1、1江苏省苏州市高新区 2015-2016 学年八年级英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共 6 大题，满分 100 分。考试时间 100 分钟。请将第一卷答案写在答题卷上。第一卷（三大题，共 60 分）一、听力选择；(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)第一部分听对话回答问题（计 6 分，每小题 1 分）本部分共有 6 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，你将有 5 秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。1. What kind of pet does Jack like?2. W
2、hich gift should Jack get for his fathers birthday?3. What does the girl look like?4. Where is Mr. Baker now?A. In his office. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant.5. How did the man like the film?A. Great. B. Terrible. C. Boring.6. Why does the girl like blue?A. Because it makes her feel excited.B.
3、 Because it is the same color as her eyes.C. Because it is the same color as the sea.第二部分听对话和短文回答问题（计 10 分，每小题 1 分）你将听到二段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。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，每小题你将有 5 秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听第 1 段材料，回答 7 至 8 题。7.How many students does Class One have?A. 48. B. 52. C. 56.8. Which
4、 class has the most students?A. Class One. B. Class Two. C. Class Five.2听第 2 段材料，回答 9 至 10 题。9. What does Toms brother want to be in the future?A. An animal doctor. B. A teacher. C. A policeman.10. Why does Toms sister want to be a singer?A. She thinks its interesting and helpful. B. She wants to be
5、 popular and famous.C. She likes music and is good at singing.听第 3 段材料，回答 11 至 15 题。11. Where is Andy from?A. France. B. The UK. C. The USA.12. When did Andy get to the top of the Eiffel Tower?A. On the third day of his visit to Paris. B. On the second day of his visit to Paris.C. On the first day o
6、f his visit to Paris.13. What did Andy see at the top of the Eiffel Tower?A. He saw most of the city. B. He saw many tall building.C. He saw some rivers.14. What did Andy do after he went back home?A. He gave his friends a lot of presents.B. He asked his friends to come to his home.C. He showed many
7、 photos to his friends.15. Where does Andy want to go for a visit next year?A. Russia. B. Japan. C. The USA.二、选择填空（共 25 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 25 分）A)单项填空 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. Paper money was in _ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in_thirteenth century.A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不
8、填; the D. 不填; 不填;17. Why did you look so _ when you saw Tom?Oh, its almost ten years _ we met last time.A. excited; since B. exciting; after C. excitedly; since D. excited; since18. No free plastic bags in the supermarkets helps to _ white pollution.A. provide B. produce C. reduce D. remove19 . Wher
9、es your father? He _ France. Hell stay there for a month.A. has left B. has been to C. has gone to D. left for20. What a nice mobile phone! How long _ you _ it? Just a week.A will, buy B have, bought C are, having D have, had21.He had a lot of _ when he studied in the USA. But he has no _ in doing t
10、his knd of job.3A experiences, experiences B experiences,experience C experience experience D experience ,experiences22. Did you _ the book from your school library? May I have a look at it? Yes, but I have _ it at home.A lend; left B; borrow; forgot C lend; forgot D borrow; left23. Did you go to Ji
11、ms birthday party? No, I_.A. havent invited B. didnt invite C. am not invited D. wasnt invited24. The game _in China, right? No. The story in Britain, during World War Two.A. is set; happened B. is set; was happenedC. sets; happened D. sets; was happened25.What do you think of my answer to the quest
12、ion? Sorry. Whats that? I _ about something else.A. thought B. had thought C. am thinking D. was thinking26. Wills already back from the charity walk, _he? _. Now hes taking a rest in the next room.A. hasnt; Yes B. has; No C. isnt; Yes D. is he; No27. It nearly took me an hour to walk here. Have a d
13、rink,then you _ be thirsty.A should B can C must D will28. The fat man often says his vegetables _and _.A. look good, sell good B. look good, sell wellC. look good, are sold well D. are looked good, are sold well29. May l watch some TV now? Yes. _and you can watch any programme you like.A. Turn on i
14、t B. Turn it on C. Turn off it D. Turn it off30. Its too hot. Would you mind my_ the window? _, please do it now.A. to open, OK B. opening, Certainly not C. opening, of course D. to open , Good ideaB)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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。You may not think that having a good family is a p
15、roblem. But for me, it was. I had to 31 the problem of being the youngest.We live in a small town of Pennsylvania, US. There are three of us girls: Amanda, Theresa and me, the youngest. People would say things to me like “Your sisters are so pretty! Youre really 32 like them.“ That made me sad.At sc
