江蘇省無錫市錫山高級中學2013-2014學年八年級下學期期中考試英語試題第一卷（客觀題，共70分）一、聽力測試（本大題共20分，每小題1分）第一節（共10小題）聽下面10段短對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第1至10段材料，回答第1至10題。1.WhichkindofChinesecultureistheman’sfavourite?A.B.C.2.WheredoesBob’sfatherworknow?A.B.C.3.HowdoesJimusuallygotoschool?A.B.C.4.HowmuchistheblueT-shirt?A.B.C.5.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Atthebusstop. B.Onthebus. C.InXihui6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheyounglady?A.Shehasn’tgotmarried.B.Shehasasenseofhumour.C.Sheisverybusy.7.Whydoesn’tPeterwanttohavepizza?A.Hedoesn’tlikethetasteofpizza.B.Helikessandwichesbetter.C.Hethinksit’sexpensive.8.WhatwillKatedoat3:00o’clockthisafternoon?A.Haveapianolesson. B.Playvolleyballwithfriends.C.Haveamusiclesson.9.Whathasthemandonemanytimesbefore?A.Hehasjumpedoverthegate. B.Hehasswumacrosstheriver.C.Hehasclimbedthetree.10.Whathashappenedinthewoman’sC.amthinkingD.wasthinking26.---Yourfather’sneverbeentoothercountries,hashe?---________.Heplanstogoabroadforasecondtime.A.No,hehas B.Yes,hehasn’t C.Yes,hehas D.No,hehasn’t27.---WhereisMr.Smith?---He________Guangzhou.He________thereforaweek.A.hasgoneto;hasbeento B.hasgoneto;hasbeenC.hasbeento;hasgoneto D.hasbeenin;hasgoneto28.Lucyhadfewclosefriends.Soshedidn’tknow________aboutthetrouble.A.whototalk B.whototalkto C.whotosay D.whattotalk29.EveryoneexceptTomandJim________thefilmtwice.A.hasseen B.haveseen C.saw D.areseen30.Myaunt________beathomenow,forsheleftforFrancethismorning.Shewon’tbeback________nextmonth.A.can’t;until B.maybe;before C.maynot;after D.mustn’t;until31.---Whatabeautifulcar!When________you________it?---I________itfortwoyears.A.did;buy;bought B.did;buy;havehadC.have;bought;havebought D.have;bought;havehad32.Howmany________hastheteachergivenyouonhowtolearnEnglishwell?A.advices B.piecesofadvices C.advice D.piecesofadvice33.---IsMr.Liuateacherwithalotofteaching________?---Yes,sheis.Healwaystellsussomefunny________afterclass.A.experience;experience B.experiences;experiencesC.experiences;experience D.experience;experiences34.---Thankyouverymuchforshowingmehowtousethecomputer.---________.A.No,thanks B.Mypleasure C.That’sright D.Withpleasure三、完形填空（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。“Whereistheuniversity（大學）?”ThisisaquestionthatmanyvisitorstoCambridge(劍橋大學)ask.Butnoonecangivethema35answer,fornoonecanfindanywalls36theuniversity.Theuniversityisthecity.Youcanfindclassroombuildings,37,museumsandofficesoftheuniversityalloverthecity.Andmostofitsmembersarethestudentsand38ofthethirty-onecolleges.Cambridgewas39acommontownbeforethefirststudentsandteachers40800yearsago.ItgrewupbytheriverCranta,andtheriverwasonce41theCam.A42wasbuiltovertheriverasearlyas875.Sothetowngotitsname“CambridgeInthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturiesmoreandmorelandwasusedforcollegebuildings.Thetowngrewmuch43inthenineteenthcenturyaftertheopeningoftherailwayin1845.Cambridgebecameacityin1951andnowthereareoverothercountries44tostudyatCambridge.Ithasbecomeawell-knownplaceallaroundtheworld.35.A.true B.clear C.right D.real36.A.on B.around C.near D.by37.A.libraries B.parks C.zoos D.markets38.A.parents B.farmers C.workers D.teachers39.A.yet B.already C.very D.also40.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.arrivedin41.A.said B.called C.spoken D.talked42.A.bridge B.building C.station D.house43.A.smaller B.slower C.faster D.cleaner44.A.stop B.hate C.dream D.need四、閱讀理解（本大題共13小題，每小題2分，共26分）閱讀下面的短文，然后根據短文內容，從每小題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。AMuseumofTransportatBoyletSt,Cheetham,Manchester

EnjoyatriptotheMuseumofTransport,aworkingmuseumshowingthedevelopment(發展)ofroadpublictransportinManchester.Thereareover80busesfrom1890to1980.Over100shows,fromhours-bustomoderntrain.Themuseumhassmallshowsdescribingthehistoryofbus,coachandtrain.Ifyouareinterestedinit,welcometoclickhereandyoucanseesomepicturesofthemonthescreenandgetmoreinformationaboutthem.

