do things with.    2    sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people    3   . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

   No two people are just the same. Friends    4    don’t get on well. It doesn’t mean that they no longer    5    each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.

   Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very    6   . We miss them very much, but we can    7    them and write to them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how    8    we like new people when we get to know them.

   There is more good    9    for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It    10    be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1. A. watch       B. feel    C. look      D. see

2. A. Nearly   B. Hardly            C. Certainly        D. Suddenly

3. A. around       B. alone C. away     D. above

4. A. always B. often       C. sometimes      D. usually

5. A. know     B. think   C. hate D. like

6. A. angry      B. sad   C. happy D. surprised

7. A. ask      B. call    C. tell     D. order

8. A. much         B. long        C. many   D. often

9. A. confidence B. thought   C. knowledge D. news

10.A. would     B. should      C. could    D. need

四、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选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

( A)

Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old. Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctor had to cut off his right leg. Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg. The leg is plastic(塑料的). With the plastic leg Jeff can ski, ride a bike, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

In the photo, Jeff is running with some young men. They have plastic legs too. They are wearing special T-shirts. The T-shirts say, “Run, Jeff. Run, Jeff Keith. Run Across America.”

When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States, from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran about 3,300 kilometres. That’s about 16 kilometres a day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.

Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff. It was for American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society uses the money to learn about cancer.

On the way to Los Angeles Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled. Jeff is disabled(残疾的), but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a doctor. Jeff says, “ People can do anything they want to. I want people to know that. I am not only for disabled people, I ran for everyone.”

1. The passage tells us a story about a __________ young man.

A. disabled B. healthy C. smart  D. sad

2. Jeff lost one of his __________ because of cancer.

A. arms B. legs C. eyes D. ears

3. The artificial in the passage means “___________” in Chinese.

A. 天生的 B. 假冒的 C. 伪造的 D. 人造的

4. Jeff ran across America __________.

A. when he was 12 years old B. when he was at college

C. at the age of 22 D. at the age of 16

5. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. Jeff is studying in a college now and he wants to be a doctor.

B. The money people gave Jeff is used for learning about cancer.

C. Jeff tells people that they can do anything they want to do.

D. To run across America, Jeff wore out five plastic legs.

( B )

The following happened in a small town in England many years ago.

It was late on a snowy night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt person. Minutes later, he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on,” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to.” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I am a doctor,” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do, “ I’m on my way to the hospital to save…”

“Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man shouted at Van to stop his car again and made him get out, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a telephone. Half an hour later, he found one and called a taxi. Another half hour passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But he was too late to do anything.

The man was standing by the dead person all the time. It is the man who took Van’s car. He was so sad. At that time Van knew that the man was the father of that badly hurt person.

6. Who needed an operation at once?

A. Doctor Van’s son. B. The man’s son. C. Doctor Van. D. The man.

7. Why did the man take Van’s car?

A. Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as he can.

B. Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was badly ill in hospital.     

C. Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

    D. Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

8. How long did it take Van to go to the hospital that night?

A. About one hour and a half. B. Less than an hour.

C. Only a few minutes D. Only a few hours.

9. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The man lost his son. B .Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C. The man could drive a car. D. The weather was not fine that night.

10. Which the following can be the best title for this story?

    A. A Doctor Driving at Night B. A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man

C. Too Worried to Be Good D. To Save Him Or to Kill Him

( C )

 How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?

 The sun was probably the world’s first clock, except in the far north, where the Eskimos(爱斯基摩人) live. There, it’s dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you don’t have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, it’s day, and when it’s dark, it’s night. The sun can also tell you if it’s morning, noon, or afternoon.

People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.

Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.

In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.

A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass, you would have an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in one hour. When the hourglass turns over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.

11. From the passage, there are ___________ ways to tell the time besides the clock and watch.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7

12. The underlined word “tides” in the passage means “_____________”.

A. 洋流 B. 潮汐 C. 海啸 D. 波涛

13. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Different Ways to Tell the Time B. Useful Machines to Tell the Time

C. The History of the Clock D. How People Learn to Tell the Time

第Ⅱ卷 （主观题 共40分）

五、词汇运用 （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. It is exciting that tomorrow will be my father’s __________ (四十) birthday.

