江苏无锡新区八年级下期中英语试卷

It is believed that traveling to Wuxi in        March is         enjoyable experience.

---Must I hand in my homework today? ---No, you        .

---The couple _______ abroad recently. They’ll return home in 3 days.
---What great fun! But I _______ my hometown since I worked.

The boy refused ______ so many strange questions.

He climbed up the ladder ____ the wall and went into the room _____ the open window.

His father knew little about the secret       I told him the other day .

He is a man with lots of ______. He often tells us many of his exciting ______ in Africa.

---I’m never active in class.   ---Me,         .

The Greens ______ in English and now they ______ in Chinese. They like China.

What good advice you offered us on how to improve our English just now!

---How do you like the good singer Yao Beina ?
--- She is so great. But she _______ for only 4 months.

What did Premier (总理)Li Keqiang say when meeting Chinese and foreign reporters in 2015?

When I was a child, I               a manager in a big company in the future.

---Do you mind me opening the window ?
---______ .It’s so cold outside.

Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his ______ and now he has near sight. But he wouldn’t want______ to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often ______ him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He______a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn’t smooth. He fell over some times and it______his clothes dirty. ______he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. He was looking for the school while his ______was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn’t get it. He couldn’t understand why his hat ran into a house as if (似乎 ) it had ______. And he ran into the house, ______.
A woman stopped him and shouted ______ , “What are you running after my hen for?”

A．ears B．nose C．mouth D．eyes

A．anybody else B．nobody C．woman D．somebody

A．follows B．takes C．brings D．carries

A．took off B．got off C．got on D．came on

A．let B．made C．gave D．felt

A．At first B．At home C．At times D．At last

A．clothes B．bag C．hat D．glasses

A．legs B．hands C．shoes D．arms

A．always B．also C．either D．too

A．angry B．happy C．angrily D．happily

Mails, games, music, news, chat rooms and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live today. It’s easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem which is used for connecting a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web (That’s the “www” you always hear about). The Web has large numbers of websites. In it, they are the places you go to get information and do things.
Where do these websites come from? They are made by web designers. What happens when you click on a word or a picture? You are sent to another page. It’s all because of the web designer. Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming language.
Is Web design all about computer programming? No. It’s about making something new. Web designers must imagine a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and be fun to use. A big part of Web design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also write the things that you see on the website. An important part of their job is to share ideas with the website manager about how to design the website well.
This passage is mainly about ______.

More and more people are using the Internet because it’s _______.

It’s possible for us to change websites by just a click because of ______.

Which of the following is wrong?

The web designers do a lot of work except ______.

Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated (附属) islands, which are made up of Diaoyu Dao, Huangwei Yu, Chiwei Yu, Nanxiao Dao, Beixiao Dao, Nan Yu, Bei Yu, Fei Yu and other islands, are in the northeast of China’s Taiwan Island, in the waters between 123°20′---124°40′E (东经) and 25°40′---26°00′N (北纬). They belong to the Taiwan Island. The total area of these islands is about 5.69 square kilometers.
Diaoyu Dao, in the western tip of the area, covers an area of about 3.91 square kilometers and is the largest island in the area. The highest part on the island stands 362 meters above the sea level. Huangwei Yu, which is about 27 kilometers to the northeast of Diaoyu Dao, is the second largest island in the area, with a total area of about 0.91 square kilometers and a highest height of 117 meters. Chiwei Yu, about 110 kilometers to the northeast of Diaoyu Dao, is the most eastern island in the area. It covers an area of about 0.065 square kilometers and stands 75 meters above the sea level.
Ancient ancestors (远古祖先) in China first discovered and named Diaoyu Dao through their fishing activities on the sea. In China’s historical books, Diaoyu Dao is also called Diaoyu Yu or Diaoyu Tai. The earliest historical record of the names of Diaoyu Dao, Chiwei Yu and other places can be found in the book Voyage with a Tail Wind published in 1403. It shows that China had already discovered and named Diaoyu Dao by the 14th and 15th centuries.
These historical reports clearly show that Diaoyu Dao and Chiwei Yu belong to China. The sea waters around Diaoyu Dao is traditionally（传统）Chinese fishing ground. Chinese fishermen have been involved in fishing activities in these waters for generations(世代).
Where is Diaoyu Dao?

The largest island of Diaoyu Dao is ___________ square kilometers.

The largest island of Diaoyu Dao is _______ meters taller than the second largest one.

How did ancient Chinese people find Diaoyu Island?

Which of the following is NOT true?