Openinghoursandticketprices

Wednesdays,Saturdays,Sundays,andpublicholidays

9:00a.m.~4:00p.m.(Nov.~Feb.)10:00a.m.~5:00p.m.(Mar.~Oct.)

Adults$3.00,Students$1.75,Childrenunder5free.

Familyticket(uptotwoadultsandthreechildren)$9.00

E-mail:www.gmts.co.uk45.Youmayreadthisadvertisementin__________.

A.aradioprogram B.anewspaper C.aTVprogram D.awebsite

46.IfyouwouldliketovisittheMuseumofTransport,whenwillitbepossible?

A.At9:30a.m.onOctober26th B.At2:00p.m.onTuesdays

C.At4:30p.m.onMayDay D.At4:10p.m.onNewYear’sDay

47.Ifyouandyourelderbrotherarebothmiddleschoolstudents,yourparentstakebothofyoutovisitthemuseum,youshouldpayatleast__________inall.

A.$6 B.$9 C.$9.5 D.$12BMr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andwenttoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeifitwasn’training,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutanymoneyinmypockets.Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoneyandyoulentme￡5,becauseyousaidyouwerealwaysreadytotakeachance(機會)togiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”Mr.Greythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!”“Well,”answeredthestranger,“wouldyouliketotakeanotherchance?”48.Mr.Greylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause__________.A.hecouldn’tpayforthebuses B.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtoloseweight D.hecoulddosomeexerciseontheway49.Mr.Greywasalwaysreadytolendmoneytoastrangerto__________.A.helphimonthewaytosuccess B.givehimselfastartinlifeC.makehimrich D.getmoremoney50.Bysaying“Wouldyouliketotakeanotherchance？”,thestranger__________.A.wantedtoreturnMr.Greythemoney B.askedMr.GreyformoneyagainC.toldMr.Greythathehadsuccessatlast D.wouldliketomakefriendswithhimCNow,thereisanew-typeschoolinNewYork,whichhasnoeverydaylessons,noclassteachersandevennoschoolbuildings.Itiscalled“City-as-School”.Thenamejustmeansthecityitselfistheplacewherestudentslearntheirlessons.Theyarefromtheageof15to18.Thestudentschooseareasofworkwhichinterestthem.Thentheyhelptodothatwork.OnegirlspendsherweekinaMayor’s（市長的）officehelpingthepublicwithproblemslikehousing.Thenshegoestohelpinatheatreforadayandshespendsaweekforfirst-yearcoursesatcollege.Well,studentshavetopassMathsandscienceexamsbeforetheyenterthe“school”.Thesesubjectsarenoteasytoprovidein“City-as-School”.Teacherswatchtheprogress（進步）ofthestudents.Thesuccessrateishigh.80%ofthestudentsgotocollegeafterthe“City-as-School”.Thestudentslikethedutyoftheirwork.Theyhavethesenseofpurpose（目標）.Theyknowalotaboutdifferentkindsofworkinthecity.Oneofthestudents,LizMartin,writes“IwanttosaythatIdonotknowwhereIwillberightnowifIhaveneverbecomepartofCity-as-School.LeavingthehighschoolIoncestudiedinandgoingtoCity-as-Schoolwasthebestdecision(決定)Ihaveevermade.Thewaytheschoolworkstogetyoutogooutthereandlearndifferentfieldsinsteadofsittinginaclassroomiswonderful.Forallthosewhoareinbetweenschoolanddroppingout,gotoCASanditwillchangeyourlifeforever.”City-as-SchoolHighSchoolisthecountry’smodelforhighschoolstudents.51.Whatdostudentsdoin“City-as-School”mostofthetime?A.Theydowhatevertheylike. B.TheylearnMathsandScience.C.Theyhelpwithworkinsomeareas. D.Theylearnallthecollegecourses.52.Accordingtothepassage,“City-as–School”canhelp__________.A.studentslearnalotaboutdifferentkindsofwork B.allthestudentsgotocollege C.studentsmakemuchmoneywhilestudying D.studentsforgetthedutyoftheirwork53.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewCity B.ANewSchoolC.ANew-typeSchool D.AGirlinNewYorkDSharesomethingspecialCanyouhelpyournewfriendsimprovetheirChinese?CanyoucookatraditionalChinesemeal?Bysharingyourskills,youcanhaveaclosefriendshipwithyournewfriendsthattheywon’tsoonforget.GivesomegiftsManyforeignersloveChinesegoodsbuthavetopayalotwhenbuyingthemintheirhomeland,soyou’dbetterpreparesomegiftssuchassilks,teaandworksofart.Theyarealwayspopular.ExchangeflatsIfyouandyournewfriendsgetalongwell,youcangivethemyourinformationandplantoexchangeflatsforyournexttrip.Thenyoucanvisittheircountriesandstayintheirhouseswhiletheystayinyours.Inthiswayyouwillimproveyourfriendshipandlivelikealocalabroad,butpaylessfortraveling.54.Theunderlinedword“solo”inthepassagemeans“__________”.A.free B.alone C.worried D.close55.Inwhichwaycan’taphotoalbumhelpyou?A.Givingyouatopictotalkabout. B.Clearingyourworriesaboutyourpets.C.Helpingyournewfriendstolearnmoreaboutyou.D.Encouraging(鼓勵)yournewfriendstotalkaboutthemselves.