2013---2014学年度下学期期中考试八年级英语试题(江岸)
二、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
( ) 26.—What _____you _______when you heard the news about this event? --I was playing on the playground with my friend.
A. are; doing B. were; doing C. was; doing D. did; do ( ) 27.—Rose isn’t here today. Is she ill?
--__________. I saw her at the doctor’s this morning.
A. I hope so B. I hope not C. I am afraid so D. I don’t think so ( ) 28. --______?
--I have a headache and I can’t move my neck.
A. What’s the matter with you B. How are you
C. What can I do for you D. How do you like it ( ) 29.—Do you _________the housework at home?
--Yes. I _________the bed and sweep the floor every day.
A. make; make B. do; make C. do; do D. make; do ( ) 30.—Why do you give up the piano lessons, Jane?
--Because I have so much homework to do, but it’s ______my own wishes. A. with B. towards C. for D. against
( ) 31.—Everyone should learn to say “ I love you” to their parents often. --I think so. ________in life is more important than family.
A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing ( ) 32.—Tommy, don’t make a ________in your room! --Ok, mum. I will put away all my school things.
A. mess B. difference C. change D. noise
( ) 33.—David Burt’s dream is to go into West China and _______a primary school
there.
--Hope his dream will come true.
A. clean up B. set up C. look up D. give up
( ) 34.—He ___no return when he decided to provide so much information to us. --That’s really kind of him.
A. expected B. imagined C. realized D. planned
( ) 35.—I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer. --Is that a______? I’m sure I’ll get the bike.
A. chance B. present C. deal D. fairness
( ) 36.—Young people today______ sending wonderful articles and beautiful photos
onto he micromessage(微信) to share with friends.
--That makes communication much easier. A. are afraid of B. are used to
C. are popular with D. are worried about ( ) 37.—What do you think of the young people today?
--They _______their parents too much. They should be independent.
A. depend on B. live on C. help with D. agree with ( ) 38.—Can you tell the differences between these two pictures? --Differences? Oh, no, they look quite_______.
A. same B. strange C. similar D. interesting
( ) 39.—Yesterday morning, strong winds and black clouds made the sky very dark. --Yeah, with no light outside, I had to ________my way across the room to get
candles.
A. make B. fight C. push D. feel ( ) 40.—Rose seems unhappy today.
--She is upset and doesn’t know ________to do because she argued with her
friend.
A. what B. how C. why D. which
三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
The first time Dad gave me flowers, I was about 10. I 41 a class on clothing design. At the end of the lesson, we had a competition. I was so __42__ when the other students called out my name. I had won first prize. Then, they __43__ me some flowers from the back of the room. They were from my dad.
There were many people in the room, and Dad was just around the corner. But when I stood in front of them, I could only see Dad’s 44 . And everyone was clapping(鼓掌), but I could only 45 him clapping.
The second time he sent me 46 I was 11. I was very unhappy that year because my parents were 47 away from home because of work.
On my 11th birthday, I was alone at home. I was __48__. Looking at the big cake on the table, I felt like crying.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. “ Is it Dad? ” I dried my 49 and ran to the door as quickly as I could.
A postman was standing there. I cried out, “It __50__ be a letter from Dad!”
The postman smiled and said, “ 51 than that.” He took something from behind his back. In his hands he was holding some of my 52 flowers.
“These are from your father,” the postman said. “And here’s a card. It says, “For my sweetheart.” I was __53__ excited to say anything. Tears began to fall down my face.
The postman came closer to me and said quietly, “You’re so __54__ to have a father like him!”
This year on Dad’s birthday, I bought him the biggest flower I could find. I wanted him to feel as 55 as I had felt on my birthday.
41. A. forgot B. took C. remember D. made
42. A. sad B. nervous C. happy D. interested 43. A. passed B. planted C. bought D. showed 44. A. smile B. cry C. help D. head 45. A. realize B. listen C. show D. hear 46. A. books B. flowers C. clothes D. letters 47. A. ever B. yet C. often D. never 48. A. excited B. sad C. surprised D. terrified
49. A. sadness B. clothes C. tears D. cake 50. A. might B. must C. can D. may 51. A. More B. Less C. Fewer D. Better 52. A. fresh B. helpful C. favorite D. beautiful 53. A. very B. so C. quite D. too 54. A. young B. funny C. lucky D. beautiful 55. A. sad B. good C. ill D. sorry
四、阅读理解
(A)
Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take pan in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time.
Park Life
Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so，why not take
the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go？To add some
fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at
the south entrance to Zhongshan Park at 9 a.m. next Saturday if you want to
join in.
