江苏无锡环科园联盟八年级上学期期中英语试卷

He is_______ usual man but last week he did _______unusual thing——saving a boy out of water.

       you read,          you understand.

The light on the wall is broken. He wants to ____a new one.

Which city is ______from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai?

Do you believe what he _______about his best friend? Yes , he never _______lies.

— Can I have __________ pieces of bread?
— Sorry, there’s __________ left.

DIY is very popular now. It means you don’t need to ______anyone to do it.

I’m 1.63 meters tall. My friend Max is 1.69 meters tall. So I’m ________ him.

_______bad the weather is today!

The subjects students study in America are different from________in China.

Please try your best to finish the work with ________ money and ________ people.

The little boy showed great _______in the _________story.

We would like to recommend Jim for this year’s Most Hard-working Student Award. We hope          the award.

When something          you, come to me         help.

Mary is hard-working. She works harder than               classmates in her class.

Linda is willing        share things         her friends.

Today she looks ______. Look ! She is looking _______  at his son.

-- Don’t cross the road when the traffic lights are red.
--            .

-- Must I do my homework right away?
-- No, you _____. You_____ do it later.
A. can’t, must            B needn’t, may
C. may not, must           D. mustn’t, can

— My family and I will go back to the USA tomorrow.
— ____________

完形填空
Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you           do. Don’t open the box.”         saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be         expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said         to her. But the woman didn’t give up her          . One day, she decided to find out          was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she               .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was         . He was very        and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didn’t take anything at all.” The old man            them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”

A．may not B．mustn’t C．could not D．needn’t

A．After B．For C．By D．Before

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

A．no B．yes C．goodbye D．much

A．work B．box C．way D．idea

A．which B．what C．who D．that

A．did B．opened C．failed D．stopped

A．lost B．open C．empty D．broke

A．general B．happy C．careful D．angry

A．turned to B．listened to C．shouted at D．smiled at

People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The first clocks had only one hand---the hour hand. At a later time the clocks had the minute hand. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants (仆人) to carry the clocks when they were out. Time passed and clocks became smaller.
Bells became a part of some large clocks in cities and towns. They were for people unable to see the clock. Some clocks were in large towers（塔）. Some of them are 400 or 500 years old now. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock.
Now many people have alarm clocks (闹钟) to wake them up to go to work or go to school.
So clocks are the very important part of people’s life.
People began to make clocks ________ 500 years ago.

At the beginning the clocks had ________.

Bells were made for ________ .

Alarm clocks can help people ________ .

Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it.
What will the cars of tomorrow be like?
Little cars may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per hour.
Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.
Cars in the future mustn’t bring ________ pollution in the air.

The little car’s size may be ________ today’s car’s size.

Little cars are very fine for ________.

The big cars are ________ the little cars for long trips.

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation(手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the shopkeeper. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered, “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the shopkeeper. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？” “I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have,” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well，Good luck! ” smiled the man. "$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother."
He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was at home again. How much did the miracle cost？
What was the trouble in the little girl’s family？
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Both A and B.
In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _______.

The little girl said again and again “…I can try and get some more.” That shows ___.

What made the miracle happen？

From the passage we can infer (推断)that _______.

词汇
A. 根据中文、英文提示，用所给词的正确形式填空；
What’s the _______of this bridge? (重量)
If you want to cut some paper, you need a pair of _____.(剪刀)
He is an           student. All the teachers like him. (极好的)
The twins like DIY very much. They spend a lot of time                out many beautiful pictures every week. (切)
Sammy is           enough to wait for a long time. (有耐心)
        , his legs are hurt in the traffic accident. (luck)
Sandy and Mum like making fruit salad by __________. (they)
Doctor King, I feel even ________ now.  (bad)
Simon’s painting is better than any of the other _________. (teenage)
It’s           to have a lesson like this. We all feel excited. (mean)

动词填空
Tom with his grandparents ________ (do) housework every Sunday.
Do you think             (learn) English is fun?
Who __________ (teach) you English last term?
She usually spends as much time as she can __________ (help) people in need.
You’d better __________ (not play) football in the street, boys!
Be quick! Our teacher __    ___ (wait) for us to help him.
Andy, ______ (not pull) the cat’s tail. It’s my grandpa’s pet.
There __  ____ (be) a football match in our school next week, isn’t it?
He wanted my help. So I stopped ________ (help) him.
The man___________ (write) an important letter to his friend an hour ago.

任务型阅读
If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things;
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it.
When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!”or smile at someone, say to yourself ”You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Advice on      to be a little braver

Advice	Reasons
Don’t    the fact.	If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you better. It is   for you to feel more comfortable in talks.
Smile more.	People don’t       the one with an angry-looking face.
Start a conversation with   words.	People will feel great and want to  to you.
Pay more attention to ways to enjoy  or games.	You will become relaxed. It’s    to talk with others.
Encourage     to say “Hi!” or smile at someone.	Keep doing this and you’ll be    to talk to others in the future.

书面表达
根据提示以“My best friend”为题，描述你最好的朋友。字数70词左右，第5要点自由发挥写1-2句。
1. Sammy在一所英国学校学习，在八年级。
2. 她友好，大方，乐于助人。总是面带微笑。
3. 她每天步行上学。她常仔细听我的问题并主动提供我 。
4. 她喜欢在午餐时间听音乐。她去年亲自为我制作了一张生日卡片.
5. 她在班里学习最努力。她想要……
My best friend
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