浙江省台州市书生中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版 - 图文

浙江省台州市书生中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期中试题

（满分：100分 考试时间：90分钟） 第一部分 听力部分

一、 听力（共15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分，满分25分）

第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。 1. What’s the weather like ?

A. B. C.

2. What is Mike’s favorite food?

A.

3. Which boy is Tom?

B. C.

A. B. C.

4. What did the man do yesterday?

A. B. C.

5. Where is Pedro going for vacation?

A. B. C.

第二节：听较长对话，回答问题。 听下面一段对话，回答第6--7小题。

6. Where are the two speakers probably speaking?

A. In the post office. B. At the woman’s home. C. At the Lost and Found. 7. What kind of bag is it?

A. It is a black silk handbag. B. It is a purple silk bag. C. It is a black paper bag.

听下面一段对话，回答第8--10小题。

8. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Look for the key. B. Hold the boxes.. C. Help her open the door.

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9. What’s in the boxes?

A. The food for the picnic. B. The things for school. C. Books and keys. 10. Who has the key to the door?

A. The woman. B. The man. C.Neither. 第三节、听独白，请根据独白内容，完成信息记录表。

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12. A. a Mickey Mouse B. A Mickey watch C. a Mickey clock 13. A. Children’s Center B. Swimming Center C. Hobby Center 14. A. Downtown Street B. Downriver Street C. Downhill Street 15. A. 8825-0563 B. 8825-0635 C. 88520653

第二部分 笔试部分

二、 完型填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

During the war, an English pilot (飞行员) was hurt. But he was 16 by a group of nuns (修女). He had been very 17 and lost his sense (知觉). When he came to himself he was 18 to find a woman beside him. It was Sister Mary. She said to him, “This is a woman hospital. We will 19 you here as long as 20 , but you will have to follow our advice.”

The pilot 21 to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk with the nurses or the nuns. He had to stay in a small room as 22 as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子) every day, wearing 23 , and the nurse’s uniforms. It was a very difficult time, however, he didn’t feel very 24 especially when one of the nursing girls caught his eyes. She was very quiet, and ran away whenever she saw him looking at 25 . The pilot found 26 fall in love with her. One day he found the nurse working in the kitchen 27 . He went over to her and said, “Please don’t do that. I love you so much.” He started to put his arms 28 the nurse, and then drew back 29 . He found that the nurse was actually 30 pilot saved by the nuns just like himself.

( ) 16. A. B. saved C. killed D. helped caught

( ) 17. A. lucky B .hungry C. strong D. weak ( ) 18. A. angry B. sorry C. surprised D. worried ( ) 19. A. hide B. put C. take D. stop ( ) 20. A. B. able C. possibly D. need possible

( ) 21. A. B. liked C. agreed D. asked decided

( ) 22. A. soon B. much C. early D. late ( ) 23. A. B. cap C. shoes D. sweater clothes

( ) 24. A. B. alone C. hungry D. hungrily lonely

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( ) 25. A. him B. me C. her D. she ( ) 26. A. her B. him C. herself D. himself ( ) 27. A. B. loudly C. happily D. alone lonely

( ) 28. A. B. in front of C. around D. on behind

( ) 29. A. B. sadly C. in surprise D. in danger happily

( ) 30. A. B. the other C. others D. the others another

三、 阅读理解 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs（屋顶）. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department （福利机构）brought them food, clothes and shelter.

( ) 31. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six ( ) 32. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof. ( ) 33. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because__________. A. her husband knew there would be a storm.

B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse. C. she felt the house was moving. D. the welfare department helped her.

( ) 34. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means______. A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay

( ) 35. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. A Terrible Storm. B. A Lucky Woman. C. Good Soldiers. D. Clever People.

B

Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You

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bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend . “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.” ( ) 36. Mark Twain was _______.

A. an American actor B. a Canadian actor C. an American writer D. a Canadian writer

( ) 37. Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was ______ A. thirsty B. tired C. angry D. sleepy ( ) 38. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. Mark Twain’s jokes are not funny at all. B. The young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

C. Mark Twain told the jokes only for the young man and his uncle. D. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle was deaf.

C

Miss Green came into the classroom with a piece of white paper. There was a big black dot ( 圆点 ) in the middle of the paper. Miss Green put up this piece of paper and asked , “What can you see, children?” All the children watched at the black dot. “A black dot.” They answered quickly. “But can’t you see this piece of white paper? The black dot is like the unlucky things in our life. If we only see the black dot, how can we be happy?”

The classroom was very quiet at that moment. Miss Green took out another piece of paper from her bag. This was a piece of black paper with a white dot in the middle.

“What can you see, kids?” she asked the children with a smile on her face. “A white dot.” The children answered loudly.

Miss Green smiled. “My children, although we may be unhappy or worried in our life, it is just like the clouds in the sky. The clouds can lift quickly and the sun will come out soon. You can be a happy child with the sun in your eyes all the time.” ( ) 39. Where did the story happen?

A. At home. B. At school. C. In the office. D. In the park. ( ) 40. How many pieces of paper did Miss Green show the kids? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( ) 41. What does this passage tell us?

A. We should see the white dot in the black paper. B. We should see the black dot in the white paper. C. We should like the sun.

D. Life is always beautiful although sometimes it is terrible.

D

Roast (烧烤) is very famous in Brazil. Customs (顾客) just sit , waiting for waiters to send them all kinds of meat. If you like , you take one ; if you don’t , the waiters pass you . If you don’t give any messages of stopping , they will go on.

One day when I was in Brazil , I went to a restaurant to try the roast . After I took my seat, the waiter gave me a sign with the color “red” on the side and “green” on the other . I said “thank you”, then the waiters began to serve me .My plate was already full, but the waiters still kept on serving me more. I thought I had to eat more quickly . But to my surprise, the waiters still kept on serving more. Then a waiter found out the reason. He helped me turn the sign over, with red outside .

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