江苏省姜堰市八年级下学期期中考试英语卷

完型填空（每题1分，满分15分）
Let me tell you something ___41__ my little dog, Snoopy. Snoopy is a healthy   42       dog. He looks very __43   . He has two small eyes, two big ears, __44__ short legs and a small tail.
It’s great fun    45   with him. I often teach him __46 __ to play games. Now he can play many kinds of    47    . If I say “Go to __ 48  _ !” he goes to his bed and lies    49   .If I say “__50 __ basketball!” he goes to catch a ball and puts it into a __51__ . If I say “Please __52_ _ for us!” he dances to the music. Can he sing a song? Of course he can. But he does not __ 53_   in English or Chinese. When he sings, __54_  can understand    55  .

A．for B．to C．at D．about

A．China B．America C．American D．England

A．boring B．lovely C．ugly D．dangerous

A．one B．two C．three D．four

A．playing B．to play C．play D．plays

A．what B．where C．how D．when

A．game B．games C．a game D．sport

A．sleep B．play C．swim D．bring

A．down. B．up C．in D．to

A．Do B．Help C．Run D．Play

A．floor B．basket C．bed D．sofa

A．write B．cry C．dance D．jump

A．sing B．say C．show D．speak

A．somebody B．many C．nobody D．some

A．he B．his C．him D．they

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. st Before you across a street, you must look at the right fir and then left.
In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy .Traffic is the most dangerous .
When you drive a car in England, you have to be more careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful .Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city well .It’s very interesting.
In England the traffic moves             .
on the right  B. on the left  C. in the middle  D. in the park
When you cross a street, you must look at           .

The street become very busy in the morning and in the evening because            .

It is         to cross the streets in the morning and in the evening.

You can see the city well on the         floor of the bus.

  Ann comes from England. She’s English. She speaks English. She can also speak a little Chinese. She’s in Shanghai now. She’s studying(学习) in a middle school of Shanghai. She has classes on weekdays. On Sundays she often plays games with her Chinese friends. Her father is working in a factory near her school. He helps the Chinese workers to make nice watches. Ann and her father like Chinese food. And they like China and the Chinese people very much.
Which is right(正确的)?
A. Ann speaks little Chinese.　   B. Ann is good at Chinese.
C. Ann can speak some Chinese.
   Can Ann’s father speak Chinese?
A. We don’t know.　　      B. Yes.　　　　　　　    C. No.
   Ann has _______ classes on Sundays.
A.some                  B.no                        C.many
   Ann’s father works in a _______ factory.
A.bike                 B.watch                 C.food
   Does Ann’s father like China?
A. We don’t know.　　      B. Yes.　　　　　　　    C. No.

SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach(教练) and a language teacher.

根据招聘启事，选择最佳答案。
Which of the following can’t go to Sunny School？

Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

Which of the following may not be able to(能) speak English?

The coach must major in _________.

Which is right?

There is a big zoo in our city. There are lots of different animals in it. There are some scary tigers and lions. They like eating meat and they eat much meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and a baby one. Children like to ride them. The elephants are very kind and friendly. They eat much grass and bananas.
In the zoo, we can also see different kinds of bears----brown bears, black bears and white bears. They are all slow and clumsy. They stand on their back legs and lift their front legs to ask for food. They like cakes very much.
Do you like pandas? There’s only one in the zoo. Her name is Lingling, she is very cute. She likes eating bamboo a lot. She is kind of shy. She is very interesting and lovely.
___________ are lovely and interesting.

How many elephants are there in the zoo?

There aren’t _________ bears in the zoo .

Elephants eat                    .

Which of the following is Not true ?

完成句子。
我喜欢和人们交谈,写故事.
I like ______  _______　people and         stories.
托尼不告诉我去他家的路。
Tony          tell me                     to  his house.
安娜住在纽约吗？ 
__________ Anna __________ ___________ New York ?
孩子们在游泳场里游泳。
The kids                               the pool .
你愿意在杂志社当记者吗？
Do you want to _________ __________ a magazine            a reporter?

