初二泰州市靖江外國語學(xué)校八年級(jí)下期中英語試題

1、靖江外國語學(xué)校2015-2016學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期八年級(jí)英語期中試卷2016.05第一部分 選擇題（共60分）一、選擇題（本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）( )1. -The presidents of China and Russia had _ interview a short time ago. - And it was _ great success. A. an; the B. the; a C. an; a D. the; /( )2. My cousin in the USA always _ me. Last week, his letter _ me very much

2、. A. keeps in touch with; touch B. keeps in touched with; touched C. keeps in touching with; touching D. keeps in touch with; touched( )3. Unluckily, a big fire _ in Jingjiang last Friday. Many firemen managed to _.A. took place; put it off B. was happened; put it out C. happened; put it out D. has

3、happened; put it away( )4. -How long _ they_? -Sorry, I don't know. But I know that Mr Chen is going to _ a nurse next month. A. did; marry; marry to B. did; get marry; marry with C. have; got married; marry D. have; been married; marry( )5. He likes playing tricks on others, but _, he is a good

4、 boy. He is willing to help others. A. in this way B. in some ways C. in that way D. in a word( )6. -A homeless man won a big prize. He became rich over night. - _. A. Better safe than sorry B. The early bird catches the worm C. Every dog has its day D. Actions speak louder than words( )7. Well _ so

5、me money by holding a charity show, then _ it to poor students in the west. A. raise; donate B.donate; donate C. raise; raise D. donate; raise.( )8. -With 4G mobile phones, people can even see each other as they talk. -Oh, really? Would you please show us _, please? -Of course. Can you use it _ now?

6、 A. how to use; by yourself B. what to use; by yourself C. what to use; on yours own D. how to use it; alone ( )9. A couple of years_ since they _ Shanghai. A. have passed; arrived at B. passed; reached C. has passed; got to D. have passed; reached( )10. -There was hardly anything left after the ear

7、thquake, _? -_. People had to rebuild their houses.A. wasnt there; Yes B. was there; NoC. wasnt there; No D. was there; Yes(     )11. -Can a plane fly _ the Atlantic Ocean?  -Yes, but it needs to go _ the 

8、clouds for hours.          A. across; through   B. across; across       C. through; across     D. through; through ( )12. Its helpful _ him to read En

9、glish _. A. of; every day B. for; everyday C. of; everyday D. for; every day(   )13. - Who can help me carry the heavy box? - I think Ted is _ to do it. But the door is _for him to go through. A. too strong; too narrow B. so strong; narrow enough C. enough strong; narrow enoughD. strong en

10、ough; too narrow(    )14. -Where is your father,  Jack?          -He _ to New York on business. He _ the airport at five in the morning.

11、0; A. has gone; has left for     B. has been; has left for          C. has gone; left for        D. has been; left 

12、to (    )15. - Would you mind _ the paper for me?         -_.         A. handing in; My pleasure      B.&

13、#160;handing in; With pleasure          C. hand in; For pleasure        D. hand in; Its pleasure二、完型填空（本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）ClingClangClank. From inside my flat,

14、 I winced (皺起眉頭) at the noise my parents were making as they sorted (分類) bottles and cans(罐子) out on the balcony. I called my 1 in Chinese, “How many do you have this time?” “Eight hundred and six pieces, thats $40.30!” she answered. Id been living in my Los Angeles flat for over four years when my

15、parents came for a six-month visit from China. Id 2 noticed that the bottles and cans theyd collected on the road were worth 5 cents (美分) each. When their stay with us ended, I felt free, though I was a supporter of environmental 3 in fact.By the time my daughter began school, I was expected to rais

16、e money for the school. I felt very stressed(有壓力的). How could I work out the problem? 4 , a good idea came across my mind: how about uniting (結(jié)合) the two environmental education and raise money? I joined an organization called LACES. It had 5 1, 600 students, parents and teachers. If my two elderly

17、parents could 6 $300 in six months from recycling (回收), why couldnt we multiply (乘以) that number by at least 800? My team organized a day for students and parents to 7 bottles and cans directly to school. We 8 it the Green for Green program. The first one raised only $145. But we planned more progra

18、ms. With each one, the numbers started to look 9 : $145 $400 $481. The more success we had, the more people 10 our team. Today, LACES teachers keep boxes in their classrooms for bottles and cans. Students collect recyclables and 11 them in boxes. Parents collect at their offices. LACES parents have

19、told me that where they used to see litter, they see 12 . Since the LACES Green for Green program started in 2011, we have raised $15, 500 for the school and recycled about 75, 000 pounds of waste. I believe that our effort(努力) is 13 by the others in the community, and that the result is multiplied.

