江苏省无锡市环科园联盟八级上学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

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2015～2016学年度第一学期环科园联盟期中考试

八年级英语试卷

客观题（56分）

一．选择（20分）

（）1.Heis_______usualmanbutlastweekhedid_______unusual

thing——savingaboyoutofwater.

A.an;an B.a;an C.an;a D.an;the

（）2.youread,youunderstand.

A.Themore;better B.More,better

C.Themore,thebetter D.More;thebetter

（）3.Thelightonthewallisbroken.Hewantsto____anewone.

A.putup B.putin C.puton D.putdown

（）4.Whichcityis______fromWuxi,BeijingorShanghai?

A.thefarthestB.themostfarC.fartherD.far

（）5.Doyoubelievewhathe_______abouthisbestfriend?

Yes,henever_______lies.

A.talks;tellsB.says;tells

C.talks;says D.says;talks

（）6.—CanIhave__________piecesofbread?

—Sorry,there’s__________left.

A.twomore;elsenothingB.moretwo;nothingelse

C.anothertwo;elsenothingD.anothertwo;nothingelse

（）7.DIYisverypopularnow.Itmeansyoudon’tneedto______

anyonetodoit.

A.pay B.cost C.take D.spend

（）8.I’m1.63meterstall.MyfriendMaxis1.69meterstall.SoI’m________him.

A.astallas B.nottallerthan

C.notsoshortas D.notsotallas

（）9._______badtheweatheristoday!

A.What B.How C.WhataD.Howa

（）10.ThesubjectsstudentsstudyinAmericaaredifferentfrom________inChina.

A.thoseB.thatC.it D.one

（）11.Pleasetryyourbesttofinishtheworkwith________moneyand________people.

A.few;littleB.alittle;afew

C.less;fewerD.fewer;less

（）12.Thelittleboyshowedgreat_______inthe_________story.

A.interest;interesting B.interested;interesting

C.interesting;interest D.interest;interested

（）13.WewouldliketorecommendJimforthisyear’sMost

Hard-workingStudentAward.Wehopetheaward.

A.himtogetB.himgettingC.hegetD.hewillget

（）14.Whensomethingyou,cometomehelp.

A.worries;forB.worries;to

C.worried;forD.worried;to

（）15.Maryishard-working.Sheworksharderthan

classmatesinherclass.

A.anyotherB.theotherC.otherD.anyofthe

（）16.Lindaiswillingsharethingsherfriends.

A.with,withB.to,withC.with,toD.to,to

（）17.Todayshelooks______.Look!

Sheislooking_______athisson.

A.happy;happyB.happily;happily

C.happy;happilyD.happily;happy

（）18.--Don’tcrosstheroadwhenthetrafficlightsarered.

--.

A.No,Iwill.B.Yes,Ido.C.OK,Iwon’t.D.No,Idon’t.

（）19.--MustIdomyhomeworkrightaway?

--No,you_____.You_____doitlater.

A.can’t,mustBneedn’t,may

C.maynot,mustD.mustn’t,can

（）20.—MyfamilyandIwillgobacktotheUSAtomorrow.

—____________

A.I’msorrytohearthat. B.Seeyousoon！

C.Noproblem. D.Haveanicejourney！

二．完形填空（10分）

Onceamanandhiswifeworkedforanoldman.Therewasabigboxintheoldman’slivingroom.Theoldmanpointed（指着）totheboxandsaid,“There’sonlyonethingyou

（1）do.Don’topenthebox.”

（2）sayingthis,helefthishome.

Thewomansaidtoherhusband,“Theremustbe（3）expensiveinthebox.Let’sopenit,shallwe?

”Herhusbandsaid（4）toher.Butthewomandidn’tgiveupher（5）.Oneday,shedecidedtofindout（6）wasinit.Herhusbanddidn’tstopher.Sheopenedtheboxandlookedinside.Tohersurprise,shefoundnothinginthebox.Shetriedhardtocloseit,butshe（7）.

Thateveningtheoldmancamehomeandfoundtheboxwas（8）.Hewasvery（9）andaskedthewomanandherhusbandtoleavehishome.

“Buttherewasnothinginthebox,”thewomansaid,“Wedidn’ttakeanythingatall.”Theoldman（10）them,“Theboxisnotimportant,butIcannotbelieveyou.Thatisimportant.”

