江苏省无锡市南长区八年级下册第二学期期中考试英语试题【精编】.doc

2019学年江苏无锡南长区初二下期中考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、单项填空1. —Is London __ ___ _ European city?—Yes. It is one of the most beautiful cities in __ ___ _ Britain .A. a; the ________B. a; /___________C. an; the______________D. an; /2. People in Xinghua __ ___ _ walk or ride bikes, but now they __ ___ _ taking the bus or riding cars.A. used to ; used toB. were used to ; used toC. were use d to ; are used toD. used to ; are used to3. His arm __ ___ _ the chair by the kidnapper( 绑匪 ). The only way to escape (逃脱) was to break the rope __ ___ _.A. was tied to ; as faster as he couldB. was tied to; as fast as he couldC. was tying to ; as fast as possibleD. was tying to ; as faster as possible4. — Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it David?—It __ ___ _ be him. I saw him go to the teachers’ office just now.A . mustn’t ______________B . can’tC . couldn’t____________________D . must5. Can you tell us who __ ___ _ and where to get help when we have problems?A. to talk ________B. will talkC. to talk to____________________D. will talk to6. —He ’ s never spoken to an Englishman, __ ___ _ ?—__ ___ _ . He has been in the UK for many years.A. hasn ’ t he; NoB. has he; YesC. isn ’ t he; No ________D. is he; Yes7. My grandpa _________ since I was six years old.A. has diedB. has been diedC. has dead________D. has been dead8. — Where is your father?— He __ ___ _ Australia and he __ ___ _ Sydney for two weeks.A. has been to; has been inB. has gone to; has been inC. has been in; has been toD. has gone to; has been to9. T om __ ___ _ Kate two years ago , and they will havea child next month.A. got married withB. married toC. has been married toD. married10. He has been in the USA __ ___ _ .A. since a month ________B. for a monthC. for a month ago ________D. in a month11. —___________ have you learnt English ? —Since 2006 .A. How far _________B. How longC. How often___________ D. How soon12. — Would you mind me __ ___ _ here ? —__ ___ _ . Let me take my bag away.A . to sit; Better notB . sitting; I’m afraid notC . sitting; Not at allD . to sit; I hope so13. He likes playing tricks on others, but ______, he isa good boy because he is willing to help others.A. on the way_________________B. in t he wayC. in some ways________D. by the way14. —Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy.—__ ___ _ __ . That’s what friend s are for.A. My pleasureB. With pleasureC . Never mind_________ D. It’s nice of you二、完形填空15. 完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。

无锡市第二学期八年级英语期中考试1I 听力部分（共20分）一、根据你所听到的对话，选择正确的选项。

（本大题共10分，每小题1分）1. Which picture are they talking about?A. B. C.2. What’s Mary’s dream work?A. B. C.3. Which clock is the girl’s?A. B. C.4. What’s the weather like today?A. B. C.5. What does Mary often do to help her mother?A. She often helps her mother to cook meals.B. She often helps her mother with the washing.C. She often helps her mother to clean the house.6. How’s Jim?A. He’s OK.B. He’s ill.C. He’s tall.7. What would the woman like?A. Tea.B. Juice.C. Coffee with milk.8. What do you think of the woman?A. She doesn’t like reading newspapers.B. She likes cleaning the windows.C. She doesn’t like sports.9. What does the woman mean?A. She hasn’t prepared for the exam yet.B. The exam will be easy for her.C. The exam is not important for her.10. How much should the man pay for the ticket？A. 64 yuan.B. 72 yuan.C. 96 yuan.二、根据你所听到的对话或短文，选择正确的选项。

