2015届江苏省射阳县外国语学校八年级上学期期中考试英语卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

.I bought _______ exercise books with ________ money.

A. less; less   B. more; less   C. fewer; fewer        D. more; fewer  

2. 难度：中等

________all the stars, the sun is __________to the earth.

A. In; the nearest            B. Of ; the nearer

C. In ;the most near        D. Of ; the nearest

3. 难度：简单

____ you are, _____ mistakes you’ll make.

A. The more careful, the fewer       B. More careful, the less

C. The more careless, the less        D. More careless, fewer

4. 难度：简单

Jack is _________boy of the twins.

A. the tallest     B. tall        C. the taller         D. as tall

5. 难度：中等

If Tom ______the game , he will be the ________.

A. win ,winner  B. will win , winner    C. wins, winning      D. wins, winner

6. 难度：中等

The weather in Yang Zhou is much colder than _____ in Hainan in winter.

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

7. 难度：中等

Shanghai is bigger than _____ city in Japan.

A. the other   B. any other    C. another     D. any

8. 难度：中等

Don’t eat that banana．It smells________．

A．dirty         B．delicious     C．bad      D．badly

9. 难度：中等

We are all happy to find the exam much _________ than before.

A. easy     B. easily     C. more easily      D. easier

10. 难度：中等

He spends as much time as he can ____ English every day.

A. practising speaking             B. practise to speak 

C. practise speaking               D. to practise to speak

二、完型填空

11. 难度：中等

There are 45 students in our class. Here are the results of a survey(调查). Thirty-six students     they like to exercise. Most boys      basketball twice a week, but girls think basketball is        for them. They like to play volleyball twice a week. My friend, Tony, is        at running. He runs fastest in our class. He runs for 30 minutes in the playground every evening        he goes to bed. Gray is good at      . He goes to the Swimming Club three times a month in winter,      four times a week in summer, so he’s quite      . Some of my classmates have good     habits. They eat      meat and vegetables. 70% of them drink milk every day. Fifteen students say they drink milk three or four        a week. But some students like to eat junk food, especially(特别)Sally. What’s       , she doesn’t like to      , so she is very      . She always says, “I’m going to      weight tomorrow.”

1.A. talk       B. tell     C. say       D. speak

2.A. buy           B. play  C. watch        D. enjoy

3.A. easy B. bad    C. able D. interested

4.A. good         B. well             C. bad             D. excited

5.A. after        B. if        C. before          D. when

6.A. running       B. swimming       C. skating          D. flying

7.A. so          B. but       C. or        D. and

8.A. tall      B. nice      C. happy       D. healthy

9.A. eating  B. reading        C. walking   D. sleeping

10.A. every   B. any        C. both       D. each

11.A. pieces  B. minutes   C. kinds         D. times

12.A. bad        B. badly          C. worse            D. more badly

13.A. exercise      B. practice        C. sing      D. dance

14.A. thin  B. beautiful    C. fat       D. clever

15.A. lose     B. buy        C. get   D. sell

三、阅读理解

12. 难度：困难

	Mike’s plan for next week	Mary’s plan for next week
Monday	Study group meeting 3:00 p.m.	Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Basketball match4:30 p.m.	See a doctor 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday	Go to see some friends 2:00 p.m.	Study for an exam ---evening
Thursday	Art class 7:30-8:30 p.m.	Concert 8:30 p.m.
Friday	volunteer work at student center 2:00-4:00 p.m.	Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant ---afternoon
Saturday	Shopping 10:00 a.m.	Art class 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Sunday	Basketball team party 8:00 p.m.	Supper with Ann 7:30 p.m.

1. Mary is going to the cinema at seven on ________________.

A. Monday evening           B. Wednesday evening  

C. Friday evening           D. Sunday evening

2.On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to ___________

A. enjoy the concert          B. see some friends 

C. see a doctor              D. have an art class

3.Mary is going to ______________ on Wednesday evening.

A. have supper with Ann     B. have a basketball party

C. study for an exam        D. watch a basketball match

4.Mike’s basketball team party starts at __________on Sunday          

A. 7:30 p.m.        B.  8:00 p.m.      C.  8:30 p.m.     D.  9:00 p.m.

5.From Mike’s and Mary’s plans we know that they both like_________.

A. shopping        B.  concerts       C.  art          D. music

13. 难度：中等

Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.

Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunch. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinner very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.

　The state of Washington is proud of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.

1. Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.

A.         B.       C.         D.

2. ____________ produces the most apples in the world.

A. The United States      B. Canada        C. China        D. France

3. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _______ at noon.

A. eat nothing but apples           B. feel it better to eat apples

C. often eat simple food            D. can get apples easily

4.“The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is ­­­__.