书面表达
假如你是Mary，今年23岁，现在想去金东方学校应聘音乐老师。请你根据以下提示写一份求职信，解释为什么你是这个工作的合适人选。(60词左右）
1. 自我介绍（包括姓名、性别、年龄、来自国家、所说语言）；
2. 擅长音乐，能歌善舞，并且会弹钢琴；
3. 愿意努力工作；
4. 能与孩子们友好相处；
5．想成为一名音乐老师；
6．联系电话：13872552816.
Dear Sir or Madam，
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

--Do you play _______ piano in your free time?
---No, I like sports. I often play______ soccer with my friends.

--- Excuse me, are these books ________?
--- No, they are _________ classmate’s

--- Is there _________ in today’s newspaper?
--- Yes, our National Table Tennis Team won all the seven gold medals once more.

Paper-making is ___________ of ancient (古代的 )China.

--- I went to see you at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, but you weren’t at home.
--- Oh, I __________ a film with my parents in a cinema.

--- I hear ____ your grandpa ____ your grandma like watching Beijing Opera.
--- Right, just as many old people do in Beijing.

-- Why are you in such a hurry, Mike?
--- There ________ an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.

---What is your hobby?
---_______ collecting balls, I also like different kinds of CDs.

--- We will build a subway in Gangzhou before 2035.
--- Wow, ____________! Will it pass our place?

--- Excuse me, could you tell me _____________?
--- Sorry, sir, I wasn’t there at that time.
how did the accident happen    B. how the accident happened
C.  how does the accident happen   D. how the accident happens

--- Remember to ask her to call me back.
--- _________________.

The earthquake which happened in Japan __ March,11^th , 2011 was a big disaster(灾难).

--- What do you think of the film Avatar?
--- It’s fantastic. The only pity is that I _______ the beginning of it.

--- How soon will the boss come back?
---__________ about three days.

My father was reading newspapers ____ my mother was cooking at this time yesterday evening.

The Sea Life Centre is a Really Exciting Place
Good morning, everyone. 36  to the new Sea Life Centre at Plymouth.
The Sea Life Centre is a really exciting place. There are so many things to 37
here and everything is enjoyable. It costs $3.76 for adults ,  $2 for children and    38  for over sixties and school groups. It’s   39   from 9:00am to 4:30pm every day except 25^th and 26^th of December.
Special  40  include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish, and shows in the sea life theatre.   41    is always there to answer questions about what you’ve seen.   42   you are in a group of six or more people, we  43    give you a special guided tour of the centre. But you   44.  to arrange(安排 ) this at the information desk when you   45  .
The latest attraction(吸引人的事) is a big   46   tunnel(隧道 )you can walk through. All around you, you will see fish swimming--- sometimes even over your head. You certainly have the   47  view(景色 ) of the undersea world. Children   48  it and it’s really amazing for adults, too.
When you get  49  , there is a relaxed family dining room serving food.
That’s all. For   50.   information, phone 091743-564219. Have a good time! Thank you.

A．Go B．Come C．Walk D．Welcome

A．see B．do C．play D．take

A．little B．few C．less D．fewer

A．popular B．busy C．crowded D．open

A．changes B．programs C．attractions D．performances(表演 )

A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．no one

A．when B．if C．because D．until

A．can B．must C．should D．have to

A．decide B．like C．hope D．need

A．return B．arrive C．leave D．travel

A．metal ( 金属) B．wood C．glass D．stone( 石头)

A．clearest B．funniest C．most relaxing D．most frightening

A．want B．visit C．love D．find

A．tired B．bored C．thirsty D．hungry

A．some B．more C．much D．most

选择最恰当的词，并用其正确形式填空，每词限用一次。

   It was Mother’s Day, Nancy was 800 miles away from her parents, so she was a little 1, In the morning she 2her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful flowers in the garden. Later that day, 3 she told her husband about the flowers, he said, “ I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on.” So they went, 4   down the country roads.  
There on a  5  , they saw a lot of beautiful purple flowers. Nancy ran   6      to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. And on their way home, there was a big smile  7 her face.
When they were passing a nursing home, she saw an old granny sitting in a chair. The granny had  8 children with her. They stopped the car and Nancy walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny 9  her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When Nancy 10 to her car, her children asked her, “ Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“ I don’t know her.” Nancy said, “ But it’s Mother’s Day, and she is alone. But I have both of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.

