江苏省苏州相城区2014-2015年八年级下期中考试英语试题及答案
二、选择填空 (共25小题：每小题1分，满分15分)
A)单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
21．England is European country．It is also island country．
A．a：an B．an；an C．an；a D．the；an
22．Our teacher to the 0ffice．She will be back ten minutes．
A．has been，in B．has gone，in C．has been，after D．has gone，after
23．—May Day is coming．What are you going to do during the holiday?
—I will have a trip with my family．
A．three-day B．three-days C．three day’s D．three days
24．There were about two students in the class buildings during the earthquake，but of them failed to run out．
A．thousand，hundred B．thousands，hundreds
C．thousands，hundred D．thousand，hundreds
25．—Will you watch the NBA match tonight?
—No，but I lots of matches since I heard of Yao Ming．
A．watched B．watch C．will watch D．have watched
26．—Have you decided to have the school trip? —Not yet．It depends on the weather．
A．when B．what C．how D．why
27．He likes playing tricks on others，but ，he is a good boy．He is willing to help others．
A．in this Way B．in some ways C．in that way D．in a word
28．—Our environment has improved a lot and the river is cleaner now． — ．
A．more：Yes B．a little；What a pity C．a lot；Sorry D．much；Exactly
29．—Would you mind helping to carry the box?．— ．Let me hold the left side．
A．Certainly B．Of course not C．Better not D．Yes．I would．
30．—Tommy finds Geography and he often gets an“A”in the exams．
—Yes，so he can find places while travelling．
A．easy；easy B．easily；easy C．easy；easily D．easily；easily
31．—Does Amy like reading novels?
—No，she doesn’t．I don’t Iike novels， ．
A．either B．too C．also D．as well
32．—Can you go to row a boat with us this afternoon?
—I’m afraid not．I look after my little sister because my mother is out．
A．can B．may C．had to D．must
33．—Your father’s never been to other countries，has he ?
— ．He plans to go abroad for a second time．
A．No，he has B．Yes，lle hasn’t C．Yes，he has D．No，he hasn’t
34．—Is Mr．Liu a teacher with a lot of teaching ?
—Yes．he is．He always tells us some funny after class．
A．experience；experience B．experiences；experiences
C．experiences；experience D．experience；experiences
35．—Anna， you I AM A SINGER(我是歌手)?
—Of course I it last weekend．
A．did，see；saw B．did，see；have seen C．have，seen；saw D．do，see；saw
B)完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes we have a fight with a friend．Many times，you find that you even forgot what the 36 was about．You just seem to be angry，and then 37 talking to each other．Time goes by and you realize that you 38 the friendship，and wish you could talk to your friend again．
Leave the argument alone，and avoid (避免) 39 ，If you talk right after the fight，many things are said out of anger．However，do not wait too 40 ．Too long time may make the relationship more difficult to make up．So 41 the fight calms down，make sure you talk to the person before it’s too late．After you do that，sit down and say you’re 42 if you are the one who caused the fight．
Maybe your friend could be at fault (过错)! If you’re not sure，review the events that led up to the fight．If your 43 is wrong，don’t apologize (道歉)．You probably didn’t do anything wrong! So give your friend the 44 shoulder．Wait until they say they are sorry! And if they don’t apologize， they’re not worth your 45 ! You can spend the time with other friends．
36．A．meeting B．story C．fight D．advice
37．A．stop B．begin C．prefer D．1ike
38．A．have B．hate C．miss D．build
39．A．talking B．playing C．listening D．studying
40．A．short B．1ong C．early D．far
41．A．before B．until C．while D．after
42．A．right B．happy C．sorry D．excited
43．A．friend B．teacher C．sister D．brother
44．A．warm B．hot C．cool D．cold
45．A．money B．time C．anger D．stress
三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
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Since last year, Where Are We Going,Dad? has become the most popular TV shows．On the show,the five fathers and their children traveled around China riding camels through the western deserts，fishing on the east coast，and selling vegetables for their bus fare (费用) in southwestern Yunnan province．
One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him．Another one must survive (生存) with his son for three days in the desert because the father can’t cook，they only eat instant noodles (方便面)．
Why is Where Are We Going,Dad? so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids．The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids．In traditional Chinese culture，the father is strict and the mother is kind．But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentle on their kids and more involved (参与) in their upbringing (成长)．” said Li Minyi，a professor of early childhood education．
In the past，children were taught by their parents’wishes and look after them in their old age．But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children’s choices may be a better way to prepare them for modem society．As they raise their children，parents are growing up at the same time．
46．According to the passage，what didn’t the fathers and their children do on the show?
A．Rode camels． B．Sold vegetables．
C．Climbed the mountains． D．Fished on the east coast．
47．One father and his son only eat instant noodles because ．
A．there aren’t any vegetables in the desert．
B．the father can’t cook．
C．they think instant noodles are the most delicious．
D．they have no money to buy something to eat．
48．In the fourth paragraph，the underlined word“them”refers to(指的是) ．
A．modern parents B．the five fathers on the show
C．the parents in the past D．the children in the old days
49．Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular?
A．Because it's about how Chinese parents raise their children．
B．Because there are many famous stars on the show．
C．Because it's about how to help the poor．
D．Because it's about how to sell vegetables．
第Ⅱ卷(四大题，共55分)
四、词汇检测(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分')
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
61．I’m afraid to ride a roller coaster,especially when it moves at high ▲ (速度)．
62．Aren’t life long reading ▲ (习惯) good for us?
63．Now my parents both live in the ▲ (北方) part of Suzhou．
64．—Has your school had any changes ▲ (最近)?
—Yes．We have less homework and much more spare time now．
65．The big fire spread quickly and the firemen ▲ (设法) to put out the fire．
66．When I looked up，I saw a huge army of bees ▲ (飞) towards me．
67．It is amazing that a cow has four ▲ (胃)．
68．—I hear that Liu Xiang came first in the running race．
—That’s ▲ ．He didn’t even take part in the race．
69．一Why was Andy so angry with his Mum?
一Because she bought gifts for all her family members ▲ him．
70．一Did you see Millie?
一Yes．She has ▲ left the teachers’office．
五、动词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列各句，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处该动词的正确形式。
71． ▲ (print) our photos out．we only need to click that icon．
72．She ▲ (not watch) the film with us this time because she has seen it twice．
73．After two week’s training，I got used to ▲ (communicate) with my foreign classmates．
74．Luckily，a fireman ▲ (save) the child from the house on fire．
75．It’s difficult ▲ (swim) in his hometown now because many rivers there are polluted．
76．I ▲ (not finish) my homework．Can you help me?
77．Our neighbours next door ▲ (paint) something on the wall now．
78．Our Chinese teacher often goes to the playground and ▲ (play) basketball with us．
79．—How can I relax myself after a day’s hard work?
— ▲ (1isten) to music．
80．—Why didn’t you go to open the door?
—Sorry, I ▲ (reply) to my boss’s message．
六、句子翻译(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。
81．你的手表买多久了?
82．我妈妈周末偶尔还得工作。
83．我们班是由十九位女生和二十五位男生组成的。
84．有些孩子就是不知道怎样记生词。
85．他昨天借了我的自行车，但还没还我。
七、书面表达(共1题；满分20分)
为了更好地了解中学生的课外阅读习惯，某校对200名学生中进行了一次调查，情况如下表。请根据调查数据和结果，写一篇短文投稿给校刊英语专栏，并就此发表你的看法。