A. 100,000     B. 1,000,000      C. 10,000,000      D. 1,000,000,000

5.The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.

A. everyone in the world can share their happiness

B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world

C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits

D. their apple trees are the best in the world

14. 难度：困难

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.

Another student, 14-year-old Yang Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one exam, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn’t think of anything to write.

A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets.

Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:

Talk to your parents or teachers often.

Take part in group activities and play sports.

Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

1.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have        .

A. mental problems     B. a headache     C. a knife with them     D. no parents  

2. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because          .

A. he was afraid of his teacher           

B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his studies     

D. his finger was badly hurt

3.Yang Fang’s problem happened when       .

A. she studied very hard                

B. she had exams

C. she talked with her parents            

D. she thought of something

4.Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because      .

A. they won’t let others think they are stupid    

B. they don’t think doctors can help them

C. they think the problems are not serious       

D. they have no secrets about others

5. Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that          .

A. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others

B. only group activities and sports can help them

C. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems

D. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others.

15. 难度：困难

“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes you life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; someone who convinces( 使相信 ) you that there really is an open door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you are sad, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirits( 精神 ) and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. If you have a forever friend, it will be easier for you to get through the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you, encourages (鼓励) you, holds your hands and tells you that everything is going to be OK. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy because you need not worry. You have a forever friend for life and forever has no end.

Forever friendship
What’s a __1.___friend like?	____2.___ your life just by being part of it. Make you laugh until you can’t stop. Make you_3._ that there really is a way of solving 4. .
What’s forever friendship like in time of___5.___?	When you are not _6.___, your forever friend can cheer you up and turn the ___7.___ and empty world into a bright and full one so that you can go through the difficult and sad times more ___8.__.
Nothing can worry you if you find a _9.___friend. You can turn to him for help even when you lose your way. Wherever you go, he will follow you.
Conclusion(总结)	It’s __10.___ for all of us to find forever friendship.

四、单词拼写

16. 难度：中等

根据句意和所给的汉语写出单词，每空一词。

1.We are all looking forward to __________（讨论）our travel plan.

2.Sit __________(笔直) please, boys and girls.

3.The girl with long hair is the__________(胖的)of the three.

4.How many _____________(语言) did you learn in the past? Three. But I was good at none of them.

5.This is one of the best___________（杂志）in our town.

17. 难度：中等

根据句意,用所给单词的适当形式填空，每空一词。

1.I hope I can go to the USA for ____________(far) study.

2.The girl is _______（good）at singing than dancing.

3.I’m ________ (true) happy to play games with you.

4.The twins look the same but are not of the same      ___  （high）

5.Today is the ___________(sunny) day of the week.

五、补充句子

18. 难度：中等

根据句意,用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.Time seems _______(go) faster when I am watching TV.

2.Her smiling face always makes us __________ (feel) very happy.

3.If you ____________ (not be) careful, you’ll make many mistakes.

4.Is Peter willing __________(share) his computer with his best friend, Daniel?

5.Listen! How beautiful the music ___________ (sound)!

六、单词拼写

19. 难度：中等

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在空格处填入适当的词使文章完整。

Everyone n__1.__ friends. We all like to be close to someone. It is nice to h_2.__ a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Sometimes we need to be a__3._. We don’t always want people around. But we feel lonely (寂寞) if we have n__4.__ friends.

    No two people are just the s__5._. Sometimes friends make each other u 6.  . That doesn’t m__7._ that we no longer like each other. M_8.__ of the time we will make up (和好). Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very s_9.__. We miss them very much. So we call them and w__10.__ to them.

七、翻译

20. 难度：困难

根据所给汉语完成下列句子（共5小题，每题 2分，计10分）

1.在我家，爸爸做的家务最少。

My father_________________________ in my family.

2.我表妹读得书比我多。

My ______________________________ than I.

3.他叔叔很有幽默感，经常讲滑稽的笑话。

His uncle ____________________ and often __________________________.

4.Kate脸上总是面带微笑并且看上去很开心。

Kate always ___________________________ and __________________.

5.说别人坏话是不礼貌的。

It’s ________ to ___________________________________.

八、书面表达

21. 难度：困难

请根据提示内容，以“My best friend”为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文.(表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯。)

内容要点如下：

1.最好的朋友是汤姆；

2.长得又高又瘦，戴着小而圆的眼镜；看起来很聪明；

3.慷慨大方且乐于助人，经常在公交车上给别人让座。

4.酷爱体育，擅长打篮球；每周二下午练习打篮球；姚明是他的偶像(hero)；

5. 长大后……(2-3句)

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