20、 I used to 14 my parents recycling project during their visit here. Now I laugh at myself for getting the benefit (益處) from their clever ideas. They may never 15 anyone beyond(超出) their family. However, their small effort has led to big change, one that inspires (激勵(lì)) family, friends, children, and e

21、ven strangers.( )1. A. wife B. fatherC. daughter D. mother( )2. A. seldomB. oftenC. usually D. always( )3. A. projectB. educationC. subject D. plan( )4. A. Quickly B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Sadly( )5. A. more thanB. less thanC. better than D. worse than( )6. A. accept B. findC. receive D. raise( )7.

22、 A. take B. bringC. save D. collect( )8. A. told B. spokeC. said D. called( )9. A. brighter B. higher C. stronger D. wider( )10. A. joinedB. knew C. loved D. left( )11. A. send B. moveC. throw D. store( )12. A. wasteB. bottlesC. money D. cans( )13. A. expected B. followed C. achieved D. controlled(

23、)14. A. agree withB. argue with(爭論)C. laugh at D. cry at( )15. A. influence(影響)B. helpC. educate D. consider3、 閱讀理解（本題共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）ADifferent vitamins are found in different foods. Then which food should be eaten to keep us healthy? Lets look at some important vitamins for the answer. Vitamin A

24、 helps to protect skin(皮膚) from becoming dry. It is also helpful to the eyes. Without vitamin A, you cannot see well in darkness. Vitamin A is found in animal liver(肝臟) and the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other dark-coloured fruit and vegetables have something that body can chan

25、ge into vitamin A. Vitamin B changes food into energy and helps the heart and nerve system(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)) to work smoothly. Without it, we will be weak and will not grow. It is found in grains and other foods like beans, nuts, meat and fish. Vitamin B helps to produce red blood cells(紅血球). It is found in foo

26、d like eggs, meat, fish, milk and green vegetables. Vitamin C is needed for strong bone and teeth, and for healthy blood vessels(血管). It also helps wounds(傷口) to cure quickly. The body stores little vitamin C, so we must get it everyday in foods like oranges, tomatoes and cabbage. Vitamin D increase

27、s the level of calcium(鈣) in the blood. Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally, as well to build strong bones. Fish liver oil has vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin to milk so that it will be good for children.( )1. Without _, we cannot see well in darkne

28、ss.A. vitamin AB. vitamin BC. Vitamin CD. Vitamin D( )2. According to the passage, vitamin B can be found in _.A. fish liver oilB. grains, meat and fishC. milk and vegetablesD. animal liver and eggs( )3. From the passage, we know that vitamin C is good for _.A. the skinB. the heartC. blood vesselsD.

29、 nerve and muscle( )4. Some milk producers add vitamin D to milk mainly to help children to _.A. have good eyesightB. produce blood cellsC. get enough calciumD. heal wounds quickly( )5. According to the passage above, which of the following is TRUE?A. We can get vitamins form everything.B. We can li

30、ve healthily with few vitamins.C. Vitamins are not important to our health.D. Different vitamins help us in different ways.BIts a scene in many homes around the world: tired-eyed teens wake to the sound of their alarm clock. Another school day begins, and we all wish we could have just one extra hou

31、r of sleep.For lucky high school students in England, theyre now going to reset their alarm and get an extra hour of sleep. Instead of starting school at 9 am, students will begin the school day at 10 am.This is part of a huge study by Oxford University. The experiment(實(shí)驗(yàn)) will see whether later cla

32、sses can improve exam results.More than 100 schools across England will join the four-year experiment, which includes tens of thousands of students. It is based on scientific evidence that teenagers are out of step with traditional school hours.“We know that something funny happens when youre a teen

33、ager,” lead sleep researcher Colin Epsie told The Telegraph. “Your parents think its because youre lazy and everything would be OK if you could get to sleep earlier. But science is telling us that teenagers need to sleep more in the mornings.”Another experiment in 2009 saw an improvement of 19 perce

34、nt in exam scores for major subjectssuch as math and science.Teenagers sleep cycles, on average, begin two hours after adults. Neuroscientists (神經(jīng)科學(xué)家) say teens have a built-in clock, which makes them more likely to go to sleep around midnight. As well as not feeling fully awake until between 9 am a

35、nd 10 am. This body clock stays until the age of 19 for females and 21 for males.Schools are places for learning, as well as education laboratoriesfinding out the best ways to learn and increase knowledge. Yet well have to wait until 2018 to find out these exciting results!( )6. What does the underl