—Where is your uncle now? I haven’t seen him these days.         
—He______ to the earthquake area with his workmates.                 

—_______?   —He’s a tall man with short hair.

Come to our club tonight, and you will _____ a CD.
A. give             B. giving              C. be given.       D. gave

There ______many restaurants in town, but they _________ eat the food there at first.

—What are you going to do this weekend?   —I _____ yet.

—The weather report says the heavy rain will last for another three days.
—Oh, that’s terrible. I’m afraid the bridges will be ______ away by the flood caused by the rain.

From the school name ______ on the package, we guessed that it might belong to a student of our school.           

If any accident ______ here tomorrow, it will be very serious.

The computer game ______ well and _____ out very soon.

We should try our best to reach our ______.

—______ do you write to your parents?  —Every day.

—I can hardly hear the radio. Would you please ______.   —Yes, of course.

—Would you mind moving the desk?
—______. I will do it right now.              

—These Maths problems are too hard to ______. Can you help me? 
—There are many ways, but the most important is to try your best.

—Dad, I can’t open my e-dictionary in my computer.
—You can _____ the computer and try again.

完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15分；每空1分，满分15分）
The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the   46   of flowers better. That’s why the course has become very popular   47   the students.
The teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). They are   48    at this art and work hard at passing on the skill   49   students. So far, many students in the school have   50  a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   51   the students’ skills, the teachers usually play   52   while students are arranging flowers. Students are   53   with the music, and they   54   more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers   55   teach the students other skills at the   56   time. For example, they ask the students to   57   compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only   58    art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.
Several months ago, some foreign teachers   59   the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own   60   after they returned home.

A．color B．beauty C．smell D．shape

A．between B．around C．among D．about

A．well B．nice C．great D．good

A．with B．for C．to D．in

A．beaten B．hit C．won D．struck

A．drop B．decide C．develop D．train

A．music B．games C．jokes D．sports

A．happy B．popular C．careful D．angry

A．think of B．run out of C．hold on D．put off

A．always B．never C．hardly D．seldom

A．different B．same C．another D．other

A．read B．play C．write D．work

A．get B．give C．make D．take

A．arrived B．went C．got D．visited

A．parents B．friends C．students D．classmates

The cruise(海上航游) will begin__________.

The cruise will take__________.

Mr. King will see______ during the cruise.

People can buy tickets________.

Helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter, They should pay______.

Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey’s Kisses? Do you love the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was, "yes", to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的). I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory!
The other day we drove from Washington DC to the small town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. When we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. The whole town is a chocolate-themed amusement park. The sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. There are even road signs that say things like, "Chocolate Ave(大道)" and "Cake St.".
As we were walking towards the park, Jason, our tour guide, began telling us about this quiet little town. Hershey chocolate has been a brand in the world over the past hundred years. It is the biggest company that makes and sells chocolate in America," he started. "I guess you get the chocolate in China, don’t you?"
I nodded(点头) without thinking. How could I possibly not know those lovely little candies when I’ve been eating them all these years? 
Jason went on, "The factory first started on a small farm. It developed very fast. So they built this town for factory workers to live in. Then they built hotels, hospitals, stadiums(体育馆), theaters and even museums with the theme of chocolate. Isn’t that cool?"
"Yes, a hundred times yes!" I yelled (叫喊 )with delight.
What did the writer mainly talk about?

What was the small town of Hershey like?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

What does the underlined word mean? ______.

What can we know from the writer’s answer to the guide?

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It’s the first time in her 15 years she’s picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I’ll remember this experience."  
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher’s science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You’re making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it’s meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          
71. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
A. have some fresh fruit for themselves    B. make some money by selling fruit
C. provide people with more healthy fruit   D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
When was the project set up?

What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

What does the underlined word “mean?

How do the students feel about their work?

