江苏常熟市八年级上学期期中英语试卷

As we all know, playing         chess is usually         one-to-one game．

She found traveling         and was quite         in it．

1 do           housework in my family．

          you are，          mistakes you’ll make．

When the bus stopped，some people         the bus and some others         ．

—She didn’t come to school yesterday, did she?
—         ，though she was not feeling very well．

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

—          bad weather! It makes me down．
—Yes．          rainy morning!

Of the two shirts，I’d choose         one to save some money for a book．

—Where is John?
—He         be reading books in the library, but I’m not sure．

Could you please           the children         with the snake?

He thought         difficult for the students to pass the exam．

I find this Math problem very         .believe students can work it out         ．

Our English teacher tells us to spend as much time we can         English．

—Excuse me，can I sit beside you?
—         ．The man who sat here will be back soon．

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John loved basketball．One day, as he was walking to a basketball game，he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year．Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters     ．
John woke up in a hospital room．When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball      was over．John did what the doctors told him，but it      ．When he left the hospital，John was sent to a rehab center (康复中心)．
A week    he arrived there，he met Sunny Chen．Sunny used to be a coach (教练)．His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident．
Though he couldn't move his legs，Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns．It was an on-wheelchair basketball team，because     on the team played from a wheelchair．Sunny invited John to       the game．John played badly, but for the       time since the accident，he stopped feeling sorry for himself,
After becoming a part of the Suns，John improved quickly．Basketball was like medicine for him．John was much      than before．When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him．The day before John     the center, he had dinner with Sunny．He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs．
Sunny      and said，“It’s really quite easy．When you keep your face to the sun，the shadows willfall behind．”

A．away B．from C．out D．in

A．game B．dream C．team D．coach

A．worked B．affected C．didn't work D．didn’t affect

A．until B．when C．before D．1ater

A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody

A．join B．show C．study D．watch

A．next B．last C．first D．early

A．worse B．better C．busier D．smarter

A．arrived B．got to C．went to D．1eft

A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．turned

American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays．
There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June．Most American children go to public schools．
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time．They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment (课外作业) for every class．After class they have many activities．
After high school，many students go to college．They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education．But there are scholarships．(奖学金) for good students，and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education．

How long do American students study in school every, year?

         can get scholarships．

Many college students work part time because         ．

According to the passage，which sentence is NOT true?
A．American schools have long summer holidays．
B．There are two terms in the USA．
C．American students don’t do exercises after class．
D．They do part time job to get money to pay for their education．

Here’s an advertisement from the newspaper．Read and choose the right answer to each
question．
WANTED: BABYSITED
Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is six years old. Hours are Monday to Friday, 3.00p.m. to 6.00p.m. Sometimes you will work at the weekend. Pay is S10 per hour.
For the job, you will:
*Watch our son
*Read to him
*play with him
*You will work at our house. We live in London, near 10 Downing Street.
Please call (020)296—8956. Ask for Miss Smith
Which of these sentences is true?

The best babysitter for the job

Could you be a genius (天才) like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think．Reading is a good idea! but it is not enough．Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more．Here are some tips：
●Ask． When you look at new things，ask why they are new or different．Ask questions．Ask yourself and ask others．Keep thinking until you find the answer．
●Draw． Einstein thought in pictures．Sometimes，it helps to draw problems and ideas．
●Read． Try to read new things．Read books from different parts of the library．After you
read，think about the ideas you have learned．Are they different from what you thought?
●Relax． Many ideas come when you are relaxed．Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park，going to a concert or a museum．
●Write． Keep a diary．Write down your questions and ideas．Write down new ideas after
you read．
●Share． Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．Sometimes，a friend can
●Be brave．Do not let other people say your ideas are silly．Explain yourself．Let other people explain why they think you are wrong．Then decide．
How many tips are there in this passage?

What can we do to relax ourselves from the passage?

Einstein suggested we should         if other people say our ideas are silly．

Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families．it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for ideas．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends． Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication (交流) is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to say to their family members．
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents often may even stop their children from meeting their friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome．
Many teenagers think that       can understand them better．

        is very important to teenagers．

When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents，they usually       ．

The sentence” your answers are welcome．”Means“       ”．

Which of the following is the writer’s attitude (态度)?

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
The          (广告) on TV always make me bored，so I turn off the TV set．
Miss Tang has no         (感觉) of direction．She often gets lost．
His cousin will go to the USA for         (进一步的) study next year．
We will have a new subject in Grade 8．It is         (物理)．
Amy is becoming much         (健康) after playing softball．
They didn’t invite the boy         (反而)
It’s an         ['eksələnt]chance for us to practice speaking English．
This is a         (真的) car, not a toy car．
Now, Xi Jinping is the         [prezidənt] of China．
—What is the         Of the Golden Gate Bridge?
—About one hundred metres tall。

用所给动词的适当形式填空。
If you         (not be) careful with dogs，they may bite you．
My teacher often advises us         (read) English aloud every morning．
The Greens         (visit) Beijing in a week，aren’t they?
Be quiet! Bob with his classmates         (prepare) for the English test．
          (save) water, turn off the tap after you wash your hands．

句型转换。
Be quick，or you'll be late for schoo1．(同义句转换)
If you         quick．you         get to school on time．
My coat is as big as yours．(同义句转换)
My coat is                                          yours．
What does the word“hero”mean?
          the         of the word “ hero”?
time most life was it exciting of my the (?) 连词成句
                                                              ?

句子翻译
Tom上个月休假的天数比你少。
 
他认为游泳不如徒步旅行令人激动。
 
王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。
 
感谢你仔细倾听我的问题并且主动给予我帮助。
 
去年，我妈教我如何烧出健康美味的食物。
 

书面表达
假设你是李明，根据以下内容，给网友Susan写一封信。
1．常熟是一个有着悠久历史的古老城市，有许多名胜古迹。
2．有许多博物馆、公园和购物中心。
3．上个月邀请了表哥李明来常熟游览。他为人慷慨，有幽默感，喜欢说笑话，但从不说别人的坏话。
4．他说他不能相信自己的眼睛，常熟比以前更现代化，市中心高楼大厦越来越多。
5．他决定将来在常熟生活因为……(请给出一到两个理由)