2. Is Lucy’s dream to study___________ (到国外)？

3. Do you know if a cow has four _________ (胃) )？

4. Since the apple tree is too tall, let’s climb the ladder ________ (紧靠) it to reach the apples.

 (B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

5. Several of their _____________ (wife) handbags were made in Japan.

6. As we all know Taiwan is in the_____________ ( south ) part of China.

7. Her bad work made it _____________ (possible) for her to pass the test.

8. The Internet has brought us a new area of _____________ (communicate) to the world.

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小题，每小题1分，共8分）

1. I don’t understand why some students refuse __________ (hand) in their homework on time.

2. There___________ ( be ) great changes in Wuxi in the past 30 years.

3. What___________ (make) Tom feel so sad yesterday?

4. While Lily with her elder sister___________ ( lie ) on the bed, the telephone rang.

5. Before ____________ (receive) the letter from his parents, he really thought he was right .

6. If it _____________ ( not be ) rainy tomorrow, what will they do?

7. —Why is Lucy crying?

  — She saw a film minutes ago. And it _____________ (touch) her greatly.

8. — Who do you think_____________ ( speak ) at tomorrow’s meeting?

  — I guess Bill is.

七、任务型阅读  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，每空限填一个单词。（本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）

How to beat sadness

We all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. That’s OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? You’ll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Even if sadness is a part of life, let’s try to make it small. Here are some ways to make you feel better when you are feeling bad.

1. Stand up straight and this helps your energy flow(流动). When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.

2. Smile! It’s easy to do and have good results. This way can not only leave you in a good feeling but also bring others a good feeling.

3. Listen to music. It can be your favourite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.

4. Take some “me” time. You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise,  having a hot bath or something like that.

5. Exercise. Even something as easy as taking a walk will get your blood （血） flowing. It is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.

   These ways will make you happy when you are down, but don’t just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day. You are sure to learn that these ways will keep your sadness away. But if all these don’t work, go to see the doctor.

八、完成句子  按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）

1. 这个城市由十个街区组成。

   The city                                           .

2. 你在上海时请与我保持联系。

   Please                                          while you are in Shanghai.

3. 我们在看《猫和老鼠》时忍不住一直大笑。

   We                                           when we watched Tom and Jerry.

4. 他脸色带着微笑走进了教室。

                                             ，he came into the classroom.

5. 你父母下个月将动身去欧洲出差吗？

   Will your parents                                           next month?

6. 迄今为止人们已经设法给那家钢厂在环境方面提出了一些建议。

   So far people have managed                                        the environment.

九、书面表达  (本大题共10分)

    无锡一直致力于成为全国文明卫生城市之一，假定你是一名文明志愿者，为吸引更多的游客，请以“Changes in Wuxi ”为题, 结合以下要点写一篇80字左右的短文。

1. 无锡是中国东部最美丽的城市之一, 它以太湖而闻名。

2. 在过去很多工厂经常向太湖倾倒废弃物, 现在政府已经意识到这严重的水污染问题，并且已经采取行动改善了此情况。

3. 以前人们喜欢开私家车出行，现在习惯于乘无锡地铁一号线(Wuxi Metro Line One)到长广溪湿地(wetlands)。

4. 无锡正变得……， 你希望…… 

注意：1. 短文须包括所给的内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；

      2. 第4点须用2-3句话作适当发挥；

      3. 词数80个左右，短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Changes in Wuxi

   Hello, everyone! Welcome to Wuxi._______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

