苏州高新区2018-2019学年第一学期八年级英语期中考试卷（含答案）

2018-2019学年第一学期期中考试试卷

八年级英语

　第一部分（共 59 分）

一、听力（15%）

A) 对话理解

听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

(   ) 1. What did the girl NOT see? 

    A. A football        B. A basketball. C. A volleyball.

(   ) 2. What does the woman look like?

    A. She is short.      B. She has long hair.    C. She has short hair.

(   ) 3. How many desks are there for the parents?

    A. Sixteen.        B. Twenty-five. C. Twenty-six.

(   ) 4. How long is the man staying in Hong Kong?

    A. A week.        B. Five days            C. Two days.

(   ) 5. What will the man do then?

    A. Repair the car.      B. Drive the car.    C. Wash the car.

(   ) 6. Which subject is Eric’s favourite?

    A. Science.              B. Art.                 C. Music.

(   ) 7. Why was the woman away from the work?

    A. Because she was on a business trip

    B. Because she visited her parents.

C. Because she was on holiday.

(   ) 8. How many times is coffee offered every day?

    A. Once.               B. Twice.                  C. Three times.

(   ) 9. Why is the air fresher than before?

    A. Because of less pollution.

    B. Because of the trees around the city.

C. Because of fewer cars in the city.

(   ) 10. What does the woman think of the film?

    A. Interesting.        B. Not as good as she hoped.     C. Better than she hoped.

B) 短文理解

听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。

(   ) 11. What will the weather be like in the coming days?

A. Sunny.            B. Cloudy.        C. Rainy.

(   ) 12. What are they going to do tomorrow?

A. Go walking in the forest.

B. Go shopping in the town.

C. Take a bus tour around the island.

(   ) 13. When will they visit the fruit farm?

A. This morning.   B. Tomorrow morning.  C. On the third morning.

(   ) 14. What’s Gina’s advice for travelling to the central town?

A. Going by local bus.  B. Taking a taxi.   C. Walking there.

(   ) 15. What phone number should the visitors call if they need help?

A. 6828-0970.          B. 6826-0790.          C. 6828-0790.

二、单项选择（14%）

(   ) 16. I don’t remember exactly when he came from Shanghai, but I’m sure it was on 

_______  Wednesday.

A. a    B. the  C. this D. /

(   ) 17. Her answer is different from _____, but I really agree with_____.

A. mine, her      B. mine, hers     C. me, hers       D. me, her

(   ) 18. Of the two coats，I’ll choose ______ one to save some money for a book．

A. cheaper      B．the cheaper    C．more expensive    D．the more expensive

(   ) 19. Tom is sure to find the museum because he has a pretty good_____ of direction.

A. idea          B. feeling       C. sense           D. experience

(   ) 20. The swimming pool is ______ dirty water. Clean it before you swim.

A. fill with      B. full of        C. filled of         D . full with

(   ) 21.  Do you want to be healthy?  ________. Smiling can help you stay healthy.

A. Smiling      B. Smile         C. To smile        D. Smiled

(   ) 22. You will find as you read this book that you just can’t keep some of the stories to ________. You will want to share them with a friend.

A. it           B. itself          C. you           D. yourself

(   ) 23. How nice the cake _______! I can’t wait________ it!

A. looks; tasting                 B. likes; to taste    

C. looks like; tasting             D. looks; to taste

(   ) 24. _____ fun we have_______ with each other at lunchtime!

A. How; to chat                 B. What; chatting    

C. What; to chat                 D. How; chatting

(   ) 25. --Are you happy with Bruce’s new works of art?

--Not a little.  They couldn’t be_______.

A. any better      B. any worse      C. so bad      D. the best

(   ) 26. --You’d better _____ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.

-- But I think it’s better______ anything while watching the film.

A. buy;  not have                B. to buy; not to have 

C. to buy; not have                D. buy; not to have

(   ) 27. --We had a day_______ yesterday. We went to the World Park.

      --Can you tell me which is the most amazing part _______ all?

     A. off; of      B. out; in      C. away; at     D. off; after

(   ) 28. --How many mistakes can I make, sir?

--_______.

      A. The less, the better       B. More, better

      C. The fewer, the better         D. Fewer: better

(   ) 29. --Max didn't play well in the basketball final, right?

       --Well, _______. But I think he is still a very good basketball player.