八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）1.—______ wonderful advice Tom offers!—Exactly! He often gives so many good ideas．（）A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a2.Teachers should speak less in class to let students have more time to learn_____ themselves．（）A. inB. byC. forD. on3.—Your French is so good that I thought you are a Frenchman．—No， I am not． I have just been in France ______ I was five．（）A. untilB. sinceC. whenD. before4.Mia______ be in the classroom because she has gone to the playground for a football match．（）A. mayB. mustC. mustn'tD. can't5.Though his opinion was the ______ of mine，we calmed down and communicated patiently．A. overB. darknessC. againstD. opposite6.I know my father ______ my mother in 2003． One and a half years later， I was born．（）A. marriedB. married toC. married withD. got married with7.This important grade meeting will start at 3：00p．m.. Please be in the school hall ______．（）A. from time to timeB. at a timeC. at timesD. on time8.I______ Jack ______ go to the cinema with you tonight． He always watches films withme．（）A. think； won'tB. don't think； willC. don't think； isD. think； isn't going to9.We work in the same factory， but it's hard ______ us ______ each other．（）A. of； meetingB. for； to meetC. of； to meetD. for； meeting10.The ancient（古代的） book was made______ bamboo and it was made______ six parts．（）A. up of； ofB. from； up ofC. of； up ofD. from； of11.My grandma used to ______ on the square after supper， but now she is used to _______ out for a walk with my grandpa．（）A. dance； goB. dancing； goC. dance； goingD. dancing； going12.The fish my mother cooked five days ago isn't fresh at all， and it ______． Don't eat itif you want your stomach．（）A. smells goodB. smelled wellC. smells badD. smelled badly13.______ one of the cities at the bottom of the page then ______．（）A. Choose； click on itB. Choosing； click on itC. Choosing； click it onD. Choose； click it on14.The student ______ his homework at home again． That makes Mr． Wu very angry．（）A. has forgottenB. forgotC. has leftD. left15.—Would you mind me ______ the channel？—______． My favourite programme is on the way．（）A. to change； Better not．B. to change； I'm afraid not．C. changing； Not at all．D. changing； I hope not．二、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共20.0分）A16.For most of the year, the weather in South Africa is _____.A. cool and rainyB. hot and wetC. warm and sunnyD. cold and snowy17.If you want to sit on the beach and see the sunshine in August, you can go to _____.A. South AfricaB. GreeceC. AustraliaD. All the above18.The hottest months in Australia are from _____.A. June to NovemberB. April to JuneC. November to MarchD. November to FebruaryBAt the age of 16，Einstein failed in several courses because he mixed with a group of naughty kids．One weekend morning，Einstein was about to fish with those kids，his father stopped him and said to him calmly，" Einstein，you're so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination．I'm so worried about your future with your mother．""What are you worrying about Jack and Robert also failed，but they go fishing as usual．" "My boy，you can't think so，" Looking at Einstein，his father said lovingly，"There goes a story in our hometown．I hope you can listen to it carefully．""There were two cats playing on the roof（屋顶）．Suddenly，a cat fell into the chimney （烟囱）holding another one．When the two cats climbed out of the chimney，a cat's face was dirty while the other's face was clean．Seeing the dirty cat，the clean cat thought it was dirty and ugly，so it quickly ran into the river and washed its face．The dirty cat saw the clean cat，thinking its face was also clean，so it walked in the street without washing．""Einstein，no one can be your mirror．Only you are your own mirror．Taking other people to be your mirror，even a clever person may become a fool．"Hearing this，Einstein was ashamed（羞愧）and returned to his small room．Since then，Einstein often took himself as a mirror to check，and said to himself-I was special，so I needn't be as usual as others．This was why Einstein succeeded．Different ways and wishes will produce different attitudes（态度）towards life．You can think about others' attitudes to decide your own，but you can never follow others to do so．You must see yourself clearly，and know what your goal is．It is you to decide your own future．19.What was the cause of Einstein's failure in his several courses？______A. His parents gave him too much pressure．B. He spent too much time fishing with his friends．C. He found his courses too hard for him to deal with．D. He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids．20.Why did Einstein's father tell him the story？______A. To tell his son to be his own mirror．B. To let his son keep playing with those naughty kids．C. To remind his son to study hard．D. To ask his son not to listen to other's advice21.The writer wants to make us know that ______ ．A. we should have our own attitudes towards lifeB. we should study hard to have a bright futureC. we should not make friends with bad kidsD. we should be different from othersC"What are you afraid of" Mr．Miller asked the class．Clayton tried not to laugh．Fear was for babies，not a strong kid like him．"Snakes，" Rebecca said．"Spiders，" Michelle added．"Okay，" Mr．Miller said，"but I was actually talking about bigger things．""Like sharks" Joe asked．"They're really scary with their sharp teeth…"Mr．Miller held up his hand．"I'm talking about the things that make you feel terrible in life．Things like failing math or not making the basketball team．"Hands flew up all around Clayton．His classmates named everything from not being popular to losing a loved one．Clayton was not listening．