2015届安徽省八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：简单

What were you doing ________ last Sunday morning?

A. at          B. in            C. Over          D. /

2. 难度：中等

She had to sell the house even though it was ______ her own wishes.

A. aboveB. onC. againstD. for

3. 难度：简单

I had a hard time with math and I wasn’t ______ to get the bad report from my math teacher.

A. sure  B. surprised     C. excited     D. interested

4. 难度：困难

My grandma used to live in the country, but now she _______living in the city and likes the city life.

A. is used to    B. is used for     C. used to         D. uses to

5. 难度：中等

---It’s too cold today.

   ---Yes, why don’t you _______ your coat?

A. get onB. put up　       C. take off　　   D. put on

6. 难度：简单

Helen got up too late this morning, so she went to school _____ breakfast.

A. without B. through    C. by        D. for

7. 难度：中等

---Were you at home at 7:00 yesterday evening? I called you but no one was there.

   ---Sorry, we ___________ a movie at the theatre at that time.

A. watch　B. were watching  C. watched D.are watching

8. 难度：中等

You have to leave now_______ you can catch the early bus.

A. so that  B. as soon as  C. becauseD. although

9. 难度：简单

Mr. Black asks the kids ________ in the river, because it’s too dangerous.

A. swimB.to swim   C. not to swim  D. swims

10. 难度：简单

Jack, please tell Tom to call me when he ______ back.

A.come    B. comes C. came   D. will come

11. 难度：简单

--What’s wrong with you?

  ---I have a _______.The doctor asked me not to eat anything today because I ate too much yesterday.

A .toothacheB. headache C. sore back D. stomachache

12. 难度：中等

Mary’s grandpa is always ______ in the mountain village. He tells her he feels very______. So she’s going to visit him next week.

A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely  C. lonely; alone  D. alone; lonely

13. 难度：中等

Because of the ________ of her pet dog, Jenny was so sad and cried for a long time.

A.die B. death     C. dead D. dying

14. 难度：中等

I noticed them __________the bus ten minutes ago.

A. get off     B. to get off     C. getting off     D. got off

15. 难度：简单

Thank you for your help, Linda. You made ________ possible for us to finish the work in time.

A. this          B. it         C. them      D. that

二、完型填空

16. 难度：中等

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I   44  heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm   45 inside. I now understand what it   46  by the saying “Giving is getting”.

47 it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world 48  help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.

The look of that man’s happiness appears in my mind   49   I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power（力量）of   50 .

1.A. poorly   B. simplyC. warmly    D. expensively

2.A. worried  B. interestedC. surprisedD. tired

3.A. and   B. butC. soD. when

4.A. nervous   B. happyC. sorryD. proud

5.A. money   B. toysC. drinkD. clothes

6.A. in silence   B. in surpriseC. in angerD.in excitement

7.A. turned   B. appearedC. went    D. ran

8.A. myself   B. ourselvesC. yourselfD. himself

9.A. still   B. onceC. even    D. ever

10.A. idea   B. welcomeC. word    D. feeling

11.A. aimsB. means    C. looks    D. offers

12.A. If    B. Though    C. BecauseD. While

13.A. needs    B. givesC. takes    D. brings

14.A. whichever B. however    C. whatever    D. whenever

15.A. kindness B. friendship    C. knowledge    D.Feeling    

17. 难度：困难

It was a cold winter, and Mrs Owen wanted to do some      . so she waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free. She took him      the shops with her and let him     for everything and carry her bags. They went to     shops, and Mrs Owen bought a lot of things. She often said, “ Look, my dear! Isn’t that beautiful!” He then answered, “All right, dear, how much is it?” and took his money    to pay for it.

It was dark when they came out of the last      , Mr Owen was tired and thinking about      things. He wanted a nice meal and drink by the side of a warm fire  home! Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “    this beautiful moon, my dear!”

Without stopping Mr Owen answered, “All right, dear. How       is it?”

1.A. shopping             B. shops           C. shopped            D. shop

2.A. at                       B. to                   C. from               D. upon

3.A. to pay                 B. pays             C. pay                     D. paying

4.A. any                    B. little             C. few                     D. some

5.A. out of                 B. of                  C. out                   D. into

6.A. shops                 B. shop            C. shopping          D. to shop

7.A. other                      B. another         C. the other           D. others

8.A. on                      B. at                 C. for                    D. to

9.A. Look at             B. See              C. Look for           D. Find

10.A. many                B. more         C. most                 D. much

三、阅读理解

18. 难度：中等

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.
1.People go to school to _________.

