常熟XX中学2018-2019学年度第二学期期中测试
八 年 级 英 语
( 满分：130分；时间：100分钟 )
一、听力（共20小题，满分20分）
A)听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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. Which kind of Chinese culture is the man’s favourite?
A.
2. Where is the boy going?
A. B. C.
3. How does Jim usually go to school ?
A.
4. How much is the blue T-shirt?
A.
5. Why doesn’t Peter want to have pizza?
A. He doesn’t like the taste of pizza.
B. He likes sandwiches better.
C. He thinks it’s expensive.
6.What will Peter do tomorrow?
A.Go to the theatre. B. Have an exam. C. Do the housework.
7.How many people will go for the picnic tomorrow?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
8. Where did the man go just now?
A. To the office. B. To the museum. C. To the post office.
9. Who bought the dress?
A. Kate’s aunt. B. Kate herself. C. Dick’s aunt.
10.How long has the man had the camera?
A. Three days B. Six years C. Eight years .
B)听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题，每小题1分）
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。
听第一段对话，回答第11—12小题。
11. How do they go to Hoody’s for lunch?
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By underground.
12. When did the underground begin to use in Nanjing?
A. In 2005. B. In 2018年. C. In 2004.
听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题 。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表
Mr Lin’s Trip
How often He takes a trip 13 .
Why He enjoys travelling a lot because 14 .
How long Mr. Malin plans to travel 15 more years if possible.
13. A. once a year B. twice a year C. three times a year
14. A. he likes taking a lot of photos
B. he likes making friends with many foreigners
C. he thinks travelling is a good way to know the world
15. A. 30 B. 50 C. 80
听第二篇短文，回答16至20小题
16. Why can’t Mr. Chaplin be here?
A. Because he’s gone to England.
B. Because he’s gone to America.
C. Because he’s ill.
17. What is an important exam today?
A. The Maths exam. B. The English exam C. The Chinese exam.
18. What time does the exam end this morning?
A. At 11 o’clock. B. At 9 o’clock. C. At 7 o’clock.
19. If there is a difficult question, what should you do?
A. Write it clearly.
B. Answer it first.
C. Go on to the next one and come back to it later.
20. Which advice did NOT the speaker mention (提及)?
A. Leave the difficult questions unanswered.
B. You have to read the questions carefully before answering them.
C. Sometimes a guess may be helpful if you cannot answer the question.
二、单项选择：（共15小题；每小题１分，满分15分）
21. — What great success he is as a leader!
— Yes. But he doesn’t have experience in teaching.
A .the; / B. a; / C. /; / D. a; a
22. I have spent on this job. I think I can finish it this afternoon.
A .sometime; sometime B. sometimes; some time
C. some time; sometime D. some times; some time
23. I am very surprised to see a small man, ______________ my little finger.
A. the same big to B. the same size of
C. the same size as D. the same big as
24. The old man lives _____ in a _____ house, but he doesn’t feel_____.
A. alone; alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely; alone
C. alone; lonely; lonely D. alone, lonely, alone
25.— How long has Jack _______ Japan? —_________ last year.
A. been to; For B. gone to; Since
C. been in; Since D. been in ;For
26. — ________did your uncle leave his hometown?
— He _______for nearly twenty years.
A. When; has left B. When; has been away
C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away
27. Mr. White ________ his keys in the office, so now he has to call his wife for help.
A. has forgotten B. forgot C. has left D. left
28. Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it a bit ______________.
A. at times B. at a time C. at that time D. all the time
29. A desk-top computer is usually _____________ four different parts, including a screen, a mouse, a keyboard and a main unit.
A. made up of B. made from C. made of D. made in
30.I have bought a Chinese ? English dictionary? When and where_____ you _____ it?
A. have, bought B. did, buy C. will, buy D. do, buy
31. People in Changshu _______walk or ride bikes, but now they________ taking the bus or driving cars.
A. used to; used to B. were used to; used to
C. were used to; are used to D. used to; are used to
32. He’s a man of his words, but he didn’ t arrive on time yesterday. No words can fully __________ my sadness.
A. excuse B. explain C. express D. exercise
33. There are so many lovely toys in the shop. I can’t decide _____________.
A. which to choose one B. to choose which one
C. which one to choose D. to choose one which
34. —Must I go to the library to renew the book ?
—__________. You can renew it online .
A. Yes, you must. B. No, you mustn’t
C. Yes, you need D. No, you needn’t
35. —Would you mind me sitting here?
—______________. Let me take my bag away.
A. Better not B. Of course C. Not at all D. I don’t mind
三、完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，计10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 36 returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at night.
One night as usual, Rakesh found 37 asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room 38 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 39 the ladders and he climbed it up , then jumped over the wall. 40 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.
She got up and took away the 41 from the wall. A few hours 42 , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 43 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waiting for him. Rakesh was very afraid to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least 44 a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."
Mrs. Green's 45 made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the best lesson that he has ever had.
36. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
37. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
38. A. loudly B. quietly C. happily D. quickly
39. A. took care of B. took away C. took a look at D. took out
40 . A. And B. But C. So D. Because
41. A. bed B. chair C. bushes D. ladder
42. A. ago B. before C. later D. late
43. A. up B. down C. out D. in
44. A. buy B. bring C. take D. borrow45. A. kindness B. illness C. happiness D. sadness
四、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，计24分）
A
E-mail: headteacher@woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk
Website: www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk
Telephone :01732 355577
Fantastic Reading Week
Well done to everyone who took part in the Reading Week. We have received lots of lovely photos showing our children reading books in different places. It certainly hasn’t made it easy for us to choose the final winner!
Mother’s Day Cream Tea
We are sending home a letter inviting you to join your child/grandchild for an afternoon cream tea in celebration of Mother’s Day. The tea will be held at 3pm on 10th May. If you would like to take part, please return your letter and payment by Monday, 31st April.
E-Safety
E-safety is very important to keep our children safe online. To learn more about the risks facing our children when they use computers, please log on to http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk.
46. How many topics（话题） does the newsletter include?
A.One B. Two C. Three D. Four
47. Where can you probably find the newsletter?
A.In a magazine. B. On a school website.
C. In a story book. D. On a government website.
48. Why is the school sending home a letter?
A. To choose a winner of the Reading Week.
B. To invite the parents to come for a celebration.
C. To let the parents know it important to keep their children safe online.
D. To ask the parents to log on to a website.
B
Rabbit Shiny and tortoise(乌龟) Smily were neighbours. One day they were reading a story about their great grandfathers: Shiny’s and Smily’s great grandfathers decided to have a race. While Shiny’s great grandfather went to sleep during the race, Smily’s great grandfather won the race by slowly walking towards the finish line.
Smily said, “If your great grandfather didn’t go to sleep, my great granddad might never win. So his win was not a real win.”
The next day there was a notice in the jungle(丛林) newspaper. It said that there would be a race and the winner would win many prizes. The race started from the bear’s house. From there, the runners had to cross the river. But most of the animals could not both run fast and swim fast. So they didn’t know what to do. Shiny and Smily made a plan.
Shiny ran, while smily was sitting on his back. He and other animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time. But they saw the swift water and stood there because they were worried. None of them liked the idea of crossing the river. Smily quickly got into the water and Shiny sat on his back. Smily started swimming. Soon they reached the other side of the river. Shiny got down from Smily’s back and Smily climbed on Shiny’s back again. Shiny ran fast. They reached the finish line first.
“Both of them are the winners.” The president of the jungle said, “Shiny and Smily helped each other during the race and they won. So let’s give them a big hand.”
49. Shiny’s great grandfather didn’t win because he _______.
A. ran too slowly B. broke his leg
C. fell asleep during the race D. didn’t find the finish line
50. Which of the following is NOT true about the race in the jungle?
A. There were a lot of prizes for the winner.
B. Most of the animals could both run fast and swim fast.
C. Smily sat on Shiny’s back when Shiny bagan to run.
D. Shiny ran as quickly as other animals.
51. The underlined word “swift” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 平静的 B. 湍急的 C. 灵活的 D. 敏捷的
52. Many animals _____ when reaching the river side.
A. were afraid of the water B. were too tired to swim
C. felt worried about Shiny D. stopped there to have a rest
53. What is the best title for the passage?
A.Cross the river B. How to win a race C. Animals in the jungle D. Teamwork wins
C
There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places, you can go and see a film, or you can read travel books.
It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective (主观的) ideas of travels which the writers have got themselves. These books can be useful if the writers share their travelling experiences with others. The second are those books which give a purely objective (客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book, then it is even more useful. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. I think they are the most helpful for travellers. Like the first kind, they can be exciting and interesting, but their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the most special way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”, “excellent” or “fantastic”. You must keep an open eyes on its date of publication(出版) because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that it is easy to find the useful information for your travel.
54. The writer of the first kind of travel book gave his ideas after he .
A. travelled B. read books
C. heard a lot about travelling D. surfed the Internet
55. The underlined phrase “a cultured person” means person with .
A. a good appearance B. a good education
C. a lot of experience D. a lot of money
56. The date of publication must be noticed because .
A. the prices of travel books may be different
B. the writers of travel books may be different
C. the information in travel books is always the same
D. the information in travel books is always changing
57. According to passage, it is best to read before travelling to a place of interest.
A. the first kind of travel book B. the second kind of travel book
C. the third kind of travel book D. some travel articles in newspapers
五、单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
58.My dream is to travel ___________ (国外) to do further study.
59.Wall Street lies at the ___________(南方 ) end of Manhattan Island.
60. Do you know the history of ____________(德国) in World War Ⅱ.
61.The baby likes putting his ____________(手指) in his mouth and sucking （吮吸）them.
62. Eric studies in an _____________(国际的) school.
63. —Do you mean that we are trapped here?
—___________(正是，没错)，my dear.
64.Everyone ____________(除了) Tom has been to Shanghai.
65. The driver drove ___________(碰、撞) the wall carelessly and broke his new car.
66.The old man has little ____________ (交流) with others, so he always has few friends.
