福建南安市两校八年级下学期期中英语试卷

－I want to go to Mount Tai by plane, but I’m afraid I don’t know the__________.
－It is about 1000 yuan.
A .way             B. price           C. time

－Can you_________ the math problem?
－No, it’s too difficult!
A. look out          B. find out      C. work out

－You look tired these days. What’s wrong?
－Oh, I couldn’t sleep as __________as before at night.
A. better        B. well              C. best

－Did you hear the song “Little Apple”?
－Yes, it __________ wonderful !. It’s very popular in the world.
A. tastes           B. smells      C. sounds

－Jane is always the first to get to school.
－Yes, she is used to__________ up early in the morning.
A. getting           B. get               C. gets

－__________is it from here to the railway station?
－It’s about two and a half hours by bike.
A. How far            B. How often            C. How long

－Do you know Mary’s vacation plan?
－No, I don’t. She told me _________ about her plan.
A. something         B. anything          C. nothing

－Do you often eat vegetables? I think it is helpful.
－Yes, I  _______ you. It’s good for our health.
A. agree with
B. look forward to
C. disagree with

－How can I keep fit?
－If you ride to school every day, you _______ fit.
A. keep            B. will keep           C. are keeping

－By the way, Where is Quanzhou?
－ It’s _______ the southeast of China.
A. on                 B. to               C. in

－Why not play basketball with us?
－__________, but I have to finish my work first.
A. I’d love to             B. Yes, please.      C. Let’s go

－When are you going to tell the bad news to Kate?
－I’ll do it __________she comes back.
A. while             B. as soon as       C. until

－I am sorry to step on your feet!
－_________ .
A. Good luck            B. Don’t say that    C. Never mind

－How long do you usually do your homework every day?
－It usually _______ me more than two hours to finish it.
A. costs            B. pays             C. takes

－— I’m worried about the exam tomorrow, mum.
—         ! Believe in yourself, dear.
A. Take it easy
B. Be careful
C. It’s a joke

完形填空: 从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same       ?
A new       -Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a         one day. They teach him to ________and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang         a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
“   ________   do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be         ”
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to         their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audiences(观众) enjoy the story, and also the         in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very        to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!
A. jobs      B. dreams    C. habits
A. song     B. film      C. opera
A. writer   B. teacher   C. musician
A. paint     B. write      C. speak
A. run       B. buy       C. win
A. How       B. Why        C. When
A. myself    B. different  C. alone
A. encourage B. understand C. explain
A. light    B. clothes   C. music
A. easy    B. difficult  C. important

口语运用: 根据对话内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全对话。(10分)
A: Hi, Beth. How are you doing?
B: Not very well. Thank you, Miss Wang.
A:
B: I am feeling sad because I didn’t pass the English exam.
A:That’s too bad.
B:I want to, but I don’t know how to get other students to talk with me.
A:Don’t worry.   
B: Helen.        . She seems to like me.
A:Yes, I’m sure she would like to be your friend.
B: 
A: If you follow the teacher’s advice and do more practice, you’ll do better
B: Thank you, Miss Wang. I will try that.
A: I hope you will be happier and your English will be better soon. See you!
B: Thank you. See you later.

It is very common to raise money in Canadian and American schools. Students, teachers and parents have many special ways to raise money for field trips. Some schools think of great ideas, such as “King or Queen for a Day”. It cost each student one dollar to buy a ticket for the draw. After all the tickets are sold, one ticket is drawn. The student with the winning ticket will be the king or queen for the next school day. When the student arrives in the morning, the headmaster greets him or her and carries the student’s books. The student sits in the headmaster’s chair for the day and even can use the headmaster’s mobile phone to call home. At noon, the headmaster and other teachers order a special lunch and service it to the student.
根据材料内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的选（A），错的选（B）。(10分)
If your ticket is drawn, you can be the king or the queen for the next day.
It is very common to raise money only in Canadian schools.
The student with the winning ticket can have a special lunch .
The students should spend ten dollars on a ticket for the draw.
Maybe more than two tickets are drawn after all the tickets are sold each time..

When a 13-year-old girl was riding home, a man suddenly jumped out and pulled her off her bike and rode away. The girl didn't run after the man. She found a telephone and called the police at 110.“Safety is the most important thing in such a situation,” The girl said her teacher had told her in her first aid (急救) class. “It is not safe to run after an adult who is much stronger than you.” The girl is a junior student at a school in Guangdong. Her school is one of the first in China to have compulsory (必修的) first aid education. Junior 1 students at the school must take the class once a week.
Safety is important. Some students die every day from drowning (溺水), food poisoning and traffic accidents. The girl said she learned a lot from the first aid education. The teachers in the school teach students skills so that they can protect and save themselves in emergencies (紧急情况). The teacher told the students that they should try not to go out alone, especially at night. If someone tries to do bad things to them, they may hit their eyes or noses. Then they should try their best to quickly run into a crowded place. Students at the school also have learned skills for surviving (幸存) in earthquakes.
When the man pulled the girl off her bike and rode away, the girl ____________________.
A. ran after the man
B. called the police
C. just cried loudly
The girl thinks, in such a situation, __________is the most important.
A. the bike                 B. safety               C. money
The girl learned_________________ from the first aid education.
A. nothing              B. much           C. little
How often do Junior 1 students at the girl’s school must take the first aid education?
A. Once two weeks       B. Every day       C. Every week.
According to the passage, in order to protect and save yourselves, you ______________.
A. needn’t learn skills for surviving in earthquakes.
B. can do nothing if someone wants to do bad things to you
C. had better try not to go out alone at night

What problems do the teenagers have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.