      A. I agree        B. it's hard to say   C. I'm afraid not    D. that's not true

三、完形填空（10%）

     One cold winter morning． Jim fell from his father's bike and his legs couldn't  move， A doctor （30）　　him and said he had to stay in bed for some time． Jim was sad at the doctor′s words  because Christmas was coming． He wanted to look at the shop windows full of Christmas gifts and see them lit up （被照亮）at night．

    Jim's younger sister， Mary，wanted to （31）　　  her  brother． Every day，she went to the shop nearby after school to look at the windows（32）　　．When she got home， she would tell Jim what there were  in the windows．

    There were Christmas trees in all windows． A big kind Father Christmas was standing in one of the windows，（33）　　a long white beard（胡须）．In his  pockets were all kinds of toys， How （34）　　he seemed to be in his big red coat and fur cap!

    Every time Mary described the windows， Jim would（35）　　his eyes， imagining(想象) himself  to be looking at the toys inside the shop．（36）　　there was one  thing Mary didn't tell Jim． It was a lovely wooden horse．She  wanted to give it to Jim as a Christmas （37）　　．

    The day before Christmas Eve． Mary counted her pocket money and found that was not enough．So she asked Dad to give her a job to make some money．

    By helping her parents clean and decorate the house， Mary now got enough money and bought the wooden horse．

    On Christmas morning， Jim woke up and saw a wooden horse by his bed．What a big surprise!

    Actually(实际上)， the （38）　　people this Christmas were their parents because their daughter had learnt to（39）　　．

四、阅读理解（20%）

A

Kids Go Wild（KGW） is a school holiday program  for kids． The program was first started by Sunshine Zoo in 2016 and runs every weekday of  school   holidays． Children can take part in some different activities in one day． This summer， KGW is bigger  and better than ever． The zoo will offer more new activities to kids， such as visiting  secret areas of the  zoo，watching animals up close．asking zookeepers  questions about animals， joining in  some cool craft（工艺制作） and having fun   with other kids who are also crazy about animals， KGW is expected to bring different and amazing   experiences．

Please read the following to learn more about KGW in 2018．

(   ) 40. At the zoo this summer． children joining in KGW can　  　．

A．visit secret areas of the zoo

B．touch animals gently

C．play games with animals

D．learn more about animals from their parents

(   ) 41. When can kids go to the zoo for KGW this year？　  　

A．In school holidays this winter．

B．At weekends in July and in August．

C．Any day between 8：30a.m． and 3：30p.m．

D．On weekdays  between July1 and August 31

(   ) 42. What is this passage for？　  　

A．To improve kids' abilities

B．To help kids have a good holidays．

C．To encourage kids to protect animals．

D．To make an advertisement for the zoo．

B 

    In 2017, when the high speed train. Furing, left Beijing for shanghai at a speed of 350 km/h, it amazed the world. It is China's newest high-speed train and also the fastest train in the world.

There were 2, 959 high-speed trains running across China by 2016. They make up 60 percent of the world’s total high- speed trains. Chinese companies have also built more than 10 high-speed

railways in Europe, Southeast Asia and South America. And the high speed trains has become a new name card for China.

Besides the high-speed trains, many other innovations(创新)have also changed people's lives in China.

For example, though bike sharing is not new itself China has made it much more convenient.

And popular. When the Chinese bike sharing companies reached Singapore and Britain months ago, users there excited and couldn’t wait to post photos of themselves riding the bikes on social media(媒体).

Cashless payment has become a lifestyle choice in China. It is usual that people in China go shopping with no cash(现金)in pockets. Many people just pay with their bile phones by scanning a quick respond code(QR, 二维码)from the seller. Even a person selling vegetables has a QR code.

Many foreigners have experienced lives without carrying any cash in China. They say they can't do it when they are back home in Europe.

China is now in a great time. It has made great achievements(成就) in innovation They are true pictures of national strength. It seems that China is really leading(领导) in some ways. And Chinese people have every reason to believe in an even brighter future.

(   ) 43. How many examples are mentioned to show China’s achievement in innovation according to the passage?

     A. One          B. Two           C. Three         D. Four

(   ) 44. The underlined word “it” means ____.

     A. living in China             B. buying things without carrying any cash

     C. having QR codes           D. making enough money by working hard

(   ) 45. The best title for the passage might be _____.