东林中学2014～2015学年第二学期期中阶段性测试

初二英语参考答案

第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共60分）

一、听力（本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）

1. A 2. B 3. C     4. B     5. C 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B

11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. C

二、单项选择（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）

1. B     2. A   3. A   4. B      5. A  6. C  7. D  8.A    9.B 10.B

11. D 12. A 13. C    14. B

三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

1. C 2. C   3. A     4. C      5. D 6. B 7. B      8. A 9. D   10. C

四、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

1. A     2. B   3. D     4.C    5. A 6. B 7. D      8. A    9. B    10. C

11. C 12. B    13. A

第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共40分）

五、词汇运用   （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

(A) 1. fortieth 2. abroad             3. stomachs       4. against

(B) 5. wives’     6. southern 7. impossible       8. communication

六、动词填空   （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

1. to hand 2. have been     3. made       4. was lying

5. receiving      6. isn’t         7. has touched 8. is going to speak

七、任务型阅读   （本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）

1. part            2. energy      3. Smile     4. favourite

5. habit

八、完成句子  （本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）

1. is made up of ten blocks

2. keep in touch with me

3. couldn’t stop laughing

4. With a smile on the face

5. leave for Europe on business

6. to give the steel factory some advice on

九、书面表达（10分）

One possible version:

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Wuxi. Wuxi is one of the most beautiful cities in the east of China. It is famous for Taihu. In the past many factories often put the waste into Taihu. The government has realized the serious water pollution and taken action to improve the situation. Before people liked to go out in their own cars. Now they are used to (have been used to) taking Wuxi Metro Line One to Changguangxi wetlands. Wuxi is becoming cleaner (and more beautiful). I hope more and more people can come here to enjoy its beauty.

(84 words)

同学们听力测试马上要开始了，请做好准备！

（一）听对话回答问题

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。

听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10小题。

1. M: Excuse me. Could you tell me when the plane will arrive in London?

W: It will arrive in London at 3: 15 in the morning.

2. W: Do you work in a TV station, John?

M: No, I am a policeman, but my parents wanted me to be a cook.

3. M: Please turn on the TV.

W: I think Billy has turned it on. He has finished his homework.

4. W: What did Mum buy for you yesterday?

M: She bought me a T-shirt. But it is too large.

5. W: I think Science is interesting. What about you, Sam?

M: But I like English better, because it is easier.

6. M: I hear you are moving to a new flat soon.

W: Yes, because the flat that I am living now is very expensive.

7. M: I am looking for a letterbox.

W: There’s one in front of the library. And there’s a small post office in the student center.

8. W: When will my car be fixed?

M: Well it’s noon by my watch. I think I can have it done in two hours.

9. W: Can I help you?

M: Yes. I am looking for a watch for my father.

10. M: Kate, would you mind my closing the window?

W: But I think it’s too hot inside the room, Jim.

（二）听对话和短文回答问题

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选答案。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

W: Are you free tomorrow night? I’m going over to the sports club for swimming. Would you like to go with me?

M: Isn’t that far away?

W: Not really. If you take the No.3 bus, you can get there in ten minutes.

M: Maybe it would be nice to get away from the computer centre for a change, and I really should do some more exercise, I’ve got so fat.

W: Look at me, and you’ll know you’re not the only one. How about meeting me in front of the cinema at eight? And we’ll catch the bus there.

M: OK. See you then.

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 terrible traffic accident happened on Highway 77 at five this afternoon. A school bus was hit by a truck from the back and about fifteen students were seriously hurt. The truck driver had both his arms broken. All the people hurt in the accident were sent to the hospital at once. So far no people have died in the accident. All the students were from Mary Girls’ School.

It is said that bad weather caused the accident. The police told drivers to be more careful on the highways, because the weather has not been so good recently.

听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

Mr John and Mr Brown worked in the same office. One day Mr John said to Mr Brown, “We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?”

Mr Brown said, “Thank you very much. That is very kind of you. We are free that evening, I think. But I need to telephone my wife and ask her about it. Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening.” So Mr Brown went to the other room and telephoned . When he came back, he looked very sorry.

“What is the matter?” said Mr John, “Did you speak to your wife?”

“No,” answered Mr Brown, “ she wasn’t there. My small son answered the telephone. I said to him, ‘Is your mother there, David?’ and he answered, ‘No, she is not in the house.’ ‘Where is she then?’I asked, ‘She is somewhere outside.’ ‘What is she doing?’’She is looking for me.’”

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