（）1.A.maynot B.mustn’t C.couldnot D.needn’t

（）2.A.After B.For C.By D.Before

（）3.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything

（）4.A.no B.yes C.goodbye D.much

（）5.A.work B.box C.way D.idea

（）6.A.which B.what C.who D.that

（）7.A.did B.opened C.failed D.stopped

（）8.A.lost B.open C.empty D.broke

（）9.A.general B.happy C.careful D.angry

（）10.A.turnedto B.listenedtoC.shoutedatD.smiledat

三．阅读理解（26分）

（A）

Peoplebeganmakingclocksover500yearsago.Thefirstclockshadonlyonehand---thehourhand.Atalatertimetheclockshadtheminutehand.Thefirstclockswerebigandheavy.Somerichpeoplehadservants（仆人）tocarrytheclockswhentheywereout.Timepassedandclocksbecamesmaller.

Bellsbecameapartofsomelargeclocksincitiesandtowns.Theywereforpeopleunabletoseetheclock.Someclockswereinlargetowers（塔）.Someofthemare400or500yearsoldnow.BigBeninLondonisaveryfamoustowerclock.

Nowmanypeoplehavealarmclocks（闹钟）towakethemuptogotoworkorgotoschool.

Soclocksaretheveryimportantpartofpeople’slife.

（）1.Peoplebegantomakeclocks________500yearsago.

A.lessthan B.forC.morethan D.without

（）2.Atthebeginningtheclockshad________.

A.onehandB.twohandsC.threehandsD.fourhands

（）3.Bellsweremadefor________.

A.theoldpeopleB.everyone

C.thepeopleunabletoseetheclock D.thechildren

（）4.Alarmclockscanhelppeople________.

A.workhardB.wakeupC.seethetimeD.gotobed

（B）

Nowcitiesarefullofcars.Somefamiliesevenhavetwoormorecars.Parkingisagreatproblem,andsoisthetrafficinandaroundthecities.Somethingwillhavetobedonetochangeit.

Whatwillthecarsoftomorrowbelike?

Littlecarsmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday’sbigcars.Ifeveryonedriveslittlecarsinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingcarsincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Threelittlecarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.

Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too.Whatismore,theselittlecarscangoabout65kilometersperhour.

Littlecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededfortheslowersmallones.

（）5.Carsinthefuturemustn’tbring________pollutionintheair.

A.more B.fewer C.less D.no

（）6.Thelittlecar’ssizemaybe________today’scar’ssize.

A.onethirdof B.twothirdsof

C.asbigas D.assmallas

（）7.Littlecarsareveryfinefor________.

A.longtrips B.journeys C.everydaylife D.sport

（）8.Thebigcarsare________thelittlecarsforlongtrips.

A.asusefulas B.notsousefulas

C.moreusefulthanD.lessusefulthan

（C）

Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperation（手术）couldsavehimnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.

Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,“Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow，”thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.

Shehurriedtoadrugstore（药店）withthemoneyinherhand.“Andwhatdoyouwant？

”askedtheshopkeeper.“It’sformylittlebrother,”thegirlanswered,“He’sreally，reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle.”“Pardon？

”saidtheshopkeeper.“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost？

”“Wedon’tsellamiraclehere，child.I’msorry，”theshopkeepersaidwithasmile.“Listen，ifitisn’tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts.”

Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked，“Whatkindofamiracledoesyourbrotherneed？

”“Idon’tknow,”sheansweredwithhereyesfulloftears.“He’sreallysickandmumsaysheneedsanoperation.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit，soIhavebroughtallmymoney.”“Howmuchdoyouhave,”askedtheman.“$1.11,butIcantryandgetsomemore,”sheanswered.“Well，Goodluck!

”smiledtheman.“$1.11，thepriceofamiracleforyourlittlebrother.”

Hetookupthegirl’shandandsaid，“Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherandmeetyourparents.Let’sseeifIhavethekindofmiracleyouneed.”

Thatwell-dressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwassuccessfulanditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwasathomeagain.Howmuchdidthemiraclecost？

（）9.Whatwasthetroubleinthelittlegirl’sfamily？

A.Herbrotherwasseriouslyill.

B.Theyhadnomoney.

C.Nothingcouldsaveherbrother.

D.BothAandB.

（）10.Intheeyeofthelittlegirl，amiraclemightbe_______.

A.somethinginteresting B.somethingbeautiful

C.somewonderfulmedicine D.somegoodfood

（）11.Thelittlegirlsaidagainandagain“…Icantryandgetsomemore.”Thatshows___.

A.shehadstillkeptsomemoney

B.shehopedtheshopkeepercouldsellheramiracle

C.Therewasnoneedtoworryaboutmoney

D.shet