16、hool, all of my teachers had taught my sisters. On the first day of school, they would always say, “Oh, the youngest of the three! 33 youre just like your sisters. They are such wonderful students,“ People always 4compared（比较）me with my sisters, 34 I would compare myself with them, too. I began to w
17、ork hard to be 35 1ike them. What my sisters did, I did, too. And I did even more. 36 ,I became drum major（指挥）of our schools band（乐队）. Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors. I became editor of the schools newspaper; Theresa had been the editor two years before.But last year, Amanda and Theres
18、a left 37 . Now Im by myself at junior high. Everyone 38 me, because Im the drum major and the newspapers editor. Now I dont feel like a Smith girl any more -I feel like myself. Im 39 of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did. And the 40 thing I did was learn to stop comparing myself
19、 with them.31. A. cover B. face C. solve D. check32. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing33. A. think B. wish C. hope D. agree34. A. so B. but C. as D. because35. A. ever B. very C. more D. most36. A. At once B. At last C. At all D. At least37. A. school B. home C. the band D. the newsp
20、aper38. A. supports B. protects C. encourages D. knows39. A. tired B. proud C. careful D. afraid40. A. first B. last C. best D. worst三、阅读理解（共 10 小题； 每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThe following are the comments（评论） on the book The Flying Hat.41. What does the underlined word “sid
21、esplitting“ mean?A. simple B. funny C. serious. D. difficult42. Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?“The most sidesplitting story Ive ever read. I couldnt stoplaughing after I finished it, Be ready to laugh your heart out.“Willy King, Best Book winner“Its a story that makes you smile in your dreams.
22、 Blackmansexcellent writing cheers you up.“The Tide, London“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than twomillion copies have been sold.“The Sunday Reader, New York“This book has become the talk of the country. The story ismaking its way into movie theaters. I cant wait to see it.“Marian M
23、iller, writer of Ms Lilly5A. Willy King. B. Marian Miller. C. Shannon Blackman. D. We dont know.43. Ms Lilly here may be _.A. a famous writer B. a famous movieC. another book of the same writer D. a book of another writer44. From The Sunday Reader of New York, we know that _.A. many people like to r
24、ead The Flying Hat B. many people will love the new movieC. all the copies are sold out D. we will laugh when we read the story BLast Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and a
25、ll was quiet.The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried veryhard to close
26、the window. Then I heard a loud crashing（碰撞的）sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was-a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the back room.45.The storm happened_. A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. while I was in the back room D. while I was in th
27、e garden 46. The wind blew some of the paper _. A. all over the floor B. out of the door C. into the back room D. out of the open window 47. The top of the back room was broken because of _.A. the hot air B. the crashing sound C. the rain D .the falling treeCPeople usually talk about two groups of c
28、olours: warm colours and cool colours. Scientists think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colours and people who prefer cool colours.The warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be active(活跃的). Peo
29、ple think that red example is exciting sociable（善交际的）people, those who like to be with others like red. The cool colours are green, blue and purple. These colours, unlike warm colours, are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often pre
30、fer blue.Red may be exciting but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slow in a room with warm colours than in a room with cool colours. He suggested that a warm colour such as red or orange is a good colour for a living room or 6a restaurant.People who are relaxing（休闲）or eating dont want
31、 time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices of factories as the people who work there want time to pass quickly. Scientists dont know why people think some colours are warm and other colours are cool.However, almost everyone agrees that warm colours remind（使想起）people of warm days and
32、cool colours remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low during winter, the sunlight appears quite blue. Because the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow. Jacksunshine998sina com48. When people talk about two groups of people, they mean those that_.A.