He didn't want to because every fear his classmates mentioned（提及）was something he worried about，too．He'd always thought he was fearless，but here he was afraid of every single thing mentioned in class．"What about you，Clayton？" Mr．Miller asked．Clayton crossed his arms and looked out of the window．"I'm not afraid of anything．" "Nothing" Mr．Miller asked．"You have to be afraid of something，" Joe said．"What about the science test we have coming up？"Clayton had been studying every night，and he still had trouble remembering everything．"No．""Isn't your grandfather in the hospital" Rebecca asked．"You must be worried about him．" Grandpa Mike had to have a heart surgery（外科手术）．The doctors said he'd fully recovered （康复），but Clayton couldn't stop thinking about how much older Grandpa Mike had looked in the hospital．"He'll be fine．""You know，" Mr．Miller said，"there's another fear that many people have．" He sat down on the edge of the desk and looked at Clayton．"Some people are afraid of fear．They're afraid to admit（承认）when something frightens them because being afraid makes that thing seem so much more real．"Clayton looked at Mr．Miller．"Are you like that？""I was．" Mr．Miller walked over to Clayton's desk．"But then I learned that facing my fears made me do something about them．I could take control（控制），even if only in a small way．" He went down and looked Clayton in the eyes．"When my grandfather was in the hospital，I visited him every day and read the newspaper to him just because it made him smile．His smile made me feel better，less afraid．"Grandpa Mike liked to read the newspaper，too．"I should do that for my grandpa，" Clayton said．"Facing your fear is much braver than pretending（假装）you aren't afraid，" Mr．Miller said．Clayton nodded，decided to face his fears．22.Clayton didn't want to answer the question because ______ ．A. he was a strong kidB. he was afraid of nothingC. his classmates thought he was fearlessD. every fear mentioned was what he worried about23.Clayton worried about Grandpa Mike because ______ ．A. Grandpa Mike was much older nowB. Grandpa Mike did not fully recoverC. Grandpa Mike would have a surgery．D. he couldn't visit Grandpa Mike every day24.From the passage we know that Mr．Miller ______ ．A. lived with his grandpaB. read newspaper to his grandpa every dayC. had fears like the studentsD. loved to discuss fears with the students25.The story mainly wants to tell us that ______ ．A. it's OK to have fearsB. we should be afraid of nothingC. sometimes we can't control our fearsD. kids don't like to talk about their fears三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）Julie was sitting in bed late at night playing with her new smart phone．Earlier that week，her children and grandchildren visited her to celebrate(26) 70th birthday．The phone was a gift (27) her granddaughter Mary．Up until then，Julie had never really been(28) in catching up with modern technology，(29)having her own smart phone made her feel youthful．Julie decided to join Facebook (30) she noticed all the younger people were doing so．However，when making her profile page，she was embarrassed（尴尬）to put up a picture of herself．She thought she looked much too old and (31) would want to talk to her．She thought for a while and got a (32) of a beautiful 20-something year old from Google，posted it under her name，and went to sleep．The next morning，Julie woke up and logged into （登录）Facebook，hoping that she would have one or two new(33)．She could not believe her eyes．Her inbox was(34) friend requests （请求）from many young handsome men．Julie decided to accept only the best-looking ones and began chatting with them day and night．She(35) let them know that they were actuallytalking to a grandma．The next time Julie met up with Mary，she thanked her so much for the phone and said，"I haven't felt so young and pretty in years!"26. A. his B. her C. their D. our27. A. from B. for C. with D. at28. A. helpful B. interested C. favorite D. serious29. A. and B. but C. or D. so30. A. if B. while C. because D. although31. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody32. A. name B. picture C. machine D. voice33. A. friends B. pages C. down D. gifts34. A. made of B. full of C. short of D. careful of35. A. sometimes B. always C. often D. never四、单词拼写-单句（本大题共4小题，共4.0分）36.The new Chinese cartoon called Where is the Dragon will be on in______ （几个）days．37.The little girl suddenly______ （意识到）her parents loved her so much．38.These hard______ （经历）of life are hidden in your heart while the smile is on your face．39.What would you like to have for supper？ Please give me a______ （直接） answer．五、完成句子（本大题共6小题，共9.0分）40.滴滴让无锡人民点外卖更便宜，微信则使保持联系更容易。

初二英语期中考试卷第一卷（客观题，共70分）一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。

1. Which kind of Chinese culture is the man ’s favourite?A. B.C.2. Where does Bob ’s father work now? A. B.C.3. How does Jim usually go to school ? A.B.C.4. How much is the blue T-shirt? A.B.C.5. Where are the two speakers? A. At the bus stop.B. On the bus.C. In Xihui Park.6. What can we learn about the young lady?A. She hasn ’t got married.B. She has a sense of humour.C. She is very busy.7. Why doesn ’ｔ Peter want to have pizza? A. He doesn ’t like the taste of pizza. B. He likes sandwiches better. C.He thinksit ’s expensive.8. What will Kate do at 3:00 o ’clock this afternoon?A. Have a piano lesson.B. Playvolleyball with friends. C. Have amusic lesson.9. What has the man done many times before?￡99￡19￡90A. He has jumped over the gate.B. He has swum a cross the river.C. He has climbed the tree. 10. What has happened in the woman’s hometown?A. There has been an earthquake.B. There has been a fire.C. There has been a flood.第二节（共10小题）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。