[江苏]2012-2013学年江苏如皋滨江初中八年级上学期期中调研考试英语试卷

—What do you think of Joe?
—He is ________ honest boy.He can play ________ violin very well.

Lucy is the________ of the twins, and she is the_______ girl in her class.

He always tells funny things to me and ________.

—Don’t forget to close the door after school.
— ________.

Helen, ________ her mother, ________ dancing very much.

—________ film it is!
—Yes, all of us want to see it again.  

Kate didn’t go to the cinema last night because she had to ________ her sick dog.

Kitty’s pencil case is ________ Sandy’s.They’re both very small.

I don’t like eggs ________ milk, ________ I like fish ________ meat.

Mr Wu is one of ________ in our school.

—________ does John go to school?
—He takes the underground.

When it grows ________, it will grow ________ a strong animal.

The students in our school have ________ days off and spend _________ time doing their homework.

Sara kept the secret to ________ and nobody knew about it.

There ________ elephants if we don’t protect them now.

John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a       student when he was young.He was often late for      and didn’t like doing his homework.
Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much,     he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher   the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,   brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and     is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’
Another time, the     in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,     do we always see the light before we     the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you     our eyes are in front of our ears?’

A．good B．tall C．rich D．fat

A．sleep B．lunch C．class D．play

A．so B．and C．or D．but

A．sent B．asked C．told D．found

A．your B．my C．his D．her

A．how many B．how old C．what D．who

A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．policeman

A．what B．when C．where D．why

A．read B．make C．hear D．smell

A．say B．hope C．study D．know

Lions are big and strong.They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies.So they look beautiful.
Lions can run fast.They are good at catching other animals.Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old.A lion lives alone during most of its life.
Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat.They sell their meat to people for meals.They use their fur to make clothes and bags.We must stop this.It is wrong for people to kill lions.We can write to newspapers about the danger the lions are facing.We should tell the government and people about the problems.If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more!
What are lions like?

What colour is the lion’s points?

When do baby lions begin to live alone?

What do people hunt tigers for?

To save lions, what are NOT in the passage?

One day Jack met his good friend Sue in the park.A dog was looking up at the woman beside her.
　  Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if( 似乎) waiting to be given some food.
　 “That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
　 “Yes, he is.He's handsome.He's strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said.“He hasn't taken his eyes off you.He thinks you've got some food for him.”
　 “That's true,” Sue said.“But I haven't.”
　　They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite（咬）?”
　　“No, ”Sue said, “ He's never bitten anyone.He's always gentle and friendly.”
　　Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head.Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
　　“Hey!” Jack shouted.“You said your dog didn't bite.”
　　Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah, I did.But this is not my dog.My dog is at home.”
Jack and Sue were ________.

The dog looked at the woman because _______.

Jack touched the dog because he believed _______.

We can guess from the story that _______.

Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?

We each have memory (记忆力).That’s why we still remember things after a long time.Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language.Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child.He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak.Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries.They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

When does everyone learn his mother language?

What does a child need to do before he can speak?

What can you do if you want your memory become better?

Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?

根据句意及所给中文提示,英文解释及首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词
Yue Fei was one of the national ____________ (someone you admire very much) in Chinese history.
It was a great day, but they didn’t enjoy it at the____________(开始) .
He fell off the tree but didn’t hurt himself at all.How _____________!
They enjoyed the ____________（美丽）of the Opera House during their visit in Australia.
It is difficult for giant pandas to ___________(continue to live) in the wild.

从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。

An elephant has poor eyesight but good _________ and smell.
I went to HK for my holiday, and it was really a __________ trip.
Mother giant pandas often leave baby pandas for two whole days by _________.
Swimming is not as __________ as cycling.
He is as tall as his brother, but his brother is much _________ than he.

请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空.

She _________ about 55 kilograms when she was ten .
They will have a picnic in the country if it ______________ tomorrow.
They agreed ______________ a Chinese lesson every week.
Get up early , or you ________ the fist train.
The boys ______________football.They are not reading in the room.

句型转换（共5题；每小题1分，计5分）
My sister is friendly.（对划线部分提问）
_______ your sister ______ ?
I think he is right.(改为否定句)
I _________ think he ________ right.
Tonny has ten story books.Jimmy has five story books.(保持句意基本不变)
Tonny has   books   Jimmy.
The weather is so lovely on the beach.(改为感叹句)
__________ __________ weather it is on the beach!
She was late for school this morning because it rained heavily.( 保持句意基本不变)
She was late for school this morning __________ __________ the heavy rain.

Kate is both my best friend and my neighbour.She lives next door.I got to her ten years ago .Kate is tall and slim.She has a round face and a long nose.I like her bright , s______ eyes .They make her l_______ really pretty and kind .
Kate is a very clever girl and she likes to help people.She always helps me with my homework.When I feel b_______ or unhappy, she talks to me and t_______ me funny jokes .She always wears a smile on her face a________ looks happy .
Kate likes to work with children.She would like to be a teacher when she grows up.I believe she will be a very good teacher .

Mr Smith had two sons.One was seven years old, and the other was five.One morning during the holiday, when Mr Smith was cleaning the car, his younger son came and asked him for some money for sweets.
‘Sweets are bad for your teeth,’ Mr Smith said.‘Take these two oranges instead, and give one to your brother.’
One orange was much bigger than the other, and as the small boy likes oranges very much, he kept the bigger one for himself, and gave his brother the smaller one.When the other boy saw that, he said, ’It’s selfish to take the bigger for yourself.If Father had given me the oranges, I’d have given you the bigger one.’
‘I know you would,’ answered his brother.‘That’s why I took it.’
What was Mr Smith doing one morning?
____________________________________________________________________
What did the younger boy ask for?
____________________________________________________________________
What did his father give him instead?
____________________________________________________________________
Who got the bigger orange?
____________________________________________________________________
Why did the elder boy say that his brother was selfish?
____________________________________________________________________

根据提示用英语写一段文字，简要介绍一下中国的国宝（national treasure）—大熊猫，词数70-80。
产地：中国四川、陕西等省份（province）
体貌特征：黑白相间皮毛，大眼睛，圆耳朵，身体虽胖但动作敏捷（move quickly），非常招人喜爱。
爱好：最喜欢吃竹子，会爬树、游泳。
寿命：一般20-25年。
数量：现仅存1000只左右，我们必须尽力保护好它们。