In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. You must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.
Taking good notes has three stages. There are certain things you should do before class, during class, and after class. Here are the three stages of note-taking and what you should do during each class.
1. Get Ready to Take Notes
Review your notes from the previous(以前的) class before you come to class. This will help you remember what was covered and get you ready to understand the new information your teacher will provide.
Complete all assigned(布置的) readings before you come to class. Your teacher will expect that  you have done this and will use and build upon this information.
Bring all note-taking materials with you to class - several pens and pencils as well as your notebook.
2. Take Notes
Notice what your teacher is saying. Notice "signal statements". Examples of signal statements are "The most important point ..." and "Remember that ..," Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or written on the blackboard.
Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviated (简化的) words such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent(百分之), and writing short sentences. Place a "?" next to information about whose meaning you are not sure.
What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

We can learn that in the writer's opinion(观点), _______.

What will most probably be talked about next?

Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”? “Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying means that you shouldn’t be so happy with your achievements（成就）that you’ll no longer try to improve.
As to this saying, Mike Perham has set us a good example. Born in 1992 in Hertfordshire, England, Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean（大西洋）. You might think the achievements are good enough, but Mike doesn’t think so. At the age of 17，he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage(航海). Mike is now 19, and he is still trying his best to break the records and push himself further. For his next try, he plans to fly around the world on his own, making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.
Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his achievements, he has travelled widely, speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Dream”.
Amazing Facts:
Mike started sailing when he was seven.
His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.
His round-the-world yacht(游艇) was called TotallyMoney.com.
Title: Don’t Rest on Your Laurels

Passage outline	Supporting details
The meaning of the saying	“Don’t rest on your laurels" means that you shouldn’t stop only because of your achievements.
Amazing facts	• At the age of 7, Mike started sailing. • At the age of 14，sailing across the Atlantic Ocean made Mike become the       one who set a record. • At the age of 17, Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing         around the world.
Present situation	Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His          to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly.
The      of Mike’s achievements	Mike’s speeches give young people courage（勇气） to realize their dreams.

单词拼写  （本大题共8分，每小题1分）
（A）根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
It is easy for me to order a couple of ________ (mouse) online.
Millions of trees are just like a green Great Wall across the ________ (north) part of China .
The ________ (busy) seems to bring them a lot of money.
The leaders from the G4 will have a ________ (far) discussion on the problem.
（B）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
He is happy to have such a pleasant ________ (直达的) flight to the UK .
A distant ________ (亲戚) is not as good as a near neighbour.
She can speak French. Is she an ________ (欧洲) singer ?
We all know that failure is the mother of ________ (成功).

动词填空  用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
---No one answered the telephone when I called you yesterday afternoon.
---Oh, sorry, I ___________ (write) some film reviews in the study.
Would you please ________ (not move) at such high speed? It’s too dangerous.
---Look at the sign. It is “no photos” here.
---Oh, sorry. I _______ (not see) that.
A new kind of game called Red Envelop on wechat(微信红包)         (be) popular all over the country since January 26, 2014.
They _______ (prepare) for the coming test these days.
It’s impossible for him          (open) up another world in such a bad situation.
If we take some actions right now, we         (stop) the pollution to protect the environment.
No one except the twins ______ (know) the truth.

句型转换  根据括号内的要求改写句子，在答题卷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0.5分）
He often goes to other cities for his holiday by coach. (改为同义句)
He often                     to other cities for his holiday.
They are discussing what they should do on the weekend.
They are discussing                      on the weekend.
I have already managed to pull one of my feet free. (改成否定句)
I        managed to pull one of my feet free     .
There have been great changes in my hometown in the last 10 years. (改为同义句)
Great changes have              in my hometown in the last 10 years.

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，每空
限填一词。（本大题共7分）
看到这美丽的自然风景，我们忍不住一直拍照。
We _________________________________when we saw the places of naturalbeauty.
这个可怜的男孩不知道该怎么处理这个状况。
The poor boy didn’t know ___________________________________.
电影已经放映一个多小时了。
The film has _______________________________________.
中国由56个民族组成。
China _________________________________ 56 nations.
他把马拴到树上后，就坐到了树下。
After________________________________, he sat under the tree.

书面表达    （本大题共10分）
“倡导全民阅读，建设书香社会”是关乎心灵建设和社会健康发展的大命题，也是一项举足轻重的国家文化战略，“全民阅读”在2014,2015连续2年被写入《政府工作报告》。4月23日，又是一个世界读书日，你学校组织了“好书伴我成长”活动，请根据以下要点完成短文；
1.喜欢看书，有良好的阅读习惯；
2.上星期读书日来了，看了笛福的小说《鲁滨逊漂流记》；
3.鲁滨逊在船触礁后孤独地生活在岛上26年，虽然生活很困难，他从不放弃。2年后，在星期五的帮助下回到了家；
4.故事十分感人，这篇小说给了我知识和信心；
5.我认为读书…（发挥1-2句）
附：《鲁滨逊漂流记》 Robinson Crusoe  读书日 Reading Day  笛福Daniel Defoe
注意：1. 词数80左右。
2. 必须包括以下所有要点，并作适当的发挥。
3. 不得透露班级、姓名等个人信息，否则不予评分。