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.exchangingflatsispopularinChina B.goodsinforeigncountriesarecheaperC.sharingyourspecialskillscanhelpyoudevelopfriendshipD.internationaltravelersalwaysgetintotrouble57.Thispassageismainlyabouthowto___________.A.travelmoreoftenbothathomeandabroad B.improvefriendshipwithforeignersC.makefriendswhentravelinginforeigncountries D.prepareforabusinesstrip第二卷（主觀題，共40分）五、詞匯檢測（本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分）(A)根據句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。1.Parentsshouldhavemore______________(交流)withtheirchildren.2.Finally,theclimber______________(設法完成)togettothetopofthemountain.3.Therichmanhasalotofpoor______________(親戚).Hegivesthemmuchmoneyeveryyear.4.Itisamazingthatacowhasfour______________(胃).(B)根據句意，寫出括號內所給單詞的適當形式空。5.It’s______________(possible)fordogstofly.Stopdaydreaming,Eddie.6.Mostchildrenareafraidofreal______________(mouse),buttheylikeMickeyMouse.7.Thepoorboy’sparentshavebeen______________(die)foryears.8.Ifyouwanttoseesome______________(Europe)buildings,Romeisagoodplacetovisit.六、動詞填空（本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分）用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空。1.WhenIgothome,myparents______________(discuss)thetravelingplanhappily.2.ThestudentswillnotgototheSummerPalaceifit______________(rain)tomorrow.3.He______________(notrealize)theimportanceoflearningEnglishuntiltwoyearsago.4.Manypeopleareagainst______________(smoke)inpublicplaces.5.Thequeenrefused______________(accept)aninterviewwhenshewenttoAfrica.6.Ihearthatyou______________(lie)inbedforalotofdays.Areyoufeelingbetternow?7.---WhereisJack?---He______________(ride)anindoorrollercoasteroverthere.8.Ilikereadingthebookverymuch.I______________(renew)itinaweek.七、短文填空（本大題共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）先通讀下面的短文，然后根據短文內容和所給首字母，在空格內填入一個適當的單詞，使短文意思完整。所填單詞在題后橫線上必須完整寫出。Accordingtotheschoolrules,studentsshouldwearschooluniforms.H(1),formoststudents,schooluniformsarenote(2)whattheylike.“Whynotweartheschooluniformjustonedayaweek?Alwayswearingthesameclothesmakesmefeelt(3)ofthem.”Aseniorstudentfromahighschoolsaid.Moststudentsdon’tliketheschooluniforms’simplecolors,b(4)designsandbadquality.AndateacheratahighschoolinGuangzhousaid.“A(5)ateacherandmother,Ihopetheschoolwillimprovethequalityofschooluniformssoon.”Whathascaused（導致）allthesep(6)?ChenHong,auniformdesignerinShenzhen,pointedout.“Therearenoprofessionals(專業人員)whoworkforstudents.“Besides,highqualitymeansah(7)price.”saidChen.“Butinsomeschoolsthepriceforeachstudent’suniformisonly50to60yuan.Howcanwemakehighqualityclotheswithsol(8)money?”Evenwiththeseproblems,uniformfactoriesareworkinghardtochangethes(9).Itwon’tbelongb(10)theperfectschooluniformscomeontothemarket,whichwillhelpthestudentsrememberthehistoryoftheirschoolandmakethemfeelpleasedwiththeirschool.八、完成句子（本大題共6題，每小題1.5分，共9分）根據所給的漢語，用英語完成句子。1.他小學畢業后通過電郵繼續與同學保持聯系。He_______________________________hisclassmatesbye-mailafterhelefttheprimaryschool.2.我們每人應該準時上交一篇關于這部影片的評論。Weeach_______________________________aboutthefilmontime.3.在過去的十年里,我們認為我們的生活條件發生了很大的變化。Wethinkthatour_______________________________inthepasttenyears.4.那位年輕的醫生不能決定如何處理那個病人的斷手指。Theyoungdoctorcan’t_______________________________thesickman’sbrokenfinger.5.那位作家曾經把這部小說翻譯成了幾種外語了嗎？Hasthewriterever_______________________________foreignlanguages？6.大多數德國人出差時有讀書的習慣。Mostpeople_______________________________whentheyareonbusiness.九、書面表達（本大題共10分）假設你是李明，你的筆友Peter來信談到他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家鄉無錫的情況，請你用英語寫一封回信。內容提示如下：無錫位于中國東部，由諸如惠山區（HuishanDistrict）、錫山區等6個區組成；因太湖(TaiLake)而出名，過去許多工廠經常向湖里傾倒廢棄物；最近政府已經采取措施減少污染，……每天我們都能看到一大群游客；每年來無錫的最好的時間是春天；5.我希望……注意：短文須包括所給內容要點，要求語句通順，意思連貫；第3和5要點內容共須用2～3句話展開合理想象，作適當發揮；詞數80個左右，短文的開頭和結尾句已給出，不計入總詞數。DearPeter,It’sverykindofyoutowritetomeandletmeknowaboutyourbeautifulcity.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyhometownWuxi.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.YoursLiMing