The Air You Breathe War on Graffiti（涂鸦） A great way to make the air we breathe Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is cleaner is by planting lots of trees！It is a fact not! The best way to stop buildings from that trees slowly filter（过滤）a lot of becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to pollutants from the air. So come and help us get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is plant some new ones in Jiefang Park at 2 p.m. next Sunday. exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 9 a.m. on Saturday. You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes！ ( ) 56. The main purpose of “clean & Green Weekend” is to . A. make our city more beautiful B. take the chance to have fun C. help students meet old friends D. Plant more trees ( ) 57. The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet . A. at 9 am on Sunday B. at 2 pm next Sunday C. at 2 pm on Saturday D. at 9 am next Saturday
( ) 58. If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to . A. draw pictures well B. wear some old clothes C. bring some tools with us D. collect the pictures on the wall ( ) 59. According to the passage, we know . A. graffiti can make the buildings look cool B. the person who collects rubbish can get a gift C. we can plant trees to improve the environment D. There are only two parks in our city ( )60. We might read the above passage . A. in a fashion magazine B. on a school notice board C. in a newspaper advertisement D.in a school text book
(B)
There was a famous French writer. He was a man of great achievements(成就 ).He said that one of his main achievements was his study of hand-writing. He had spent much time on it and he often told his friend s that he could tell a person’s character from that person’s handwriting.
One day, a woman brought him a page of a boy’s handwriting. She said that she wanted to know what he thought of the boy’s character.
He studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. Then he looked at the woman strangely( 奇怪地).The woman told him that the boy was not in her family and that he did not have to worry.
“ Good!” said the write,“Then I can tell you.” He went to say that he thought the boy was stupid and lazy. He added that the boy should be watched carefully, if not, he would bring harm( 害处) to his family when he grew up.
“Isn’t that strange?” said the woman, smiling. “ Because this page was from your own exercise book. You wrote it yourself when you were a boy.” 61. It took the writer a lot of time____.
A.to read books B.to make handwriting C.to write books D.to study handwriting 62. The woman wanted to ____.
A. know the writer B. test the writer C. visit the writer D. help the writer 63. The writer looked at the woman strangely because____. A. He never saw such good handwriting B. He knew it’s his own handwriting C. He couldn’t tell the boy’s character
D. He tried not to hurt the woman for his words . The writer was sure that the boy____.
A. was not worth teaching B. would do something good for his family C. would do wrong to his family D. would study hard
65. We can infer from the last paragraph that the writer must be ____after hearing the woman’s words.
A. embarrassed B. proud C. excited D. angry
(B)
On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Robert, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Robert, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
66. When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring? A．On February 9th, 2013 B．On February 10th, 2013 C．On February 18th, 2013 D．On February 22nd 2013 67. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A．Billy is living with a generous person. B．Billy has found his brother. C．Billy bought a diamond ring. D．Billy appeared in the news report
68. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of “generous”in the passage？ A．willing to give and share with others B．willing to get money from others C．willing to tell the truth to others D．willing to live together with others 69. The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指代) “________”. A．returning the ring B．setting up a page C．living in the streets D．receiving money 70. What’s the best title of the passage ?
A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page
C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring
D．Many People Donated Much Money
五、词与短语填空 give away/take out/got into/take breaks/cheer up/go off 71. You are too tired. You need to_______ away from your work. 72. Our class is trying to come up with some ideas to_______ sick children because they are often said.
73. Peter, we need to clean the room. Could you please_______ the rubbish? 74. I _______ a fight with my best friend. Maybe I should call him and say sorry. 75. My alarm clock didn’t _______ this morning so I woke up late.
六、阅读理解填词
Dawn Loggins, a homeless girl from Burns High School, is going to Harvard University in the fall.
Dawn grew up in a poor s 76 . Her house had no electricity or running water, so she had to do her homework in the dark. She lived with her parents who took drugs（毒品）.
One summer, Dawn left home for a one-month program in North Carolina for outstanding high school students. When she came back, she found her house empty, with a government（） n 77 on the front door. Her parents had left already and Dawn became homeless.
After l 78 that, teachers helped her in any way they could. Dawn didn't let her hard life stop her drive to be s 79 . In her spare time, she g 80 out newspapers and did some other part-time jobs to make extra money. At the same time, she got A's in all her subjects.
\"When I was younger, I was a 81 to experience all the terrible situations, and made a decision for myself that I was not going to e 82 up like my parents.” Dawn said.
Dawn applied (申请) to four North Carolina universities and her dream one, Harvard. In March this year, she got a reply from Harvard. It said that she was not only allowed to go into the university, but also o 83 a full scholarship (奖学金).
Dawn's story has gone around the world. People have sent best wishes and money to her. Dawn is thankful for their k 84 . \"When I get to university, I hope to start an organization to help other students in trouble so that they can c 85 their education. And I know my future is going to be great.” she said.
76. s 77. n 78. l 79. s________ 80. g________ 81.a _______ 82.e _______ 83.o ______ 84. k________ 85. c________ 七、书面表达
根据汉语提示要求，介绍你的朋友Sally。 1. Sally是一个中学生，和同学们相处融洽。
2. 在家里她经常帮父母做家务，她认为做家务活动有助于培养她自己的性，而且教会
她如何照顾自己。
3. 她同时也是一名志愿者，上个周末她去了敬老院读报纸给老人们听，帮他们洗衣服。 4. 她的梦想是成为一名职业演员，想利用业余时间去上表演课，但是她现在很苦恼，因为
没有足够的钱，请你给她想想办法，提一，两点建议帮助她。
参考词汇： professional（职业的） own (自己的) independence（）
要求：1. 条理清晰，语句通顺，语法正确，卷面整洁，书写规范。 2. 80个单词左右。
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