What problem can reading and writing habits cause?
A. Getting short-sighted
B. Fighting with each other
C. Feeling tired of study
If Bob is feeling stressed, he should___________.
A. do much homework
B. make a plan for study and hobbies
C. donate（捐献）his pocket money to Project Hope
Michael is tired of study, maybe because he ______.
A. has no close friends
B. plays too many computer games
C. has no pocket money
______is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights.
A. Doing less homework
B. Playing basketball
C. Learning to make friends
If Betty often has snakes and dislikes doing exercise, she will ______
A. get fat           B. feel stressed         C. feel tired

根据短文内容，将下面A—E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。
Mr. Johnson had a hotel near the sea. Its price was the lowest in the city but few people stayed there. The fire broke out three times in a year and four travelers died in the accidents.       Mr. Johnson had to do most work himself.
It was eleven o’clock. Most rooms were still empty. Mr. Johnson went to the gate when a young man came in, with a big bag in his hand.
“    ” asked Mr. Johnson.
“I want to stay in the cheapest room in your hotel.”
“OK,” said Mr. Johnson, “but it’s on the top floor.”
“   ” Said the man.
“By the way, may I keep your bag for you?” asked Mr. Johnson.
“No, thanks.      I am afraid another fire will happen in your hotel. If it does, I’ll be able to escape(逃跑) from it.”
“Yes?”  .  “So you have to pay for the bill before you go to your room.”

Hello, everyone! There will be a show called Sunshine for Poor Village on July 19^th. We will have it at Beijing Sunshine School. We hold it to raise money for the children from the poor village. There will be a Chinese traditional clothing show, musical performances and so on. It will last from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The ticket will cost you ￥20. We are all looking forward to the exciting evening. And we hope to raise some money to help the children. We need your help.
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格。

Name of the show	Sunshine for poor   ___
Place of the show	____
Ticket of price	_______
Date of the show	on______
Time of the show	From7:30p.m to______
Programmes	A Chinese traditional ______ show, musical performances and so on.

选择括号内恰当的单词填入空白处，使句意完整，正确。
---Oh, I failed the math exam!
–Don’t worry! Try your best          (studying/ to study) hard, and you’ll get good grades.
--- Bill is too          (careless / careful)!
----Yes, I think so. He always makes so many mistakes in his homework.
---The Tour of Qinghai Lake has the highest altitude          (between / among)all races hosted by the International Cycling Union.
---You are right!
–Excuse me, can I sit here?
--Sorry, but there is no           （room /space) for you.
--I hate rock music, it is too noisy.
---I don’t like it,            (too / either).

根据中文提示写出单词或词组，使句意完整，正确。
—Mr. Green will give us a ______ [spi:tʃ] tomorrow.
—That’s great.
—Lucy gets A in this English exam!
— She is always good at English and I am ______ [praud] of her.
—---Do you ______ ( 收到 ) a postcard from Joan?
—Yes, it is very beautiful.
—A traffic accident happened in Caishikou Street yesterday.
— Yes, and many________( 乘客 )are badly hurt.
—I want to be a scientist in the future.
－I hope your dream will_______   _________( 变为现实 )。

遣词造句：根据提供的图画和提示词，写一个符合图意的完整的，正确的句子。
often, clean 

volleyball, tomorrow

pair, cost

not, fast
 
dangerous, to

综合填空：根据短文大意和语境选择方框内的单词，并用其正确的形式填入空白处（每空填一词），使补全后的短文意思通顺，语法正确，结构完整。

A Bike Accident Bicycles are popular with young people. Though bicycles are much     than any other vehicle, sometimes bicycle accidents also happen. At about 4 p.m. in Xinhua Street yesterday afternoon, a young man was riding very fast.    there is a sharp turn to the left meters away，the young man didn’t    .  Suddenly a truck came from the Side. He ran into the wall to     the truck. His arm was badly hurt. The truck driver ran to him, called the 122 hotline and sent him to the hospital.

书面表达
“平安出行，文明骑车”已成为人们普遍关心的一个社会热门话题，特别作为一名中学生，骑自行车时如何保持安全是非常重要的。请你根据图表中所提示的内容要点用英语写一篇短文。

注意：1.短文的开头已给出，不记入总词数；
2．文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；
3．内容可适当发挥，并表达你个人的看法；
4．词数90左右。
How can we keep safe when we ride?____________________________________
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