36、ined word “reset” mean in Chinese?A. 重新安裝B. 重新組合C. 重新放置D. 重新設(shè)定( )7. England high school students usually start school _.A. at 7 amB. at 8 am C. at 9 amD. at 10 am( )8. Teenagers struggle to get up early because _.A. they are too lazyB. they stay up late at nightC. their sleep cycles are later than a

37、dultsD. their body clock wont start to work until 19 years old( )9. The purpose of the experiment in 2009 was to _.A. find out whether later classes can improve exam resultsB. test how students body clocks workC. compare teenagers and adults sleeping patternsD. help teachers to find the best way to

38、teach( )10. The article is focused on the topic that _.A. teenagers need more sleep than adultsB. students might need more hours sleep in the morningC. boys need more sleep in the morning than girlsD. it is important to do more experiments on educationCIs your TV connected to the Internet? What abou

39、t your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, as the so-called "Internet of things" is developing.The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this ye

40、ar, Samsung CEO(首席執(zhí)行官) BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, whether it's a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner(吸塵器).So, how do household(家用) objects that are part of Inter

41、net of things work? Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize(識(shí)別)

42、 people's faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting

43、 dog food bowls or security(安全) systems to the Internet, there may be problems. For example, many early connected-home devices(裝置) don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻擊). In addition, it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are

44、 made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2014.So, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorit

45、e music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.( )11. The Samsung CEO's speech is mentioned to prove that_.A. the Internet of things will appear in our daily life soonerB. Samsung has produced the Internet of things recentlyC. Sa

46、msung products have been part of the Internet of thingsD. he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things( )12. We can infer(推斷)from paragraphs 3 and 4 that _.A. the chair can know whether the user feels cold or notB. a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes inC. an Interne

47、t-connected camera can be used to take photos in the houseD. an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the user's smartphone( )13. According to the passage, it is mentioned that_.the temperature inside is neither too high nor too lowyour fridge provides the drinks for youthe chair warms u

48、p if you feel coldyour favourite music starts playingyour washing machine starts workingA. B. C. D.( )14. What's the problem about the Internet of things?A. Companies which produce connected-home devices haven't joined together.B. Connected-home devices may not work together and can easily g

49、et hacked.C. Companies have difficulty connecting security system to the Internet.D. These new devices are produced by different companies.( )15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. How to product the Internet of things.B. The introduction to use the Internet of things.C. The way of connecting t

50、he Internet of things.D. The Internet of things is coming in the future.第二部分 非選擇題（共60分）四、詞匯（本題共20小題；每小題0.5分，滿分10分）1. The company hopes its mobile phone will be successful on the _(歐洲)market.2. If you are in Rome , please do as the _(羅馬人)do.3. Hes so shy that he has trouble _(交流) with others.4. The g

51、overnment said there were no _(幸存者) of the plane crash.5. Mr. King successfully _(避免) a terrible disaster the other day.6. -I have a pair of shoes _ (類似于) to yours. -Thats nice. We can wear on the same day.7. The doctors must be tired because he has done several _(手術(shù)) in the daytime.8. The purpose o

52、f the charity should be (改善) young peoples health.9. To us students, the most important thing is not _ (獲得) success, but towork hard.10. -Why is she sitting on the sofa all the time?-She is _ (期待) a call from her son. 11. I noticed a little boy _(tie) a cat to the tree when I walked past the park.11

53、12. Its meaningful for him to work as a _(library).13. He is very angry , but he managed _(not express) his anger.14. China has opened its _ (four) Antarctic research base (南極科考站)the Taishan Station.15. The magazine is popular among the teenagers. It has the _(sell) of 2 million.16. Chinese eating h

54、abits we were used to _(change) a lot these years.17. The price of the houses _(rise) quickly since several months ago. 18. Its _(possible) for us to control the situation without their help.19. I think volunteering for the Olympics is one of _(mean) experiences in my life.20. He got a low grade in

55、the final exam, because he answered few questions (correct).五、閱讀表達(dá)，閱讀下面的材料，然后根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容回答問題。（共5小題，計(jì)5分）I can still remember the first day of school when I went abroad. Everyone was talking to their friends and laughing about memories they had together. They looked so happy, but I was new and didnt speak

56、English very well. I just ended up watching everyone. That was the loneliest I ever was.But then I saw an Asian girl standing alone like me. I tried talking to her in Chinese but she said: “Im from Korea (韓國).” We started talking and eventually she became one of my best friends in Canada. Her name is Jenny. Since shes Korean, I didnt really try talking to the Chinese group. However, that was a good thi