A. learn several subjects         B. make a living 

C. get an education             D. learn from teachers

2.According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _________.

A. to teacher his students everything he knows

B. to teach the students how to think

C. to know everything they want to know

D. to teach the students how to work out a math problem

3.To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.

A. only a certain formula         B. a certain fact

C. some facts                   D. the way to solve it

4.Why were many scientists so successful?

A. They received good education. 

B. They were very clever.

C. They knew how to learn.      

D. They learned lots of facts and formulas.

5.How did great scientists study?

A. They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading.

B. They did thousands of experiments.

C. They always worked hard and never wasted time.

D. All of the above.

19. 难度：中等

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代沟)。

  Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

  Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

  Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

  Talk about your values(看法). The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.The passage tells us ______ have a communication problem.

A．parents and other people          

B．school kids and their parents

C．teachers and their students        

D．parents and children of all ages

2.Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you ________.

A．don’t get to them often          

B．write a letter to them

C．don’t speak to them politely       

D．express yourself well

3.The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “__________”

A．to make yourself happy            

B．to get you quiet and relaxed

C．to have a good rest                

D．to hide yourself quickly

4.If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d _______________.

A．have a talk with them often        

B．keep away from them

C．agree with them all the time         

D．know about their values

5.From the passage we learn that ___________.

A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

B. parents should show love and respect to their children

C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D. there are so many serious problems in families today.

20. 难度：简单

The Lunar Calendar（阴历）

    Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again .

    Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20 . On the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . Old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . After the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the New Year .

    The New Year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . On the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .

1.If next year is the year of the dragon , what was the name of last year ?

A. It was the year of tiger .

B. It was the year of the hare .

C. It was the year of snake .

D. It was the year of the ox .

2.Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February , when will people have their big family dinner ?

A. On February 15B. On February 16

C. On February 14D. On February 17

3.The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ .

A. the married sonB. the married daughter

C. the unmarried sonD. the parents

4.People celebrate the New Year ________ .

A. for 15 days

B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C. from January 21 to February 20

D. both A and B

5.From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by _______ .

A. the sun’s revolutions（旋转）

B. the moon’s revolutions

C. the earth’s revolutions

D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

21. 难度：中等

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English. You have to read stories in English. And speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you don’t miss anything out.

1.If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard_____.

A. every day in a year                    B. for most of the month

C. for only a few days                   D. late at night

2.If people want to learn English well, they_______.

A. only need to learn grammar

B. must often practise English

C. have to go to England

D. should go to bed early

3.It is important to ________ a few days before the exam.

A. play too much                                 B. have a good sleep

C. read the question papers              D. have a good drink

4.When people have finished the exam, they should_________.

A. stand up and leave at once                       

B. answer a few more questions

C. make sure that they don’t miss anything out        

D. leave some mistakes on the question paper

5.The best title for the passage is ________.

A. An Important Exam                 B. An Easy Exam

C. Get Ready For Exam               D. How to Pass an Exam

四、补充句子

22. 难度：中等

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 

A: 1.__________________  

B: I was flying a kite.

A: 2.________________  

B: By the river. A lot of children were flying kites there ,too.

A: It blew yesterday, didn’t it?  

B: 3.______________ It was good weather for flying a kite.

A: 4.________________  

B: Zhang Lei and Liu Hua. They both bought two new kites and got there earlier than I did.

A: Did you enjoy yourselves yesterday?

B: 5.________________

A.Who helped you to mend the kite?

B.What were you doing yesterday afternoon?

C. Who did you fly kites with?           

D. Yes, but the wind wasn’t strong.

E. Were you very busy yesterday?          

F. Where did you fly the kite?

G. Yes, we did. We played there for about three hours.

五、单词拼写

23. 难度：中等

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词（5分）

1.Luckily,  the car a______ wasn’t serious and nobody was badly hurt.

2.Can I borrow some money from you?  I’ll r______ it to you tomorrow.

3.I will have an i______ tomorrow,  so I need to get ready for it.

4.We will organize a birthday party ______ (今晚).

5.Do you like to live in the ______（乡村）?

六、书面表达

24. 难度：中等

我是一名中学生，我很喜欢我的学校生活和我的家庭，但我有时也有许多烦恼，在学校里我没有很好的朋友，在家里我不想与父母交流，老师给我提出几点建议：多参加活动，多与同学交流，把父母当作最好的朋友……

根据所给话题的内容，发挥你的想像力，写一篇英语短文。

要求：1. 意思连贯，符合逻辑；

2. 词数不少于80字。