江苏镇江市八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

—Andy is really _______ honest boy.
—Yes. That’s why he is _______ most popular student in his class.

________ he willing _________ people in need any time?

Shanghai is much            than            cities in China.

Jim did what he could           the poor children.

Jim spends _______ time _______ his hobbies than Amy.

—I don’t know how to do it well.
—Don’t worry. Here are some ________.

—It’s a pity that I can only live here for two days __________.
—Why not stay for another day? I know you have three days off.

—The film Lost in Hong Kong is very interesting, isn’t it?
—______________. I don’t want to see it again.

—What’s Mary like?   —______________________.

“Boys and girls, please help ________ to some fish.” said Miss Chen.

The trip from Zhenjiang to Nanjing _______ about half an hour by train.

You _______ any noise in the room. We are reading now.

________, He was badly hurt in this traffic accident.

Lily dances _______ than me, but she doesn’t sing _______ Jane.

—If you have any trouble, be sure to call me.
—_________________________.

完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I did very poorly in school. My headmaster thought I was useless. When I was 14 he said “You are never going to be       but a failure(失败者).”
After 5 years of working bad jobs, I fell in love       a very nice girl. But her mother said to me “You have       at everything you’ve ever done. You can’t bring any happiness to my       !” it was the most frustrating (令人沮丧的) thing that could have happened to me. I decided to do something about my life because I want to show her that what people said about me was       .
So I worked hard on my writing and I       during the day and went to evening classes at college. My first book came out at that time. Then I started to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of       -here was once a       boy who left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯)     when I discovered(发现) my own style.
Now I’m rich and       , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing

A．at B．with C．of D．by

A．failed B．won C．spent D．paid

A．son B．friend C．parent D．daughter

A．terrible B．excellent C．wrong D．right

A．stayed B．laughed C．lived D．studied

A．Themselves B．myself C．himself D．herself

A．proud B．rich C．poor D．happy

A．set off B．went off C．broke off D．took off

A．cool B．famous C．clever D．helpful

Zoo One Day Pass

* Children 2 and under FREE!
* FREE Parking!
* 9:30 a.m. To 5 p.m. Seven days a week.
* Open every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
If a mother takes her 3-year-old son to the zoo, she will pay _______.

You can go to the zoo as early as _______.

We learn from the zoo pass that _______.

Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One day, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’ s house. When Janet saw him outside, she suggested they cross the street and walk on the other side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.
When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said: “ Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.
Later, Janet asked Amy: “ Everyone says he is the most unwelcoming(不受欢迎的) person in town. Why was he kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended(假装) there was an invisible(看不见的) smile on his face and started talking to him. At first she only said “hello” but then began talking to him more every time she saw him.
“An invisible smile?” Janet was puzzled (困惑的). “Yes,” answered Amy. “My grandma told me to try that. She says smiles can spread. So if we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later they will smile back.”
Amy’s grandma realized most people can’t refuse(拒绝) to smile at a friendly face.
People thought that Mr. Dawson was a(n) _______ person.

What did Amy do when she first walked past Mr. Dawson’s house?

What does the story tell us?

As prices and building costs keep rising(上涨的), the do-it-yourself (DIY） trend (趋势） in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.

When the writer says that Jim has a full-time at home, he means Jim _______.

Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.

What would be the best title for the text?

根据句子意思和所给汉语提示、首字母或音标提示完成句子。
Her designer clothes were from the pages of a famous fashion______. (杂志)
The birds are flying in a __________ (晴朗的) sky.
The father took a pair of __________ (剪刀) and cut her hair.
You’ll find differences between two _________ (文化) .
I saw the White House where the P_________ of the USA lives
They __________ ['fainəli] won the match and the whole class cheered for them.
National English Proficiency __________(竞赛) is coming. We are looking forward to taking part in it.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
Tu Youyou, 84, _______ (win) the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or Medicine on Oct 5.
Guo Degang is very _______ (humour), people around the country like him.
You’d better _______________ (not be) late for class again.
All the ___________ (swim) names are on the paper. You can have a look.
It’s wrong for some children to lose ____________ (they) in computer games.
Not only you but also your cousin ___________ (have) to go now.
Jack, ___________ (not eat) so much meat, or you’ll get heavier.
Mary’s mother looks even __________ (slim) than before. She is on a diet（节食）.

翻译句子。（0.5*10=5）
你刚才把我的茶撞到地上了。
You             my tea             the floor.
Simon是班上最害羞的男生之一。
Simon is one of the __________ __________ in his class.
读书和旅游一样有趣。
Reading is                        as travelling.
中国有很多名胜古迹。
There are many             of             in China.
请为你自己切这条面包吧。
Please cut this bar of bread _________ _________ .

任务型阅读，每空一词。（共10小题；每空1分，满分10分）
In the United States, each farm family lives on its own fields, and often can’t see any people living around. Instead of travelling from a village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land all the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. The children ride on buses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are not big schools serving a few families, and the children walk to school. Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, and television set. And of course there are modern machines for farming. All of these have changed farm life. For many years, farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new methods (方法) and to believe their own ideas instead of following old ways.

Living areas	Daily life	School	Changes
Each farm family lives on its own      .	They stay on their land all the       .	Large schools serve      of the farm families living in that area.	With the       machines, they have changed farm life.
They often can’t see any     .	They travel to the nearest town for    on Saturday and for church on       .	schools serve a few families.	They learned to try new    and to believe their     ideas.

根据文意及首字母提示完成短文，每空一词。（共10小题；每空1分，满分10分）
How do you spend your vacation? Many Americans like to have their vacations in o______ countries. One day an American w______ came to China. This was her first time in China and she wanted to m______ some friends. She met a Chinese boy, Wang Tong. Wang Tong was 10 years old, and he always wanted to practice speaking E_____. So he came up and said “H_____” to her, and so he began his first talk with a person f____ an English-speaking country.
“How old are you?” Wang Tong a _____ then.
“I’m s_____. Please don’t ask a lady about her a_____,” she answered.
Wang Tong was surprised. He didn’t know w____. Can you help him?

书面表达。 （本大题共15分）
假设你最好的朋友是Kate，请根据内容要点写一篇关于她的文章。
1. Kate 是我最好的朋友. 是班里最苗条的女生。
2. 她脸上总是面带微笑,每个人都乐意与她交朋友。
3. 她是DIY俱乐部的一员，曾自己制作音乐盒作为生日礼物送给他的妈妈。
4. 她还喜欢旅游，上个礼拜四，她去South Hill爬山。
5. 长大后，她希望……
注意：
1. 语法正确，意思连贯，书写规范，要点齐全；
2. 第5要点须用1至2句话作适当的发挥；
3. 词数80词左右。
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