33、 like warm colours and like cool colours B. are yellow, red and yellowC. are warm colours and cool colours D. are green, blue and purple49. The people who like warm colours _.A. are very hard to get on with others B. are very easy to get on with othersC. like to stay at home by themselves D. dont li
34、ke to be with others50. Which is the best title? _.A. Two groups of colours B. Cool colours C. Warm colours D. Colours and people第二卷（三大题，共 40 分）四、词汇（ 共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）根据下列句子所给中文及语境写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空仅限一词。51. Your mean Dad is pleased with what I did just now._(正是)52.Ill miss my family when I go _
35、（国外） for further study.53.This is the _（丑陋的） face I have ever seen.54.I asked him for help, but he _（拒绝）55.The Greens are lying on the beach and they feel really _（放松的）.56.The husbands are looking for their _（妻子） names on the list.57.Today more and more people have _ （意识到）the importance of health.-
36、All the students are studying at school _ Tom, why?- Because he is ill at home.-Where is the manager?-He is in the office. The reporter from CCTV is _ him about his success60.-What is the _ word of fast? - Its slow.五、句子翻译（共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 分）61. 这些工厂过去常常把废料倒进河里。_62.每天必须准时交回家作业。7_63. 苏州向来都以它的园林而著名
37、。_64. 他的堂弟离家至少 2 个多月了。_65.听到这个令人兴奋的消息，他忍不住哭了。_六、书面表达（共 l 题，满分 15 分）以下是你刚刚买的一款游戏“Travel in Space，在市场上很受欢迎，请将它介绍给你的朋友，不少于 80 词， 可以适当发挥 （文章用第一人称）设计者 由 David Lee 所设计价格 花了我 150 元游戏介绍 在游戏中，可以穿不同的服装，游览不同的国家可以得到每个建筑物的足够的信息所去过的地方将被标上亮红色最后，可以用知识来打开宝藏盒子游戏的目标 环游世界去了解每个地方，游戏很有趣，可以从中学到很多_82015-2016 学年第二学期期中测试答题纸初
38、二英语第二卷（三大题，共 40 分）四、词汇（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）根据下列句子所给中文及语境写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空仅限一词。51. _52. _53. _ _54. _55. _.56. _57. _ _ _58 ._ 59._ 60. _ 五、句子翻译（共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 分）61. .这些工厂过去常常把废料倒进河里。_62. .每天必须准时交回家作业。_63. 苏州向来都以它的园林而著名。_64. 他的堂弟离家至少 2 个多月了。_65.听到这个令人兴奋的消息，他忍不住哭了。_六、书面表达（共 l 题，满分 15 分）以下是你刚刚
39、买的一款游戏“Travel in Space，在市场上很受欢迎，请将它介绍给你的朋友，不少于 80 词，可以适当发挥 （文章用第一人称）设计者 由 David Lee 所设计价格 花了我 150 元游戏介绍 在游戏中，可以穿不同的服装，游览不同的国家可以得到每个建筑物的足够的信息所去过的地方将被标上亮红色最后，可以用知识来打开宝藏盒子游戏的目标 环游世界去了解每个地方，游戏很有趣，可以从中学到很多_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 第一节：听对话回答问题本部分共有 6 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，你将有 5 秒钟的时间选出你认
40、为最合适的备选答案。9W:What is your favourite pet, Jack?M:I really like cats because I do not need to walk them.M: Mum, Dads birthday is coming. What kind of present should I buy?W: Why dont you buy a red tie to match his black shirt.W: I cant find my daughter.M: Dont worry. Tell me what your daughter is like
41、.W: She is a 7-year-old girl with short hair and she wears a skirt.W: Good afternoon. This is Easton Hospital.M: Is Mr. Baker there?W: Sorry, he is out for lunch.W: How did you like the film?M: I enjoyed every minute of it.M: What color do you like best?W: I love blue. Its the color of the sea.第二节听下面 3 段材料，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 6 秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出 6 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第 1 段材料，回