Spring is a good time for kite flying -- a popular activity in China. On a sunny day with a good breeze(微风), you'll see hundreds of colorful kites flying in the sky. They have all kinds of shapes like swallows and peaches. Some of the shapes have special meanings. For example, swallows mean good luck and peaches bring you a long life.
The city of Weifang in Shandong is the home of the kite. The city holds an international kite festival in April every year. There are competitions for kite-flying skills and new styles of kites. The most famous is the competition for the "Kite King ". Thousands of kite fans from more than 30 countries visit the city to take part in the competitions, or to just enjoy this colorful event(事件).
The largest kite in the world is a big "octopus (章鱼)". It's about 1,100 square meters, twice as big as a basketball court. Li Jingyang, a kite fanin Jilin, spent eight months making it in 2008.
The kite was invented by Chinese people over 2,000 years ago. According to historical (历史的) record, kites were first used by soldiers to send news to their friends. In the Tang Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone.
As it was introduced to the West in the ll00s, the kite brought a great influence(影响) on Western life.
In 1782, the lightning rod (避雷针) was invented with the help of a kite. Modern aircraft came from kites, too. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, a board reads: "The earliest man-made aircrafts were the kites and missiles (投射武器) of ancient China."
What activity is very popular in spring?

What do people hope for when flying kites shaped like swallows?

Why do thousands of people visit the city of Weifang in April every year?

When did Chinese people invent the kite?

Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

词汇运用 用所给词的适当形式填空，每空不限一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. This dress is very popular this year. Do you know who the ________(design) is?
2. English Classroom is an _______(education) program on CCTV.
3. We have got a new printer, it_________(print) quickly.
4. If you answer all the questions _________ (correct), you will win.
5. I couldn’t stop _________(clap) when I heard the good news.
6. —How many times ________ you ________（phone） me these days? —Three times.
7. Where is Jim? He ________(do) his homework in the study at present.
8. We will hold a party to celebrate her ________ (twenty) birthday.
9. The boy fell off the tree and ___________(hurt) badly.
10. When the parade marched along the park, the children screamed with _______(excite)

任务型阅读 请根据材料内容，按照要求完成各题。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
In real life, all of us have friends. We can talk to them, play and go to the cinema with them. (1) But we know that not all of them are real good friends, because simply “A friend in need is a friend indeed”.
But why are they still our friends? (2) In every one of us there is a ______ need to have friends and not to live ______ in this world. This need makes us get along with the others. On the other hand, this need keeps us searching everywhere to find new friends. But when we have found one, some time later we realize that he or she is not what we are looking for.
Everybody knows how to become a friend, but not all of them know how to become a good friend, because they don’t know what a good friend means. Some of us want to have friends just to make themselves happy, or maybe get something from others. He or she is not thinking about the others or what makes them happy. He or she is a selfish person.
Someone knows the meaning of good friendship. Someone knows how to be loyal(忠诚的) to someone, how to take care of him, and how to love him, as he is a very important person in his life. Unluckily, not everyone on the Internet wants to be a good friend as what is happening in real life. They are looking for friends, just to prove that they have a lot of friends.
About me, I’m not interested in numbers. Because I learned from the life: “Finding a real good friend is not an easy task”.
1. 将(1)句译成中文：_________________________________________________________
2. 在(2)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺：
_____________________ _____________________
3. 回答问题:What can we do with friends according to this passage?
___________________________________________________________________________
4.在文中找出与We are not alone because of the need of having friends意思相近的句子：
___________________________________________________________________________
5. 写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子。
___________________________________________________________________________

缺词填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? W  e-mails you can do that. Using a c   you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much s   than e-mail. E- mails can send the message to the other s   of the world in seconds.
E-mail is easy to use and it s   time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter w  to send e-mails. It is twenty-four-hour service that makes you send your e- mail at any time of the day or n . No one has to stay t   to receive e-mails. It d   matter if your friends are in bed when you send an e-mail to them, or you are seeing a f    at the cinema when they send an e-mail back.  

写作
在日常生活（daily life）中，国际互联网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据以下提示，以On the Internet为题写一段100字左右的短文。  
国际互联网的主要用途

On the Internet
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