初二英語期中考試聽力材料2014.04第一節（共10小題）聽下面10段短對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第1至10段材料，回答第1至10題。W:IlikeChineseopera.It’swonderful.Whataboutyou?DoyoulikeChineseculture?M:Ilikeittoo.ButthedragondanceonMayDayismyfavourite.W:Bob,IhearyourfatherworksinParis,right?M:No.Thatwastwoyearsago.Sincethenhe’sworkedinNewYork.W:Hey,Jim!Yourodetoschooltoday?Didn’tyourfatherbringyoutoschoolinhiscarasusual?M:No,hewenttoLondononbusiness.Andthereisnobusstopnearmyhome.4.W:TheseT-shirtslookbeautiful.Howmucharethey?M:TheyellowT-shirtis19pounds,thewhiteoneis90poundsandtheblueoneis99pounds.5. W:Excuseme,doesthisbusgotoXihui M:Yes.Let’sgetonit.6. M:Areyoumarried,younglady? W:Waitaminute.I’llaskmyhusbandfirst.7. W:Peter,wouldyouliketogoouttoeatsomepizza? M:No,thanks.Ineedtosavemoney,sohowaboutsandwiches?8. W:WillKatejoinusinplayingvolleyballatthreep.m.? M:No.Shewillhaveapianolessonthen.9. W:Can’tyouclimbthattree? M:OfcourseIcan.I’vedoneitmanytimesbefore.10.W:Therehasbeenanearthquakeinmyhometown.Ihopeeverybodyissafe. M:Ihopeso,too.Myuncleandauntlivethere.第二節（共10小題）聽下面3段長對話和短文，每段對話和短文后有幾個小題，從題中A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話和短文前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘，聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話和短文讀兩遍。聽第11段材料，回答第11、12題。W:Joe,whereareyouspendingtheDragonBoatFestival?M:Withmyfamilyathome.Whataboutyou,Betty?W:Iwillbeonmyown.MyparentshavegonetoBeijingtolookaftermysister.Shehasjusthadababy.M:Youarewelcometojoinus.I’msuremyparentswillwelcomeyou.W:Thatwouldbelovely!Butyoumustaskthemfirst.M:I’lltalktothemthisevening.W:TellthemthatIcanbringsomericedumplingsalongtoo.M:That’scool!聽第12段材料，回答第13至15題。請根據短文內容，選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。DearJimmy,NewYorkCityiscertainlybusy!MysisterandIhaveseentheStatueofLiberty,theUnitedNationsbuildingandCentralParkinthepastthreedays.TheStatueofLibertyisamazing!DidyouknowthatitwasagifttotheUSAfromFrance?That’squiteagift!Tonightwewillseeaniceshow.PeopleallknowNewYorkforitsfashiondesignersandfashionmodels.Weplantogoshoppingonthelastday.IwillshowyouphotosofNewYorkwhenIambacktoLondon.YoursHelen聽第13段材料，回答第16至20題。WhenAndygets