江苏无锡南长区八年级下期中英语试卷

--- What do you think of _______ film Big Hero 6?
--- Oh, it's _______ exciting film and the hero Baymax really touched me.

Simon is crazy about football. He has been a member of the Football Club _______ last year.

The fish _______ for some time. You’d better cook them at once.

--- Must I return the book this week?
--- No, you _______. You can _______ it for 20 days.

Can you give me _______ on how to learn English well? I need your help.

My father _______ dinner at restaurants last year, but now he usually comes back home from work and cooks supper for us.

--- Would you mind _______ me the way to Times Square?
--- _______. I’m new here.

J.K. Rowling finished the first Harry Potter book in 1995 but it wasn’t _______ in the very beginning

You can only borrow two books _______ if you don’t have a library card.

--- My aunt _______ Singapore for a holiday.
--- It’s a beautiful country. I _______ there twice.

_______ honest the boy was! All the students told a lie _______ him.

Do you know the UK is _______ four different countries?

Daniel doesn’t know who _______ this history book.

--- Lily, you’re so kind to help me. Thanks a lot.
--- _______.

完形填空
Mr.  Black loved his daughter  Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time            with her. One night, he had much work to do,       couldn't play with his daughter. In order to keep her      , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he      , Helen came running to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had       time to play with her now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.
About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now? "Mr. Black was surprised and said, "That's     .  Let's go and see." And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every       in its place.
Mr. Black said, "That's surprising!        did you do that?" Helen said, "It was     . On the back of the page was a picture of a         . When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

A．working B．running C．playing D．walking

A．or B．and C．but D．then

A．sleepy B．warm C．free D．busy

A．left home B．got home C．left the office D．got to the office

A．no B．enough C．much D．some

A．right B．wrong C．possible D．impossible

A．map B．picture C．piece D．page

A．How B．Why C．When D．Where

A．hard B．simple C．difficult D．different

A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman

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How long can you park your car for free at most after spending 108 yuan in RT-Mart?

You can get another tie for free _______ at LOTTE-Mart Menswear.

The information above is probably from_______.

Will you trust your friends if you can’t see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to get the answer.
One day, Mr. Morrie came into the classroom and said he had a game for us to try. He grouped us into two teams. One student from the first group, stood in front of us with his eyes closed, and then fell backwards(向后地). The second group stood behind him. Before he fell on the floor, they should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didn’t move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment(尴尬地).
Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave.
For a moment, I was sure that she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.
“Whoa!!” We were all surprised, and also encouraged(受鼓舞的). The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you can’t see anything. You won’t feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure if you will hit the cold, hard floor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they will not let you down.”
What is Morrie?

What did the writer think of the girl?

Why did the students feel encouraged?

A habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend many hours and dollars each year trying to give up(放弃) these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there are still some suggestions（建议）for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(压力), what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of not finishing your homework. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Not finishing you homework is a bad habit because you may be punished(惩罚) by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision(决定). What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important.
From the first paragraph, we know that _______.

The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that _______.

According to the passage, if you want to give up your habits, you have to _______.

The best title for this passage is _______.

任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一词。(本大题共5分，每小题1分)
Scientists said that in the past 100 years, as the global(全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74℃, the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4℃in only 50 years.
China needs to cut down carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) emission(排放)，because it’s the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China has decided to cut energy use down by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year Plan.
Can you slow down global warming? Sure! You and your family can take action.
Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.
Wear used clothes. It means that you save the energy when you wear your brother’s, sister’s or dad’s old T-shirts.
Change your light bulbs(灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!
Take a bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil(石油) every year.
Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets.
Open the windows. Don’t often use the air conditioner(空调). Let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in summer and lower in winter to save energy.

The main    for global warming	Too much carbon dioxide in the air.
on how to save the earth.	1. Wear used      clothes.
2. Use energy-saving light bulbs and    to turn off the lights and your television or computer when you don’t need them.
3. Take a bus.
4.  Use baskets instead of plastic bags when you or your family go   4  .
5. Try to use the air conditioner   .

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
The more books you read, the richer ____________ (know) you will get.
Next week it will be his grandfather’s ____________ (ninety) birthday.
The UK is a ____________ (Europe) country. Like China, it also has a long history.
Cutting down too many trees makes it ____________ (possible) for people to protect wild animals
in the world.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
The rain kept beating ____________ (撞，碰) the windows, and the little girl looked so sad.
We all look forward to ____________ (实现) our dreams by taking online tours.
Her friend ____________ (嫁) a world-famous football player last year.
I really hope to go abroad for getting more traveling ____________ (经历).

动词填空  用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)
When I was a child, I once dreamed of __________ (receive) a letter from the queen in the UK.
---Is everybody here?
---No, sir. Jim and Mike ____________ (not arrive) yet. They are still on their way.
---I didn’t see you at Susan’s birthday party yesterday evening. Why?
---Because I ____________ (wait) for a call from my best friend in Hong Kong.
Now most teenagers refuse ______ (communicate) with their parents when they have problems.
You have to walk home or take a taxi because the last bus __________ (leave) ten minutes ago.
No one is sure what ____________ (happen) to himself next minute.
---Tom doesn’t look well. What’s wrong?
---He ____________ (catch) a bad cold.
Please don’t play with your mobile phones while we ______ (have) such an important meeting.

完成句子  按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，在答题卷相应的横线上填写答案。(本大题共10分,1-4小题每空0.5分，5-6小题各1.5分)
老师告诉我们什么时候上交作业了吗？
Has the teacher told us ________ ________ ________ ________ our homework?
Sandy 多久用一次电脑搜索信息？
________ ________does Sandy use her computer to ________ ________ information?
繁忙的一天工作后，他们累坏了。
They were ________ ________ after a busy day’s work.
看着这些老照片，那位老人忍不住想起了他的童年。
When looking at these old photos, the old man _______ _______ ______ ______ his childhood.
他参加校篮球队半年了。
He                                                                half a year.
对我们来讲，尽可能经常地彼此保持联系是非常重要的。
It’s very important                                             as often as possible.

书面表达  (本大题共5分)
假如你校将开展“读好书，促成长”活动，请你根据这项活动的主题，向全校同学发出倡议。请参考表格内容，用英语写一份倡议书。

注意：1）要点完整，可适当发挥，使句子通顺、连贯。
2）正确使用时态，语法正确，书写整洁。
3）90词左右，倡议部分适当发挥2-3句，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear friends,
Reading is very important in our daily life.
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Let’s start reading now!