2013届江苏省东台市八年级上学期期中考试英语卷

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

Many people like that poor boy, because he is _____ honest boy.

  A. a   B. an   C. /   D. the

2. 难度：中等

—Does Zhu Yong do _______ in English?    

     —Yes. And Zhu Hong is even _______.

       A. good; well     B. well; good   C. good; better   D. well; better

3. 难度：中等

Sam had a trip to Paris last month. Which of the following is the picture he took there?

A.    B.    C.    D. 

4. 难度：中等

Her mother often forgets _____ the door but this morning she remembered _____ it.

   A. to close…to close    B. closing … closing   C. to close …closing   D. closing … to close

5. 难度：中等

They looked _____ each other and kept their secret _____ themselves.

   A. for; to   B. at; for   C. at; to   D. out; at

6. 难度：中等

—Did you have a great time _____ in Wang Guifei’s birthday party last weekend?

   — Yes. We enjoyed ourselves ourselves there.

  A. sing and dance    B. to sing and dance    C. singing and dancing    D. sang and danced

7. 难度：中等

Li Xiayu has a bad cold these days, ______ she still keeps studying English.

  A. but   B. and    C. so   D. or

8. 难度：中等

A basketball final will______ in our school. Please come to cheer ______ our basketball team.

  A. take place; to   B. take place; for   C. hold; to   D. happen; for

9. 难度：中等

Xuanwu Lake is a ______ place in Nanjing City and visitors always enjoy the ______ of it.

  A. beautiful; beautiful   B. beauty; beauty   C. beautiful; beauty   D. beauty; beautiful

10. 难度：中等

— Excuse me, where is Suguo Supermarket, please?

— Take the No. 108 bus and ______ at the fourth bus stop.

  A. get on   B. get off   C. get up   D. get to

二、完型填空

11. 难度：中等

Dear Tony,

Time flies. It’s   1   now. We have warm days and bright sunshine again. Do you go out for your weekends?

Guess   2   I am now? I am not in Nanjing. I am in a town outside the city. This place is only 30   3   from my home by bus. It’s not a big town. Only fifty   4   people live here. So it’s less crowded(拥挤的) than Nanjing. There is   5   pollution here. And it’s usually   6   at night because there aren’t many cars. I had a good sleep last night! I didn’t   7   until 8.00 this morning!

It’s a beautiful town with lots of lakes and hills   8  . I want to   9   on the river after lunch. And I plan to go to climb the hills.

Come with me to this town next time. I am sure you don’t want to   10   when you come to the beautiful place.

1. A. winter   B. spring       C. summer        D. autumn

2. A. what      B. who        C. when          D. where

3. A. hours’     B. minutes’     C. hours         D. minutes

4. A. hundred   B. thousands    C. million        D. hundreds of

5. A. much     B. lots of       C. many          D. little

6. A. noisy     B. warm       C. quiet           D. interesting

7. A. wake up   B. sleep       C. have breakfast   D. go to school

8. A. inside     B. around      C. in the middle   D. go walking

9. A. stand     B. go walking   C. go boating     D. go shopping

10. A. leave    B. come       C. have fun       D. see me

三、阅读理解

12. 难度：中等

A School Report

Name: Andy Smith(An Australian boy)

Grade: 7

School: Moonlight Secondary School

Term ending: 1 July

Subjects:

Chinese: He is a little weak in it, but he is trying his best all the time.

Maths: He can work out many difficult problems. But he is someitmes careless.

English: He is the best in the class. Keep it.

History: He is not very good at this. But he is doing better than before.

Geography: He knows a lot about it. It’s one of his favourite.

Music: He sings well, but he seldom sings.

Class teacher: Bill

Principal: Thomas Allan Green

School reopens: 1 September

1. After reading this, we know this is      .

  A. a studying plan of Andy Smith   B. a teaching plan of Bill

  C. a school reprot of Andy Smith    D. a working plan of Thomas Allan Green

2.      is not mentioned(提到) in the paragraph.

  A. PE   B. Music   C. Maths  D. History

3. Andy Smith does best in      .

  A. Chinese   B. English  C. Geography   D. French

4. Andy is not so good at      .

  A. Chiese and Geography    B. Maths and History 

C. History and Chinese     D. Music and English

5. According to the paragraph, which of the following sentences is true?

  A. Andy can’t sing songs very well.          B. Andy doesn’t do well in English.

  C. Andy doesn’t work hard enough at school.  D. Andy will have a two-month holiday.

13. 难度：中等

Dream Theatre

Telephone number [phone]

Open: 11.30 a.m.—8.30 p.m. from Monday to Sunday

Ticket prices:

Member price: 30 yuan

Usual price: 40 yuan

Student ticket(学生票): 15 yuan

Sunshine cinema

Telephone number: [phone]

                [phone]

Open: 9 a.m. —8.30 p.m. from Monday to Sunday

Ticket prices:

40 yuan (half price on Tuesdays)

No student tickets.

Palace Cinema

Telephone number: [phone]

Open:

Monday to Friday: 10.30 a.m. —11.30 p.m.

Saturday to Sunday: 10 a.m. —11.30 p.m.

