云南昆明两校联考八年级上期中英语试卷

词组互译（每题0.5分，共10分）
find out______________
几乎不_______________
quite a few ___________
只要_________________
take sb’s place_________
长大_________________
be ready to___________
干的好_______________
so far________________
事实上_______________
take…seriously________
发挥作用_____________
be similar to__________
编造________________
care about____________
和……相同____________
swing dance__________
给……的感觉__________
such as_______________
多余________________

A:______ do you go shopping?  B: Every week.

Although he is very old，________he works very hard.

You can learn English by________.

A:________? B: It was my first time there, so it was really interesting.

A: Can I use your dictionary?  B: _____________.

Which subject is________, English or physics?

Please stop talking. Our teacher has ________to tell you.

Everyone here ________ playing basketball.

A: What’s your Chinese teacher like? B: ___________.

Exercising is the best way________.

Lucy is a ________ girl.

I enjoy nice words ________my looks.

Do you mind ________the radio a little bit? I’m doing my homework.

To make friends is________ important thing in life.

A: Bob is________ late for school. B: Me neither.

完型填空 （每题1分，共10分）
In most English–speaking countries, it is usual and helpful to make a “small talk” sometimes. Small talk is a kind of ______conversation. It can make people relax, and it helps quiet persons talk to _____.
If you feel shy to speak your second _____, it’s best to make a small talk . You don’t have to talk much. You may use short words. There _______many times you can make a small talk. And there are also many topics _____you to talk about in a short time.
It’s not too____ to make a small talk. But you must make sure:______ you would like to talk with, where you make a small talk, ____you would like to talk about, when the small talk start, and why you make the small talk. _____make small talk with a friend. Then make real small talks with others ._____not to be afraid to make a few mistakes when making a small talk.

A．boring B．relaxing C．surprising D．worrying

A．another B．other C．others D．the other

A．language B．friend C．English D．Chinese

A．is B．has C．have D．are

A．for B．with C．to D．of

A．easy B．busy C．different D．difficult

A．what B．where C．how D．who

A．that B．what C．this D．why

A．Then B．Finally C．First D．Second

A．Forget B．Remember C．Do D．Get.

判断正误，正确的句子请填A， 错误的句子请填B。
After the long winter vacation, it’s time to go back to school .But do you know US students start school earlier than we do in China ?
In the US, school kids have two winter breaks(假期). One is around Christmas, lasting two weeks. The Other is in February, only one week It can also be called “ski (滑雪) week.” because some students go skiing during the break. Another one-week break is called spring break. It is in April, around Easter(复活节)。
Like Chinese students, US kids also have a long summer vacation. It is about 10 weeks, from mid-June to late August.
Besides(除了) the four breaks, there are quite a few holidays when students do not go to school. So a traditional US school year is 180 days. It is 20 days shorter than it is in China!
In the US , school kids have 21 days for winter breaks.
The winter break in February called “ski week “is because it lasts only one week.
There are 160 days traditional China school year.
Besides the four breaks , there is no holidays in the US for kids.,
US students start their school later than we do in China.

If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.
It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!
In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.
The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).
They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.
根据短文，判断正误：
There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.
The largest doll can be one meter high.
People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.
Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.
People never make dolls look like the president.

Every year we have many holidays, such as summer holidays. May Day and so on. How do you spend during these holidays? Do you like to travel during them ? Can you book holidays or make travel plans on line?
Now let me tell you how to do it. First，you should look up the places that you want to visit online. Then you can decide on which way to travel according to the prices online. If you go to other countries, you’d better take the plane. If you visit some places of interest near your hometown, you can take the train or bus there. Of course, you can drive a car. Next, you can get in touch with some travel companies(公司)，and talk something about travel with them. And you can find the best place to stay at the best price. Finally, you can enjoy happy holidays with the help of the travel company.
In winter , you can spend _________with your family together.

If you want to travel in holidays, what should you do at first ?

You are now in China. If you want to visit New York, you can get their_____.

With travel company’s help, you can_____ during travel.

Which of the following is RIGHT?

Greg Heffely is 11 years old. He is a student. In his class, some students get to school on foot.. Some get to school by bus. He lives far from school. He always gets to school by car. He is clever and naughty （顽皮的）He always has a lot of ideas .He likes writing diaries. In his diary, he often writes many interesting stories about his life. He also draws pictures in his diary.
He has a lot of problems in school. And he makes a lot of trouble(麻烦),too. He runs away from a school basketball game. He often plays tricks(捉弄)on others. But he always makes a fool of himself. He is not good at making friends. But he wants to be the most popular in his school. He also has some problems at home. Sometimes he pulls the cat’s tail (尾巴) and knock at others’ door then run away.
Greg is not a good model. We shouldn’t do things like Greg. But US children like reading his diaries. Do you want to read about him ? Go and read the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid(《小屁孩日记》)。It is very popular in the US.
Greg Heffley always gets to school _________.

Greg Heffley often writes _______in his diary.

Greg wants to ________in his school.

Greg makes ______________at school.

The writer of the passage asks us_______________.

句型转换 （共5题，每题1分）
My father exercised five times last week.（改为一般疑问句并做否定回答）
_____________ your father exercise five times last week?
No ,  he ____________.
I eat junk food twice a week. （就划线部分提问）
____________  ____________ do you ____________junk food?
Town Cinema is the best cinema in town. （就划线部分提问）
____________  _____________ is the best in town.
He is taller than any other student in his class. （改为同义句）
He is _____________  _____________ in his class.
The weather in Dali was very wonderful（就划线部分提问）
____________  _____________ the weather in Dali?

用所给词的适当形式填空（共10题，每题0.5分）
What do people usually do on vacation? What activities do you find? On this vacation, my father and I went to Malaysia. We arrived in Penang in Malaysia with my family by plane. What a ______ (different ) a day makes! My sister and I tried_______(paraglide). We rode bicycles to Georgetown. There________(be ) a lot of new buildings now, but many of the old buildings are still there. In Weld Quay, a really old place in Georgetown, we saw the house of Chinese________(trade) from 100 years ago. I wonder what life was like here in the past. I really enjoyed________ ( walk) around the town. Then my father and I decided_______( go ) to Penang Hill . We wanted to walk up to the top, but then it started_______ (rain ) a little so we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour for the train because there were too many people. When we got to the top, it was raining really hard. We ______(not have ) an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And because of the bad weather, we couldn’t see__________ (something) below. My father didn’t bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted great because I was so______ (hunger)!

补全对话 （共5题，每题1分）
根据对话内容在空白处写出恰当的句子，使对话意思完整。所写句子应与所给的标点符号一致。
A: Good morning, Miss Li.
B:                        . Liu Li.  You look unhappy. What’s wrong（怎么了）?
A: My classmates don’t make friends with me.                     ?
B: You should talk with them first.
A:                    .What else can I do?
B. Maybe you should take part in class activities.
A: OK. And?
B: When your classmates are in trouble,                     .
A: Good idea.
B: Trying your best(尽你最大的努力) is the best.
A: Thank you very much, Miss Li.
B:                         . Many happy days!

书面表达 （共10分）
假设你是Li Ming， 请给你的美国笔友Tom写一封e-mail，介绍你的英语老师Mr. Lee。
要点如下：1.他40岁，有一个幸福的家；2.他性格外向，与学生相处很好；
3.他的课堂很有趣，课后常帮我们学习英语；4.他不抽烟，非常喜欢运动，擅长下棋；5. 写一至两点其他同学对他的看法。
注意：60——80个单词，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
How are you recently? Now, I’ll tell you something about my English teacher Mr. Lee.
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours
Li Ming