2015学年江苏无锡八士中学八年级上期中英语试卷（带解析）

1. 动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
【小题1】We should face the problem and solve it instead of ____________(wait) for others’ help.
【小题2】Who can hold the party if Mr. White ____________ ( not be) here this afternoon?
【小题3】Would you please ____________(pass) me the salt, Lucy?
【小题4】James, ____________(not let) the baby cry!
【小题5】Linda often advises Alan ____________(read) English aloud every morning.
【小题6】Wear more clothes, or you ____________(catch) a cold.
【小题7】_______ one of the twins ____________ (draw) the picture in the room at the moment?
【小题8】Mr Green, can you tell me what I can do ____________(make) my salad delicious?
【小题9】It’s cold. You’d better ____________(not stay) out too late.
【小题10】My grandmother often _________(sing) many songs for me when I was young.

2. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】A ____________(smile) face is a welcoming face.
【小题2】In my opinion, that’s the ____________(bad) movie of all.
【小题3】All the students are cheerful because they think their school life is very            (color).
【小题4】Believe in ____________(you). You are so clever, boys.
【小题5】I can ________________ (easy) answer all the questions on the paper.
【小题6】What a beautiful        (finish)dress! Is it by your mother?
【小题7】The building is 108 metres in        (high).
【小题8】She is an      (active) girl and always sits there, doing nothing.

1. This pair of sunglasses ______ you ______.

A．makes, beautiful	B．make, beautiful
C．makes, beautifully	D．make, beautifully

2. --- It’s sunny today. Why ______ go out for a walk?
--- ______. Let’s go now.

A．not to, Good idea	B．not, Good idea
C．don’t, That’s all right.	D．not, That’s OK.

3. --- ______?
--- He’s not very heavy and wears glasses.

A．What does Ron look like?	B．What is Ron?
C．What do you think of Ron?	D．How is Ron?

4. --- How much is the ticket to Central Park?
--- A one-way ticket ______ ＄40, and you can ______ another ＄20 for a round-trip.

A．costs, pay	B．costs, spend
C．pay, spend	D．spends, pay

5. The boat was made ______ steel and wood and it was made ______ my city.

A．of, by	B．in, by
C．from, in	D．of, in

6. ---What a lovely time he had ______ with his friend! And they had some time ______ about their study last Sunday.

A．to discuss, to talk	B．discussing, to talk
C．talking, to discuss	D．to talk, discussing

7. My mother often ______ the fridge ______ many vegetables.

A．fulls, with	B．fills, in
C．fulls, in	D．fills, with

8. It’s a secret between us. Don’t tell others.
---Sure, I       .

A．won’t	B．don’t
C．will	D．do

9. The group of soldiers arrived ______ a small town ______ a rainy morning.

A．at, on	B．at, in
C．in, on	D．in, in

10.               my grandfather takes a walk along the river for           .

A．Some times; some time	B．Sometimes; sometime
C．Sometimes; some time	D．Some times; sometime

11. We’ll try our best to do the work with ______ money and ______ people.

A．few, little	B．a few, a little
C．less, fewer	D．fewer, less

12. What ______ honest boy Tom is! He always tells us ______.

A．/, something true	B．an, true something
C．a, true something	D．an, something true

13. --- Who teaches ______ English, Lily?
--- No one. I learn it ______.

A．your, me	B．you, myself
C．yourself, my	D．your, myself

14. The buildings of New York are ______ than ______.

A．much higher, those of Wuxi

B．more higher, that of Wuxi

C．much more, Wuxi

D．many more, Wuxi

1. 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
The terrible story of the whale(鲸鱼)
As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped on his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was _____ along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ______ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down to the beach. ______ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark. Eric Frowned(皱眉). If it _____, he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach _____ the rocks. They were the best places to watch the whales because of their ______. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to ______ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale was too close to the shore(海岸) and got stuck(搁浅) on the _____! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was _____! Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get ______! If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldn’t let that happen.

【小题1】

A．riding B．running C．getting D．walking

【小题2】

A．sent B．hid C．took D．got

【小题3】

A．As B．Since C．Because D．Although

【小题4】

A．shone B．showed C．rained D．blew

【小题5】

A．into B．off C．to D．from

【小题6】

A．length B．size C．height D．shape

【小题7】

A．see B．kill C．catch D．save

【小题8】

A．rock B．beach C．road D．bicycle

【小题9】

A．dead B．pretty C．lovely D．alive

【小题10】

A．care B．water C．medicine D．help

1. “If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and how cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin (皮肤), you can feel better . For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things as we buy food and clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. There are ways of learning to see well by feelings. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to (习惯于) them. Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things for you to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see.
【小题1】By touching things, _____________.

A．you will have a strange feeling

B．you will learn how to reach out your hand

C．you can tell the difference of the things

D．you can tell what colours they are

【小题2】Why does it say “At first, it is not easy to feel these things.”?

A．Because the things are used by people, too.

B．Because people use the things too often.

C．Because people know how to use the things.

D．Because the things are easy to feel.

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Touching is more important than seeing.

B．Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us buy food

C．People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.