Ticket prices:

Children (under 14 year old):10 yuan

Young people(14 years old to 18 years old): 20 yuan

Adults: 50 yuan

Old people (over 60 years old) :20 yuan

6. If Mr. Green wants to buy a film ticket at 8.40 p.m., he can call______.

  A. [phone]   B. [phone]   C. [phone]   D. [phone]

7. If Tom’s father is a member of Dream Theatre, he will pay _____ when he watches a play there.

  A. 10 yuan   B. 20 yuan   C. 30 yuan   D. 40 yuan

8. How long is Sunshine Cinema open every day?

A. For nine hours.          B. For eleven and a half hours. 

C. For thirteen hours.       D. For twelve and a half hours.

9. If you go to Sunshine Cinema on Tuesdays, you will pay ______.

  A. 80 yuan   B. 50 yuan   C. 40 yuan   D. 20 yuan

10. Which of the following is right?

  A. You can go to Dream Theatre on Mondays at 8.30 a.m.

  B. Old people only have to pay 10 yuan when they go to Palace Cinema.

  C. Palace Cinema is open from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. on weekends.  

D. You can buy student tickets in Sunshine Cinema.

14. 难度：中等

The following are some advertisements(广告). Read them and answer the questions.

No. 1   A big house with a big yard for a big family. There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a big living room and a great kitchen.

The house costs $2,000 a month. Call Mrs. Morris at 4560987.

No. 2   Great location! A nice new flat building with a swimming pool. There is a big living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a nice kitchen.

It is $1,200 a month. The phone number is 7610201. You can ask Dana for help.

No. 3   There is a town house for you. The first floor is for playing games, and the second floor is for living. On the second floor, there is a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a nice big kitchen. There is also a great yard behind the house for children.

It is $1,7000 a month. Please call Nathan at 4645 2436.

No. 4  Here is your new home! It is a big flat with three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and a bathroom. The flat has a good parking place(停车位) but no yard.

It is $1,600 a month. Call Wilson at 533 0202.

11. Miss Green is a student, and she hasn’t much money. It’s better for her to choose _____.

  A. the big house in Ad. 1   B. the flat in Ad. 2

  C. the town house in Ad. 3   D. the flat in Ad. 4

12. Mr. and Mrs. Black with their son, John, want to rent(租) a house with a yard for children. Which house is suitable for them?

  A. Mrs. Morris’ house   B. Wilson’s flat   C. Dana’s flat   D. Nathan’s town house.

13. The flat with a parking place costs _____.

  A. $2,000   B. $1,200   C. $1,7000   D. $1,600

14. There are _______ kinds of houses in these four advertisements.

  A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five

15. The advertisements tell us the information about some _______.

  A. hotels   B. supermarkets   C. houses   D. restaurants

四、单词拼写

15. 难度：中等

A）根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词，使句子完整、正确。(5分)

  1. Millie fell off her bike yesterday. L____, she wasn’t badly hurt.

2. —Why do you think it’s quite p____ for us to arrive there before 8:00 a.m.?

   —Because it’s not far from here.

3. The little girl likes dancing very much so she never feels b_____ when she practises dancing every day..

4. — What a high building! Do you know its h_____?   

— Yes. It’s about 92 metres high.

5. —Is Fu’an Middle School a m_____ one?

   — Yes. There are 640 girls and 723 boys in it.

B)根据句意及汉语提示，拼写单词，使句子完整、正确。(5分)

6. As we all know Shanghai is one of the biggest ____(城市) in our country.

7. It’s warmer today. So the ice is much _____(薄) than it was yesterday.

8. In the end, our school football team ____(赢) the most important match of the year.

9. —Did you have a good time in the park last Sunday?

   — Yes. We all enjoyed ____(我们).  

10. —How many _____(猴子) are there in the zoo?

   —It’s hard to count them! Because they’re running and jumping all the time.

五、其他题

16. 难度：中等

C)用所给单词的适当形式填空。(5分)

1．Help        (you)to some soup，boys and girls．

2．Thanks for        (keep)the secret for me．

3．Where will you choose        (sit)on the bus?

4．Is Tian’anmen Square        (big)city square in the world?

5．Kitty’s teacher invited me        (join)in their school trip to the World Park．

六、翻译

17. 难度：中等

汉译英，每空不限制一词。(10分)

1. 我们正尽最大努力把英语学好。

We _____________________ learn English well.

2. 昨天在车上, 我的一个女同学王崔梓把座位让给了一位老人。

Yesterday Wang Cuizhi，a girl classmate of mine, _______________________an old man on the bus.

 3. 中国和美国的天气几乎一样。

The weather in China is nearly _____________ that in the USA.

 4. 如果你想来，请尽快让我们知道。

  If you want to come, please let us know _______________________.

 5. 这孩子一路上都在睡觉。瞧，他睡得多香啊！

The baby is sleeping ___________________. Look, how well he is sleeping!

七、书面表达

18. 难度：中等

假设下面是你的一位美国笔友所在学校的基本情况，请把表格中的信息用完整的句子表达出来，写一篇不少于60词的短文向你的同学们介绍美国中学生的校园生活。

Time	9:00 am—4:00 pm
Midday	Have lunch at school; Chat and listen to pop music
After-school activities	Have a lot of time to do
Class	Twenty-five students in each class; Don’t have to wear uniforms
School	A library, a big football field and a swimming pool.
Homework	Half an hour of homework