江苏省常州金坛2014-2015学年八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案

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O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱).During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison. he went to New York and went on writing.

He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

47. O. Henry was sent to prison because___________

A.people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank. C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law(法律)by not using his own name 48. Which of the following is true?

A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself. D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. 49. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from_______

A. his happy life as a boy B. New York and the poor of the city C. the newspaper D. his life in prison 50. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because

A. they had surprising endings B. they were easy to understand C. they showed love for the poor D. they were about New York 五、阅读表达(共5小题.每小趁I分，满分5分)

Here is a report on the lives of high school students in different countries. Chinese students spend the most time studying. Almost half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. .

Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡)in class.

South Korean students don't like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in other countries.

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2%

said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks and have drinks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的)books in class.

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American

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students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.

六、单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) A)根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

56. You should take care of_____________(you). You are not a child any more. 57. What is the__________(high) of the tallest building in Changzhou?

58. Sandy fell off the bike yesterday. _________(luck), she didn't hurt herself.

59. I can cook_________(taste) food than before after I finished my cooking lessons. 60. What _________ (be) the number of the students in your school? B)根据句愈及汉语提示.写出单词的正确形式。

61. My cousin likes DIY very much, he made many kinds of _______(模型)planes in his room.

62.Chinese students usually have eight weeks_______(休息)for their summer holiday. 63 . The girl in red is very lovely. I like her__________(微笑)eyes on her face. 64. Simon often____________(主动提出)me help when I have problems.

65. __________(最后)，Li Yang became very good at English after he practised more for a long time.

七、动词填空(共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分)

66. 1 would like to go shopping instead of _________(sit) in a coffee shop.

67. My father_______(drive) me to school yesterday because my bike was broken. 68. There _____(be) a basketball final this Saturday evening, isn't there? 69. _______ (wear) a smile on your face makes you look friendly.

70. You'd better__________(not be)crazy about playing computer games, it's bad for our eyes and study.

71.Andrew is very careless. He once failed____________(put) in a new light in his bedroom.

八、完成句子(共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分) 72.第八届花博会是去年在常州举行的

The 8th Flower Expo_________________________________________________ 73.她妈妈经常会用时令水果给她做水果沙拉。

Her mother often_______________________________make a fruit salad for her. 74.悉尼歌剧院是世界上最著名的名胜之一。

The Sydney Opera House is _______________________________in the world.

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75.那个女孩不但歌唱得好而且舞也跳得美。

The girl______________.sings well__________________________________. 76.我弟弟总是乐于帮助别人解决问题.

My brother is always______________________________________________. 77.汪涵很有幽默感，大家都很喜欢他。

Wang Han_________________________________.Everyone likes him very much. 九、书面表达(共1题，计10分)

根据所给提示请用英文写一篇短文.介绍你的朋友Tom,要点如下: 1.我最好的朋友是Tom. 我们就读于同一所学校。 2.他戴着眼镜，是我们班最高的男生。

3.他很有耐心，经常倾听我的问题并给我提供帮助。

4.他非常喜欢干“自己动手”的活。上周，他还自己动手给我制作了一只船模。 5.他的未来打算是?? 要求:

1.文章须包含所有要点，语句通顺、愈思连贯; 2.词数80个左右;

My friend

听力材料:

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A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1道小题，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: Look at the picture. It's a place of interest in Beijing. M: Yes. It's great.

2.M:How will you go to Beijing next month?

W: I'll take a plane to get there.

3. W: It’s so hot today. Shall we go swimming?

M:Good idea! But I have to go shopping first. 4. M: Hi. Alice. What's your mother?

W: She is a teacher in a school.

5. M: Where would you like to go on holiday this year? What about Egypt?

W: I'd love to go to Europe. 6. W: Where are you going to fly. sir?

M: Sydney. They say Sydney is a very beautiful city. I'd like to see the famous Harbour

Bridge.

7.M; Here is your ticket to Paris. Hope you enjoy your trip.

W: Thank you. I love Paris. I'd love to see the Eiffel Tower again. 8. M: How do you study for a test. Mary?

W: By working with my friends. but my brother studies by reading the textbook. 9. W: I don't like English. It's difficult and boring for me to learn English grammar. M: Lucy. you should join an English club. Maybe it's good for you. 10.W:Can I help you?

M: Yes. I'd like to get a sweater. 听下面3段对话或短文。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话或短文读两遍） 听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。

W: Dad. I want to find a new job in our city. What do you think of it? M: Can you tell me why?

W: I miss you and my friends all work in our city. M: I don't think those are good reasons.

听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

Jimmy is my heat friend. We live in the same building. He is tall and strong with black hair. He has a small nose and a round face. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling. Jimmy is very generous. He's always willing to share things with his friends. He is very honest and he never lies to anyone. Jimmy is very smart. He reads a lot of books. Jimmy has lots of hobbies. He can sing English songs very well and he is a pretty good football player. 听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。 Attention. boys and girls!

We are going to the People's Park to visit a flower show on Saturday. October 22. The show has been on for several days. It's the largest flower show this year. There we can see many kinds of flowers.

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