江苏省宜兴市周铁学区2015_2016学年八年级英语上学期期中试题牛津版.doc

2015-2016学年度周铁学区第一学期期中八年级英语试题卷客观题（56分）一 选择（20分）( ) 1. He is_ usual man but last week he did _unusual thingsaving a boy out of water. A. an ; anB. a ; anC. an ; aD. an ; the ( )2. you read, you understand.A. The more; better B. More, betterC. The more, the better D. More; the better( ) 3.The light on the wall is broken. He wants to _a new one. A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put down( ) 4.Which city is _from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai? A. the farthest B. the most far C. farther D. far ( ) 5.Do you believe what he _about his best friend? Yes , he never _lies. A. talks; tells B. says; tells C. talks; says D. says; talks( ) 6. Can I have _ pieces of bread? Sorry, theres _ left.A. two more; else nothing B. more two; nothing elseC. another two; else nothing D. another two; nothing else( ) 7.DIY is very popular now. It means you dont need to _ anyone to do it. A. pay B. cost C. take D. spend( ) 8.Im 1.63 meters tall. My friend Max is 1.69 meters tall. So Im _ him.A. as tall as B. not taller than C. not so short as D. not so tall as( ) 9._bad the weather is today! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a ( ) 10.The subjects students study in America are different from_in China. A. those B. that C. it D. one ( )11.Please try your best to finish the work with _ money and _ people.A. few; little B. a little; a few C. less; fewer D. fewer; less( ) 12.The little boy showed great _in the _story. A. interest; interesting B.interested; interesting C. interesting; interestD. interest; interested( ) 13.We would like to recommend Jim for this years Most Hard-working Student Award. We hope the award. A. him to get B. him getting C. he get D. he will get( ) 14.When something you, come to me help.A. worries; for B. worries; to C. worried; for D. worried; to( ) 15.Mary is hard-working. She works harder than classmates in her class. A. any other B. the other C. other D. any of the( ) 16.Linda is willing share things her friends.A. with, with B. to, with C. with, to D. to, to( ) 17.Today she looks _. Look ! She is looking _ at his son.A. happy; happy B. happily; happily C. happy; happily D. happily; happy( ) 18.- Dont cross the road when the traffic lights are red. - . A. No, I will. B. Yes, I do. C. OK, I wont. D. No, I dont.( ) 19.- Must I do my homework right away? - No, you _. You_ do it later. A. cant, must B neednt, may C. may not, must D. mustnt, can( ) 20. My family and I will go back to the USA tomorrow. _ A. Im sorry to hear that. B. See you soon！C. No problem.D. Have a nice journey！二 完形填空（10分）Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old mans living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “Theres only one thing you (1) do. Dont open the box.” (2) saying this, he left his home. The woman said to her husband, “There must be (3) expensive in the box. Lets open it, shall we?” Her husband said (4) to her. But the woman didnt give up her (5) . One day, she decided to find out (6) was in it. Her husband didnt stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she (7) . That evening the old man came home and found the box was (8) . He was very (9) and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didnt take anything at all.” The old man (10) them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”( )1.A. may notB. mustntC. could notD. neednt( )2.A. AfterB. For C. ByD. Before( )3.A. nothingB. everythingC. somethingD. anything( )4.A. noB. yesC. goodbyeD. much( )5.A. workB. boxC. wayD. idea( )6.A .whichB. whatC. whoD. that( )7.A. didB. openedC. failedD. stopped( )8.A. lostB. openC. emptyD. broke( )9.A. generalB. happyC. carefulD. angry( )10.A. turned toB. listened to C. shouted at D. smiled at三 阅读理解（26分）(A) People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The first clocks had only one hand-the hour hand. At a later time the clocks had the minute hand. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants (仆人) to carry the clocks when they were out. Time passed and clocks became smaller. Bells became a part of some large clocks in cities and towns. They were for people unable to see the clock. Some clocks were in large towers（塔）. Some of them are 400 or 500 years old now. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock. Now many people have alarm clocks (闹钟) to wake them up to go to work or go to school. So clocks are the very important part of peoples life.( ) 1. People began to make clocks _ 500 years ago. A. less thanB. for C. more thanD. without ( ) 2. At the beginning the clocks had _ . A. one hand B. two hands C. three hands D. four hands( ) 3. Bells were made for _ .A. the old people B. everyone C. the people unable to see the clock D. the children( ) 4. Alarm clocks can help people _ .A. work hard B. wake up C. see the time D. go to bed(B)Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?Little cars may some day take the place of todays big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per hour.Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.( ) 5. Cars in the future mustnt bring _ pollution in the air. A. more B. fewer C. less D. no( ) 6. The little cars size may be _ todays cars size.A. one third of B. two thirds of C. as big as D. as small as( ) 7. Little cars are very fine for _.A. long trips B. journeys C. everyday life D. sport( ) 8. The big cars are _ the little cars for long trips.A. as useful as B. not so useful as C. more useful than D. less useful than (C)An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation(手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the shopkeeper. “Its for my little brother,” the girl answered, “Hes really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the shopkeeper. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We dont sell a miracle here，child. Im sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？” “I dont know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have,” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well，Good luck! ” smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother.”He took up the girls hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was at home again. How much did the miracle cost？( )9. What was the trouble in the little girls family？A. Her brother was seriously ill.B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B.( )10. In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _.A. something interesting B. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicine D. some good food( )11. The little girl said again and again “I can try and get some more.” That shows _.A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped the shopkeeper could sell her a miracleC. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get( )12. What made the miracle happen？A. The girls love for her brother. B. The girls money.C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell.( )13. From the passage we can infer (推断)that _.A. The doctor didnt ask for any payB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not too sick .主观题（44分）四 词汇（10分）A. 根据中文提示，用所给词的正确形式填空；1. Whats the _of this bridge? (重量)2. If you want to cut some paper, you need a pair of _.(剪刀)3. He is an student. All the teachers like him. (极好的)4. The twins like DIY very much. They spend a lot of time out many beautiful pictures every week. (切)5. Sammy is enough to wait for a long time. (有耐心)B. 根据英文提示，用所给词的正确形式填空。6. , his legs are hurt in the traffic accident. (luck)7. Sandy and Mum like making fruit salad by _. (they)8. Doctor King, I feel even _ now. (bad)9. Simons painting is better than any of the other _. (teenage)10.Its to have a lesson like this. We all feel excited. (mean)五 动词填空（10分）1. Tom with his grandparents _ (do) housework every Sunday.2. Do you think (learn) English is fun?3. Who _ (teach) you English last term?4. She usually spends as much time as she can _ (help) people in need.5. Youd better _ (not play) football in the street, boys!6. Be quick! Our teacher _ _ (wait) for us to help him.7. Andy, _ _ (not pull) the cats tail. Its my grandpas pet.8. There _ _ (be) a football match in our school next week, isnt it?9. He wanted my help. So I stopped _ (help) him.10. The man_ (write) an important letter to his friend an hour ago.六 完成句子（9分）1Cindy会为我保守秘密而不是告诉别人。Cindy will keep secrets for me _ _ _ _others.2上礼拜我们到了动物园后，同学们迫不及待地下了车。Last week when we got to the zoo, the classmates the bus.3. 我的表兄刚才建议我把这些书留在家里。My cousin at home just now.4. 每个月我爸爸要比我妈妈休更多天假。My father than my mother every month. 5. 昨天不仅这些学生，而且这位老师也整理了教室。Not only the students the classroom yesterday.6. 你最好先把这些苹果切成小块。You had better .七 任务型阅读（5分）If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try thefollowing things;Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that person?Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Dont waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find its not so hard to talk with others.Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!”or smile at someone, say to yourself ”You can make it.” Keep trying and one day youll never feel shy when you talk to others.Advice on 1 to be a little braverAdviceReasonsDont 2 the fact.If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you better. It is 3 for you to feel more comfortable in talks.Smile more.People dont 4 the one with an angry-looking face.Start a conversation with 5 words.People will feel great and want to 6 to you.Pay more attention to ways to enjoy 7 or games.You will become relaxed. Its 8 to talk with others.Encourage 9 to say “Hi!” or smile at someone.Keep doing this and youll be 10 to talk to others in the future.八 书面表达（10分）根据提示以“My best friend”为题，描述你最好的朋友。字数70词左右，第5要点自由发挥写1-2句。1. Sammy在一所英国学校学习，在八年级。2. 她友好，大方，乐于助人。总是面带微笑。3. 她每天步行上学。她常仔细听我的问题并主动提供我 。4. 她喜欢在午餐时间听音乐。她去年亲自为我制作了一张生日卡片。5. 她在班里学习最努力。她想要 My best friend 学校： 姓名： 班级： 学号： 2015-2016学年度周铁学区第一学期期中考试初二英语答题卷客观题（56分）一 选择（20分）12345678910111213141516