67.His new film will be on in Shanghai in a __________ (几个) of months.
68.She___________(继续) working after a long holiday and found herself quite energetic.
69.Time is money as ________ is power.
70.—I’m never active in class.
—Me, .
71. —Mom, how can I use the new washing machine?
—Oh, I’m busy now. Why not read the _______ yourself.
72.—What’s the ________ word of “big”?
—It’s “small”
六、动词适当形式填空 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
73. Daniel refused (clean) his room and this made the teacher angry.
74. She couldn’t stop (miss)her parents while she was studying abroad.
75.－ Turn off the TV, please. The baby is sleeping.
－ There is no need. He __________ (wake) up.
76.－Isn’t Peter in the study?
－No. He has just finished his homework and ___________(water) in the garden.
77. No one is sure what ____________ (happen) to himself next minute.
七、翻译句子（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
78.对我们来讲，尽可能经常地彼此保持联系是非常重要的。
79.她嫁给Tom三年多了。
80.自2009年以来，政府已经设法改善了我们的居住条件。
81.他们花了两个半小时飞到香港的吗？
82.到现在为止他精疲力尽了。
八．阅读表达（共3小题；第一题1分，第二题2分，第三题3分，满分6分）
Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer( 设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.
The big bike has eight seats for kids, a driver seat for an adult(成年人), and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.
So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes are yellow so that people can see them easily.
Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the United States hasn’t bought the school bus bike. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.
83. How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?
_________________________________________________________
84. Why are the school bus bikes yellow in the Dutch?
_________________________________________________________
85. Do you like the school bus bikes in the Dutch? Why?
___________________________________________________________
九、书面表达（20分）
86. 春天是个适合出游的季节，一群来自澳大利亚的交流学生即将来我校参观。作为东道主，你打算带他们游览常熟。请先根据提示给他们写一篇短文介绍下常熟的情况。
注意：
短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
第3、5要点的内容须用1-2句展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
字数90词左右。
1）. 中国最美丽的城市之一，历史悠久，以沙家浜出名；
2）. 青山绿水，自然美景，名胜多，尚湖公园是人们放松的好去处；
3）. 在过去的几年里，……，所以环境正变 得越来越好；
4）. 常熟的季节与澳大利亚的相反。春天是游览常熟的最好时间.
5）. 常熟还有……我希望……
常熟市第一中学2018-2019学年度第二学期期中测试
八 年 级 英 语 听 力 试 题
一、听力（共20小题，满分20分）
A) 听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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. W: I like Chinese opera. It’s wonderful. What about you? Do you like Chinese culture?
M: I like it too. But the dragon dance on May Day is my favourite.
2. W: I hear you are leaving for Paris next week. What are you going to do there?
M: Further study for two months.
3. W: Hey, Jim! You rode to school today? Didn’t your father bring you to school in
his car as usual?
M: No, he went to London on business. And there is no bus stop near my home.
4. W: These T-shirts look beautiful. How much are they?
M: The yellow T-shirt is 19 pounds, the white one is 90 pounds and the blue one is 99 pounds.
5. W: Peter, would you like to go out to eat some pizza?
M: No, thanks. I need to save money, so how about sandwiches?
6. W: Hello, Peter! This is Mary. Would you like to go to the theatre with me tonight?
M: I’d like to, but I can’t. I have to prepare for tomorrow’s exam.
7. W: I plan to go for a picnic with Lucy tomorrow. Would you like to join us?
M: Of course.
8. W: I didn’t see you in the office just now. Were you in the museum?
M: I’m going to Hoddy’s for lunch. How about going together?
8. M: Kate, your dress is very nice.
W: Thank you, Dick. It's my birthday present from my aunt.
10. W: Is your camera new?
M: No, it looks new, but I bought it six years ago.
B)听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题，每小题1分）
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。
听第一段对话，回答第11—12小题。
11-12
M: I’m going to Hoddy’s for lunch. How about going together?
W: OK. How shall we go there, by bus or by taxi?
M: Oh, no. taking the bus is too slow, and taking the taxi is too expensive. We’d better go there by undergroun.
W: By underground? Has Nanjing built the underground?
M: Yes. It has been in use since 2005.
听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题 。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表
13-15
Mr Lin is a 50-year-old man. He likes traveling and takes a trip twice a year. He has been to many countries, such as America, Japan, France and Australia. He takes a lot of photos whenever he visits beautiful towns and cities. He also makes friends with many foreigners and learns many new things from them. To Mr Lin, traveling is a good way to learn the world. That’s why he enjoys traveling. He says he will go on traveling until he is 80 years old.
Dear students,
听第二篇短文，回答16至20小题
16-20
May I have your attention, please? Mr Chaplin can't be here because he has gone to America for a teachers’ training course. He asked me to tell you something about today’s English exam. The exam starts at 9 o’clock this morning. It lasts for 2 hours. It’s an important exam. Before you answer the questions, relax yourselves. You have to read the questions carefully before answering them. Don’t forget to write the answers clearly. If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next one and come back to it if you have time. Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may be helpful. Mr Chaplin and I wish you good results.
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