江苏省兴化市八年级第一学期期末英语试卷

---What do you think of Tom?
---He is ________ honest boy. He can play ________ piano very well.

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--- There is lots of water all over the floor. Would you please         _?
---With pleasure.

Bob swims ________ than I, but he doesn’t swim_________ my brother.

--- _______ can a tiger weigh, do you know?
---Yes, I know that a big one can weigh over 300 kilos.

---I’m sorry I ______ my exercise book at home.
---Don’t forget _______ it to school tomorrow, please.

--- I’m sure Jack can win the competition this term.
---Yes, I agree. _________ he works in his free time!

---Let’s go hiking __________ staying at home, shall we? --- A good idea.

The earthquake ______ when I _______some cleaning.

____________ the teachers is about 300 in our school and it is becoming_____________.

---What made you so_________?
---Oh, Mr Wu told us a funny story and it made us _________.

--- Do you know if Kitty ______  shopping this afternoon?
--- I’m not sure. But if she        , I will let you know. 

What an _____ question it sounds! Even my daughter can answer it ________.

There was a heavy rainstorm yesterday. The flood ________ the bridge over the small river.

The sentence structure of “ She always gives her seat to someone in need on the bus.” is_____

Don’t worry, Tom! I’ll send you an email __________.

I hope you’d better ___________ any more.

We should do something        the animals in danger        being killed.

I think____________ necessary _____________ to take more exercise.

---Do you think the rain will stop tomorrow?
---_______. It has rained for ten days. It’s too wet everywhere.

Denny Crook was a famous photographer（摄影师）. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is ______.”
And he told the ________. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married(已婚的) man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always _____.”I’ll travel for my work, not for ________,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have ________ to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to ________, and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good ________or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t ________. “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he ________ about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild ________there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very ________, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to ________ some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated（分开）. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her ________. He ran back and saw her running towards him. A huge lion was running after her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and ________ it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “________, woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible

A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth

A．agreed B．refused C．failed D．answered

A．wealth B．prize C．fun D．luck

A．money B．time C．interest D．ability

A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay

A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party

A．agree B．understand C．answer D．complain

A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought

A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people

A．afraid B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed

A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot

A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering

A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed

A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead

Which city was the hottest on that day?

How many kinds of weather were on the form?

Can you guess what ‘min’ means and ‘max’ means?

How many continents are the cities in ?

It is in winter in ____________.

Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe (《宇宙之谜》).
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe. Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What's special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced（影响）by the book Sophie's World (《苏菲的世界》) and the movie The Truman Show (《楚门的世界》). Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy（哲学）. Truman's life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English.
"My English teacher asked us to write something," says Su. "I thought I'd write about my idea."
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story."Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn't find the right words," says Su. "I used the dictionary all the time."
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to translate(翻译) it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. "It was easy because Chinese is my native language (母语)," she says.
Su says her story is "a mixture of philosophy (哲学) and detective (侦探) story and science fiction".
"My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play," says Su. "I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!"
What did Su Su write？

In Which language did Su Su write this book?

How did Su Su write the book?

What does her book talk about?

What’s the best title of this passage?

Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts (蝗虫) and they are eating everything in their path.
And now in order to fight against this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 5 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. “We think this idea will get more people to take part in the fight against the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal’s worst affected area.
This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years. Now it is moving east and it leads to the loss of crops. When they move, they have babies, so their number is getting bigger. and will soon threaten (威胁) Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it may reach Asia.
Experts say many people in the areas will go hungry because of this disaster. What’s worse, governments in the areas don’t have enough things to fight the locusts.
Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not enough. ‘We are now treating 6,000 hectares (公顷) per day with pesticide (杀虫剂), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,’ said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, leader of locust control(控制) in Mauritania.
What does“dark cloud”mean in the first paragraph, the writer of the article ___________.

The locust disaster ________.

How many kilograms of rice can Mike get if he catches and kills 450 kilos of locusts?

Which of the following is WRONG?

The story is mainly about ________.

A little knowledge (知识) can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?
If you are inside:
●Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. Do not get into a lift.
●Don’t stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture or fireplaces.
If you are outside:
●Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you.
●Squat (蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.
After the earthquake:
●Check, take care of injuries (损伤) and help make sure people around you are all right.
●Watch out for aftershocks.
●Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的) shirt and strong shoes.
●Listen to the radio for the latest information.
If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you’d better       .

If you are outside during an earthquake,       .

After the earthquake, you should       .

The underlined word “aftershocks” in the passage means       .

The passage is mainly about       .