江苏无锡市北塘区八年级上学期期中英语试卷

--Do you know ________ woman in red over there ?
--Yes. She is ________ office worker.

The plane will arrive ______ Shanghai ______ 8:00 _____ the evening of September 10.

Tom was fat last year, and now he is ______ .

There are ______ workers in the shoe factory.

--__________ does your school have a sports meeting? – Every year.

Not only Tom but also I ______ crazy about playing basketball.

—______ your English teacher ______?  — She is slim and beautiful.

Do you think who can finish the work better with ______ money and ______ people?

Thank you ________ helping me when I have some problems ________ my English.

Max always tells _________ jokes to make us _________ .

Shanghai is bigger than _____ in Jiangsu and bigger than _______ in China.

My father will not work in his office tomorrow. He will ________ a meeting _________.

Nobody taught ________ Chinese. He learnt it by _______. How clever he is!

Don’t lose heart, Jack. Life is ___________ ups and downs.

—We can have a day out tomorrow. Why don't we go to see a film ?
—________

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it gets better with      .  If you want to make friends, you must do       for it. Join a club or a group. Talking with those who like the same things as you do is much       .
Many people are  nervous（紧张的）when talking to people.  After all, meeting       means facing the unknown（不认识的）.  And it's human nature to feel a bit       about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts（怀疑）about ourselves. We________ other people are judging us, finding us too tall or too short, too thin or too fat. But don't forget that they must be feeling the       way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. In this way you'll feel comfortable.
Try to be self-confident even if you don't feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers（陌生人）such as a big hall, walk straight in, look at people in the eye and   ________  . If you see someone you'd like to say something to, don't wait for the other person to start a conversation. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be  ________   in you if there’s something good about you.
There are many ways to make friends. Just remember, it’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone. It takes  ________   and effort to develop friendship.

A．practice B．money C．girls D．everything

A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything

A．easy B．easier C．easily D．hard

A．teachers B．strangers C．classmates D．relatives（亲戚）

A．dangerous B．hopeless C．unhappy D．uncomfortable

A．believe B．imagine（想象） C．afraid D．find

A．different B．same C．other D．another

A．cry B．laugh C．smile D．speak

A．exciting B．excited C．interesting D．interested

A．time B．hope C．money D．People

Sunny English Club
For students
16:00 – 18:00 Every Saturday
200 Yuan a month
9 Zhou Yu Street
Tel: 3785290
Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!
Ocean Museum
9:00—17:00 From Thursday to Sunday
Ticket: 50 yuan
132 Xue Yuan Street
Tel: 5439871
Show you a full picture of sea lives!
Health Centre
9:00—17:30
16 Yong Le Street
Tel: 3801451
Free examinations for those over 70
Give you good advice to keep healthy!
You will pay ________ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.

You can visit Ocean Museum ________.

One can get free exams in Health Centre if he is ________.

Mr. Johnson was an old man with a bad temper（脾气）. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One day, 13-year-old Jane and her friend Amy had to go past Mr. Johnson’s house. When Jane saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.
When Mr. Johnson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Johnson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.
Later Jane asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why is he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended（假装）there was an invisible（看不见的）smile on his face and then started talking to him. Beginning with a “hello” at first, and then speaking more each time.
“An invisible smile?” Jane was puzzled（困惑的）. “Yes,” answered Amy. “My grandma told me to think so. She said if we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will smile back.”
Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse（拒绝） our smile.
People thought that Mr. Johnson was a(n)          person.

What did Amy do when she first walked past Mr. Johnson’s house?

6.Amy learned “an invisible smile” from                .

7.What does the story want to tell us?

Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790.The philosopher（哲学家）and writer was one of the most important men in the early days of the United States. He believed strongly in the importance（重要性）of hard work, and he himself worked hard all his life, from the time he left school at the age of ten.
"Poor Richard," a character Franklin created, summarized（概括）Franklin's ideas in short sayings（谚语）. Many of Poor Richard's sayings are still remembered today. One of the most famous is "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," from the essay（散文）"The Way of Wealth."
In the same essay , Franklin talks about the danger of laziness and the value of ambitiousness（抱负）.He asks what is accomplished by "wishing and hoping for better times". He says that we can make these times better if we try hard enough. People who spend all their time just hoping will die without food. They shouldn't expect everything to be easy, or as Poor Richard says, "there are no gains without pains." Franklin also says that we should work today, not wait until tomorrow. "One today is worth two tomorrows," says Poor Richard." Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today."
The main idea of the text is that _______________.

According to the text, Poor Richard is a person who _________________.

“one today is worth two tomorrows” means that ___________________.

任务型阅读 根据短文内容，完成表格，每空一词。
Do you know who is the president of the USA now? Your answer is ‘Obama（奥巴马）, right?’ Next, let’s have a look at his growing experience（经历）. Ten-year-old Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Honolulu, Hawaii. The young boy didn’t look the same as most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people. “I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince, but I kept asking myself who I was,” said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Barack Obama became the first black president in U.S. history. Obama was born on August 4, 1961. His father is an African（非洲人） and his mother is a white American. This unusual background（背景）made him want to know who he was. With the help of his friends, Obama finally went to college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard University, a famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Later, he became the third black senator（议员） in U.S. history.
During his competition for U.S. president, Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. Obama’s success（成功） is a historic victory（胜利）. It made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character.

The title	The   black president in U.S. history
Be born	On August4,1961
At age 10	The number of black students at his school is three
He looked      from most other students
In	Got lots of support from his friends
Grew popular among the students because he is
Later	Became the third black senator in U.S. history
At age 47	Told people about his background
won his competition for U.S.
Obama’s success made Martin Luther King’s dream come true

根据句意和汉语注释写出单词的适当形式。
Don’t you think that Mr Wu is an _____________（极好的）teacher？
Taking more exercise every day will make you _____________（健康）than before.
We should learn English well because it is one of the important ___________（语言） in the world.
My English teacher is always _____________（耐心的）with me. She helps me a lot.

根据句意写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
At last, Daniel finished the difficult Maths problem _____________ (correct).
Shanghai Oriental Pearl（东方明珠）tower is famous for its _____________ (high).
---Can you tell me the _____________(climb) names? Their mobiles left here.
The poor men can’t buy _____________ (they) anything because they have no money with them.

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空
--Where is your teacher?  –He with my classmates               (plan) a trip to Shanghai in the classroom.
Is it important               (learn) English well if you want to find a good job?
Tom,              (not be) careless when crossing the road.
-- The food in the restaurant               (taste) very delicious! -- Yes, I agree with you.
Unluckily, Daniel fell from the stairs and               (hurt) his left arm
I saw some students               (play) on the playground just now.
You’d better               (not touch) that valuable vase（贵重的花瓶）any more.
Be more careful next time, or you               (make) the same mistake.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
我认为游泳不如远足有趣。
I don’t think swimming is                         hiking.
她总是不把自己的担忧告诉别人。
She always         her worries                .
婚礼将在何时何地举行？
When and where         the wedding                ?
Daniel不擅长英语，老师建议他参加一项英语的课程。
Daniel isn’t good at English, so the teacher                         .
我迫不及待地想要和家人去度假。
I                                           with my family.
我每天花半小时练习弹钢琴。
It                                             the piano every day.

书面表达：
以“My best friend Nancy”为题，根据所给提示要点，用英语写一篇短文，70字左右，要求第5点用1-2句适当展开想象，要点如下：
1. Nancy是一个幽默漂亮的女孩。她有着大而明亮的眼睛和直的长发。
2. 她喜欢画画。她总是在绘画比赛中获得第一。
3. 她慷慨大方并且乐于助人。她经常在作业上帮助我。
4. 她从来不说别人的坏话。
5. 她长大后想当一名社会工作者，这样她可以……
My best friend Nancy
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