     A. China leads in innovation    B. Science develops very quickly

     C. China faces many chances   D. Science catches the world’s eyes

C

One day, as two little boys were walking along the road, they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples.

The boys thought the woman looked very tired, so they said, "Are you going to town? If you are, we will carry your basket." "Thank you," answered the woman, Then she told them that she had a disabled(残疾的) son. She lived in a small house three miles away, and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden. She needed the money for their living.

"We are going the same way you are," said the boys and they took hold of the basket, one on each side, and trudged along with merry hearts. The poor woman also looked glad, and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them. "Oh, no," they replied, "our mother has taught us to be kind to others, and to be useful in any way that we can."

The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help. "No, thank you. We want nothing for what we have done," said the boys. When the woman got home, she told her son what had happened on the road, and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys .

Another day, the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel, which he threw into the dustbin. "I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk," said the son. “Someone may walk upon it, and fall.” “That is right, my dear,” she said. "It is a little thing for you to do what you have done, but it shows that you're thoughtful and considerate."

(   ) 46. Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket?

A. They wanted to eat some apples.

B. Their teacher told them to do that.

C. Their mother taught them to be helpful.

D. They were asked by the woman to help her.

(   ) 47. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is True?

A. The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden.

B. Everyone can begin with small things to help others.

C. The woman didn't have money to send her son to school.

D. Poor people were in need of more help than rich people.

(   ) 48. In the third paragraph, the underlined word "trudged" is close in meaning to _______.

A. walked                       B. danced

C. Jumped                       D. climbed

(   ) 49. What can be a title for the passage?

A. A Basket of Apples             B. Mother and Her Son

C. Small Act of Kindness          D. On the Way to the Town

第二部分（共 41 分）

五、单词填空（10%）

50. After drinking the juice, I felt much___________(口渴).

51. ___________ (加入) the English club at school is a good way to improve English.

52. Will you take part in the singing___________ (比赛)? The winner will win a ticket to France.

53. The show I’m a singer helps people know many good ___________ (嗓音)．

54. He cut out a picture of a dog and___________(粘) it on the cover of his notebook.

55. I'm sure she'll make an___________（优秀的）teacher in the future.

56. Fan Bingbing is my favourite actress. I ___________(曾经) met her on the plane.

57. --What is the___________ of the Golden Gate Bridge?

   -- About one hundred metres tall.

58. - Did you hear there was a big fire in the restaurant last night?

    - Yes. ___________，no one was hurt.

59. - You look unhappy. What's wrong?

- I've had a bad cough, And the terrible weather makes me feel even          .

六、句子翻译（15%）

60. 你理想中的学校什么时候上课，什么时候放学？

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61. 你最好先更仔细阅读说明，而不是马上工作。

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62. 坚持尝试，你会发现你可以更好的记住东西。

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63. 这些名胜古迹不仅在苏州，在全世界也很有名。

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64. Lucy唱歌不如她妹妹好。

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七、阅读表达（6%）

Ma Yun became one of the richest men in China when his company Alibaba went on the stock(股票)market two years ago with a value of around 140 billion--the largest public offering in history. Here are some stories about him on the way to success.

    Ma made his first trip to the USA in 1995 and used the Internet for the first time.  After searching for "beer"，he saw that no results came up about China. Then he searched for "China" and still saw no results.  He decided to set up a Chinese website-the seed for Alibaba was sown(播种).

    Ma said he was refused many times in his life.  He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and few companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC.  And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.

    It was difficult to learn English when Ma was a teenager because of limited resources.  However, he found that he could leans English well by giving tourists free guides around his hometown Hangzhou.  And he kept it for nine years.  Ma said that tourists opened up a new world for him because everything they said and did was so different from what he had been taught at school and by his parents.

    Ma's hero is Forest Gump who never gives up.  When he made a speech about his success at Davos(达沃斯论坛)in 2015，Ma said,  "Life is like a box of chocolates because you never know what you are going to get. "

65. When did Ma Yun use the Internet for the first time?

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66. How did Ma Yun learn English well when he was a teenager?

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67. Do you consider Ma Yun as your hero? Why or why not?

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八、书面表达（10%）

根据学生的需求，本学期学校决定开设一门新的科目——DIY课程。请根据以下表格用英语写一篇关于这门新课程情况的短文。

注意：1．词数：80左右，短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

      2．可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。

    Our school will start a new course in DIY this term, because we want to learn how to make things by themselves.

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