D．Visitors can feel the things on show in some museums

【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A．Touching by feeling	B．To see or to feel
C．Feel to See Better	D．Ways of Feeling

2. (1) The weather in Australia is not the same as ours, because the seasons are opposite. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country. It is in the south of the world. June, July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring; the summer is in December, January and February; March, April and May are the autumn months.
A very large part of the country has no rain at all. The east coast(海岸)has rain all year round. There are no dry months there. The southeast winds blow all the year.(2) bring, they, rain, from, sea, the.There is not much rain on the west side. The southeast part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
【小题1】将（1）处翻译成中文。
                                                                   
【小题2】将（2）处的词语连成一个完整句。
                                                                   
【小题3】Which part of the world is Australia in?
                                                                   
【小题4】Why does the east coast have rain all year round?
                                                                   
【小题5】What’s the Chinese meaning of “opposite”?
                                                                   

3. A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a train station. The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.
At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there. He was asleep. The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake up and go, but each time she looked, the farmer was still there sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have woken him six times now, but why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.”
“Oh, no, I don't want tosend him away,” answered her husband with a smile. “You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill(账单), and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."
【小题1】The persons who come to the restaurant are those who                  .

A．want to stay for night

B．want to meet friends

C．wait for the train

D．want to buy train tickets

【小题2】The wife did not go to bed because she was waiting for the farmer to _____.

A．get on the train	B．talk to her
C．pay his bill	D．wake up and go

【小题3】The underlined phrase “send him away” may mean _____.

A．invite him to stay longer

B．make him leave

C．tell him to drink more

D．ask him to pay the money

【小题4】Why didn't the man send the farmer away?

A．Because he wanted the farmer to sleep a little longer.

B．Because he wanted the farmer to feel sleepy

C．Because he wanted the farmer to give more money

D．Because he wanted the farmer to have more food

【小题5】From the passage we know the husband is _____.

A．honest	B．gentle
C．unkind	D．warm-hearted

4.

Canbury Youth Hotel
Facilities(设施) 120 beds Open 24 hours, all year Car park No family rooms Games room Washing machines No smoking Camping	Meal Times Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. --- 7:00 p.m.
Travel Information City centre three kilometers Bus service to city centre No. 14 (takes ten minutes), last bus 8:00 p.m.	Next Hotels Charlestown    8 kilometres Kinscombe     15 kilometres Oxton         20 kilometres
Charges  Under 18 ＄6.15      Adult ＄9.10

【小题1】If you stay in Canbury Youth Hotel, you can’t ______.

A．smoke	B．play games
C．park your car	D．camp

【小题2】What is the nearest hotel?

A．Canbury	B．Kinscombe
C．Oxton	D．Charlestown

【小题3】How much is it for two 15-year-olds to stay one night?

A．＄6.15	B．＄9.10
C．＄12.30	D．＄18.20

1. 书面表达（本大题共10分）
根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文介绍一下你最好的朋友Alice，词数80词左右。
1. 有明亮的眼睛，圆圆的脸，比班里其他女孩更苗条，总是面带微笑。
2. 很有幽默感，乐于助人，上周日她教你做了一份水果沙拉。
3. 她在一所混合学校读书，她在学校有很多时间进行课外活动，每月学校都组织一次旅游。
4. 将来，她想……（发挥2-3句）
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      

1. 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
【小题1】She was on her first ____________(外国的) holiday without her parents.
【小题2】These are the         (登山者) boots. Please look after them well.
【小题3】When the film star arrived, the students all ____________(欢呼).
【小题4】Nancy and her classmates are going to visit Disneyland__________(在……期间) their stay in Shanghai in 2015.
【小题5】Are there any ____________(指示) on how to plant the trees?
【小题6】Can’t you see clearly that Vivien ‘s legs are_________(装进) well under her desk at the moment?
【小题7】The poor boy stood there and looked very          (无助的).

2. 缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题5分，每格0.5 分）
People use languages to communicate（交流）. Many animals don’t speak w__【小题1】_. But they have many other ways to communicate.
Have you seen fish swimming in a g___【小题2】_? Do they swim together because they can s__【小题3】___each other? That’s not true. They make s__【小题4】__sounds, which can only be heard by fish, to keep swimming together. Birds are also good at u   【小题5】 sounds.
There are two m_【小题6】___reasons for birds to use sounds. The first is that they use sounds when they l___【小题7】__for “friends”. The other reason is that they make sounds to warn(警告) other birds that an enemy(敌人) is nearby. Birds are the b_【小题8】__animals at communicating.
Frogs use songs to prevent(阻止) other animals getting into their “home”. Many animals in the sea make sounds to communicate in their s___【小题9】__groups.
Each animal makes sounds to express(表达) its o__【小题10】__meanings.

1. 完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）
【小题1】吉姆愿意和他的朋友们分享这些草莓吗？
Is Jim __________________________________________________ his friends?
【小题2】不仅学生们痴迷于制作飞机模型，而且他们的老师也如此。
Not only the students but also their teacher _________________________________ planes.
【小题3】中国的学生暑假休假比英国学生少几周。
Chinese students ________________________________ the summer holiday than British students.
【小题4】在绘画比赛中，我堂兄没我画得仔细。
My cousin ____________________________________ I in the drawing competition.
【小题5】你的叔叔花了多长时间把这张有着玫瑰的画挂在墙上？
How long does your uncle _____________________________________________on the wall?
【小题6】当我们到达长城的时候，我们所有人都等不及下车了。
All of us ___________________________________ when we got to the Great Wall.