江苏南京市秦淮区2018-2019学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2018-2019 秦淮 8A 四校联考

期中试卷

一、听力略

二、单项填空(1’*15=15’)

1 6. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge officially opened to traffic ______ October 24, 2018. It helps

reduce the travel time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai or Macao from over three hours to only half an hour.

A. in B. at C. to D. on

7. People in Britain call this time of year autumn while in the USA, people say ______ instead. 1

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1 A. fall B. cookies C. movie D. lorry

8. Among the following words, which underlined part has a different sound?

A neighbor

9. ---Do you think the living room is boring?

--A little. We can ______ a picture on the wall

A. put out B put away B. weight C. height D. eight

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C. put up D. put in

20. Which of the following words has a different prefix to make it have an opposite meaning?

A. happy

1. ---Did you enjoy your trip to Nanjing?

--Very much. I couldn't wait ______ photos as soon as I arrived there. B. possible C. interesting D. certain

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A. to taking B. to take C. for taking D. take

22. ---How can I get a high mark in the coming exam?

---The ______ you write, ______ mistakes you will make.

A. more careful; the fewer

C. more carefully; the fewer B. more careful; the less

D. more carefully; the less

23. ---Are there any good ways to save water, Miss Wang?

---Many. ______, turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.

A. Such as B. At first

C. However D. For example

2 4. Instructions are important. You’d better ______ your DIY work without reading them.

A. begin B. not begin C. to begin

5. ---______ some paper ______ a pair of scissors is needed to make paper roses. D. not to begin

D. Neither, nor 2

- --I'll get them right away.

A. Not only, but also B. Both, and C. Either, or

2 6. ---How long did it ______ you to decorate your new flat, Michael?

--I ______ about three hours decorating it.

A. take; cost B. cost; spent

7. As teenagers, we should know how to look after ______ when we are alone at home.

A. ourselves B. yourselves C. himself

8. Is Shanghai larger than ______ in China and larger than ______ in Africa? -

C. take; spent D. spend, take

D. themselves 2

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A. any city; any city

C. any other city; the other cities B. any city; any other city

D. any other city; any city

2 9. This is the first model plane ______ for my younger brother. I hope he will like it.

A. I made B. I made it C. who I made

0. ---Mum, I don’t have anybody to play with. Can I have a pet? D. it I made

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---______ Our house is too small.

A. Why not?

C. I hope so. B. I'm afraid not.

D. Anything else?

三、完形填空（1’*10=10’）

Do you feel lonely when your best friend isn’t around? Here’s our ___31___ to you—and to all kids

who feel lonely sometimes.

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around, maybe ___32___ he or she moved to a different school or a

different class. You may feel left out during break or lunchtime. You want to make new friends, but how do

1 you find them? Everybody seems___33___his or her own friends. But remember, there are ___34___ ways

to make new friends.

___35___ by looking around your classroom. Think about which kids you’d like to play with during

break. Look for ___36___ to say hello to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something ___37___

them. Invite someone to play with you or say ‘‘Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at

break, walk over to the kids you want to play with and ask if you can join them in a ___38___ way.

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teachers to help you make new friends.

The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Being kind, being friendly, sharing, saying nice things, offering

help. Very soon, you’ll have one, or two, or ___39___ more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend. But___40___ you see each other again, you can share

something you didn’t have before he or she left. Yo u can introduce him or her to your new friends!

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4 1.A. advice

2.A. but B. suggestions

B. although

B. to have

B. seldom

B. Starting

B. chances

B. from

B. friendly

B. few

B. why C. ideas

C. because

C. having

C. no

C. To start

C. meanings

C. with

C. noisy

C. less

C. which D. problems

D. because of

D. had

D. always

D. Started

D. games

D. between

D. shy 3.A. have

4.A. never

5.A. Start

6.A. words

7.A. through

8.A. angry

9.A. little

0.A. when D. even

D. where

四、阅读理解(1’*15=15’)

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Happy Family Salad

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★ Two adults (married responsible and loving parents)

One child (or more)

Two large bowls of tolerance(宽容)

A cup of understanding

Four leaves of fun and games

Two tablespoons of salad cream of kindness

A whole heap(堆) of sharing and caring

A bag of happy thoughts