江苏无锡滨湖八年级上期中英语试卷

I don’t want _________ usual instruction of the task. Please give me _________ unusual one.

----Which month has _________ days in a year?
---- February.

His grade in the exam put him _________ the top students in his classes.

Hush! The baby is sleeping. Please talk _________ than usual or you may wake him up.

---- I have more storybooks than _________ do.
---- But your books are not as interesting as _________.

Miss Tang has no _________ of time. She is often late for meetings.

She must be a true friend. She never _________ a bad word about others.

They _________ the Palace Museum next week.

His long talk made Sandy _________. She almost fell asleep.

---- Did you go to the cinema last night?
---- No. _________ seeing a film, I just stayed at home and watched TV.

She learned how to ride a bike _________ at the age of 6.

They live 20 kilometres _________ the school.

---- I’m feeling so tired now.
---- _________ stop and have a rest?

_________, and you will be healthier.
A. Keep exercise          B. Keeping exercising
B. Keep exercising         D. Keeping exercise

---- My mother says that we won’t go on a trip to Hong Kong.
---- _________. You were looking forward to it.

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）
Umbrellas are common in daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent (阻挡) the          . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is           rain and strong wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike           an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company           six years inventing (发明) a hand-free umbrella.         , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button (按钮), and the Nubrella will open          . With the help of the “shoulder support”, the umbrella can rest on the user’s          . So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands           even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is 59.94 dollars each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart invention, they can use their phones to talk and send short           in the rain now.           in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?

A．snow B．water C．sun D．ice

A．heavy B．heavily C．strong D．big

A．by B．without C．with D．at

A．spent B．took C．paid D．cost

A．At first B．At last C．At most D．At least

A．easily B．hardly C．nearly D．mostly

A．feet B．legs C．shoulders D．arms

A．free B．busy C．difficult D．good

A．information B．magazines C．messages D．texts

A．Lying B．Flying C．Walking D．Singing

Arriving in New York  There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.
Public Transport (交通)  In New York there’s a good bus and subway (地铁) service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue (大街) and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!
Hotels  There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA(国际青年旅社) near Central Park is great for young people.
Eating out  There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
Shopping   Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5^th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices. You have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York.
Places to see  Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.
How many kinds of public transport are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

“The Plaza” here is the name of _________.

How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of 10 dollars in New York?

When you visit New York, you should _________.

From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “Ah!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “Ah!” Then the boy shouted. “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so he shouted, “Foolish (愚蠢的)!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” His father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man shouted, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained, “People call this ‘Echo’, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection (反映) of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
At first the boy cried because _________.

When the boy heard the voice repeating, he felt _________.

The father shouted to the mountain to _________.

The word “Echo” means _________.

From the story we know _________.

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
How _________ (humour) Max is! He always tells us funny jokes.
---- How are you feeling today?  ---- Even _________ (bad).
Next week, we will have a _________ (month) test on English.
It’s easy to work out the _________ (high) of this bridge in this way.
It’s _________ (possible) to learn English well if you don’t have enough practice.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
Don’t make so many _________ (错误) in your homework next time.
Millie’s dream is to become an _________ (优秀的) teacher when she grows up.
Kate is really a pretty girl with bright _________ (微笑的) eyes.
If you need more colours, you can get them by _________ (混合) these colours together.
We are traveling in New Zealand, Australia and Japan _________ (自始至终) November.

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
_________ (attend) DIY lessons every Saturday is great fun for me.
Be quiet! The students _________ (have) an English class.
Can you show me how _________ (stick) a rose on the card?
At first, he _________ (write) quite badly, but now he writes well.
Not only the houses but also the train _________ (be) made of paper.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共10分，每空0.5分)
当他的朋友有需要时，他总是乐于给予一些帮助。
When his friends are in need, he’s always willing to _________ _________ _________.
我认为这本书不如另外两本有趣。
I don’t think this book _________ _________ _________ _________ the other two books.
我选择了把房间刷成蓝色。
I _________ _________ _________ my room blue.
每当假期结束时，我们总是想要再多休几天假。
Every time when the holiday is over, we always want to have _________ _________ _________ _________ _________.
他经常建议我散散步。
He often _________ _________ _________ take a walk.

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，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答卷横线上必须完整写出。
(本大题共5分，每格0.5分)
Tom arrived at the bus station early for the Paris bus to go to work. The bus for Paris would not leave u     five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line; others were w    around. There were a group of students. Their teacher was trying to k     them in line. Tom looked around but there was no p   for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He took a s     before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, one of Tom’s workmates came in and s     with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s still much time left,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll g     you some more coffee then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the c     again. “Oh, It’s going backward!” he c    . “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror,” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for a      hour. Since then, Tom has never liked mirrors.

书面表达  (本大题共5分)
学校将举行初中英语征文比赛，主题是介绍你的朋友Nick，请你根据下列要点完成征文。
1. 勤奋而有耐心，总是乐于助人，经常帮同学辅导数学难题。
2. 我7岁时就跟他交上了朋友。
3. 他愿意替我保守秘密，所以我什么都可以告诉他。
4. 他痴迷于自己动手做，他喜欢修坏了的东西。
5. 他妈妈的生日要到了，他决定……
注意：
1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 第5 要点的内容须用1～2句话作适当发挥；
3. 词数70个左右，短文的开头和结尾句已给出，不计入总词数。
My best friend Nick is a lovely boy with a good personality.
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How lucky I am to have such a good friend！