2015届河南省安阳市八年级下期中英语试卷（解析版）

–What’s wrong _____ you?

--I have a headache.

A. for　　　　 B. of　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. with

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My mother seldom allow me ______ with my friends on weekends.

A. hang out　　 B. to hang out　　

C. hanging out　　 D. hangs out

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Though she is _______ at home, she never feels ________.

A. alone; lonely　　 B. lonely; alone　　

C. alone; alone　 D. lonely; lonely

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She _______ live with her parents, but she doesn’t now.

A. used to　　 B. is used to　　

C. was used to　　 D. has used to

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The girl _______ the woman. Maybe she is her daughter.

A. takes care　　 B. takes after　

C. takes off　　 D. looks after

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I _______home while you ______ the book..

A. get; read　　 B. got; read　　

C. was getting; read　　 D. got; were reading

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Parents find it difficult ________ with their children.

A. talk　　　　 B. talked　　 C. talking　　 D. to talk

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–Can I ______ a pen ______ you?

--Sure.

A. borrow; to　　 B. lend; to　　

C. borrow; from　　 D. lend; from

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There is some rubbish.. Please __________.

A. take it out　　 B. take out it　　

C. take them out　　 D. take out them

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–I am not good at English.

--________.

A. So am I　　 　　　　 B. Neither am I　　

C. Neither I am　　 D. So I am

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I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m __　　 this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me.

I know I __　　 be very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big _____ in my life. You see, all through my first year in schools, I hated to read. Books were just words that had ____ to do with me, and I felt bored while reading them. I’ll never ____ the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. It ____ that your voice changed with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read ____　　 . Since that day, I always waited for the time that you read to the class. You ___ us all kinds of wonderful stories.

During the summer after my year in your class, I ____ the stories you read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all by myself. I found out that I could make the words ____　　　 , too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.

Yours,

Linda

1.A. watching　 B. reading 　　 C. writing　 　　 D. getting

2.A. used　　　　 B. used to　 　　　 C. was used　 　 D. was used to

3.A. difference　 B. mistake　 　　 C. decision　 　　 D. progress

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

5.A. remember　 B. know　　 　　 C. forget　　 　　 D. understand

6.A. liked　　　　 B. looked　　 　　 C. looked like　　 D. seemed

7.A. loudly　　　 B. quiet　　 　　 C. aloud　　 　　　 D. quietly

8.A. told　　　　 B. read　　 　　 C. borrowed　 D. taught

9.A. finished　　 B. practiced　 　　 C. missed　　 　　 D. kept

10.A. boring　　 B. patient　　 　 C. interesting　　 D. necessary

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Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, “I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.”

First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked (碰撞) him down.

Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, “Maps of the city, sir?”

1.Sam came from_________.

A. England　　 B. Spain　　 C. Madrid　　 D. a hotel

2. Sam went to Spain ________.

A. to see his friends　　 B. because he like it very much

C. to learn English　　　 D. for his holiday

3. In ______, people always drive on the left.

A. Spain　　　　 B. the street　　 C. Madrid　　 D. London

4.One morning, Sam was badly hurt by __________.

A. a car　　　　 B. a bike　　　　

C. an old man　　 D. his friend

5. When Sam sat up and said, “Where am I?” the old man thought_______

A. he was badly hurt　　 B. he wanted to buy a map

C. he lost his way　　　　 D. he needed some help

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Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A couple of stone lions, a male (雄性) and a female (雌性), can often be seen in front of the gates of old buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw (手掌) on a ball, and the female on the right. And her left paw is touching a baby animal.

The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the baby animal with the female shows that you will have many children.

The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.

It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that “the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).”

1.What is a special animal in Chinese people?

A. Dragon(龙).　 B. Tiger.　 C. Lion.　 D. Dog.

2.How many stone lions can often be seen in front of some old houses?

A. 2　　 B. 3　　 C. 1　　 D. 4

3.Who is the king in the animal world according to the text?

A. Tigers　　 B. Lions　　 C. Elephants　　 D. Bears

4.Which is NOT right below about the stone lions in front of the gates of the old houses?

A. The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball.

B. The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal.

C. The common people couldn’t put a pair of stone lions in front of the gates of old buildings.

D. If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies.

5.Where do we often see stone lions besides in front of some gates?

A. On bridges.　　 B. In Hebei.　　

C. On towers.　　 D. By a river.

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Our reporter asked people what they were doing on July 20, 1960 when a man first walked on the moon. Here is what they said:

1._______ was having a picnic with the family when a man first walked on the moon.

A. Linda Brown　　 B. John Bates　　

C. Kate Jones　　 D. Mark Green

2. John Bates was _______ when the astronaut walked on the moon.

A. having a picnic　　 B. working

C. having fun with friends　　　 D. watching TV

3. Mark Green was _______ years old then.

A. 15　　　　　 B. 18　　　　　　 C. 12　　　　 D. 7

4. Paul’s dream was to become a(an) _______.

A. doctor　　　 B. astronaut　　 C. teacher　　 D. clerk

5.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut who walked on the moon.

B. Linda Brown read about it in the newspaper on July 21, 1960, and thought it was amazing.

C. Mark Green is the youngest of the five people now.

D. All the five people remember the day when a man first walked on the moon.

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If you are a teenage boy and want to succeed, you’d better read this great book!

From Boys to Men, by an American author Michael Gurian, tells you that you are living through the best years of your life.

_1._ But the book says your mind is growing, too.

___2._ To do this, you should stop spending much time playing computer games and you should start playing sports. Sports, the book says, can keep you healthy and teach you important life skills. __3.___

The book also tells you what to do if you’re being bullied(欺负).__ 4.___ Such experience can also help you become more successful.

To become a successful man, you must believe in yourself. But, most importantly, the book says, you must always dream of success. _5.__ Real men always want more.

根据材料内容，将A~E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

A. Sports can also teach you how to be a leader and how to work as part of a team.

B. It says you have to stop being scared of such bullies.

C. You may think that only your body is growing at the period.

D. Never be happy with what you’ve got.

E. The book tells you that you need to help your body and mind grow.

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补全对话（10分，每空2分）

A: You look worried. 1.___________________________________?

B: I have trouble learning English. 2._________________________________?

A: Sure. You could watch some English movies.

B: 3._________________________ ! By the way, I called you at 9 last night, but nobody answered.

4.________________________________________?

A: I was eating out with my family. What’s up?

B: 5._________________________________________?

A: OK. Let’s meet on Sunday morning at your house and I can help you with your English.

B: Thank you very much. See you then.

A: See you.

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Two frogs lived in a small village. One day they _1._ to see what the big city was like. The city was about ten miles __2.__. It was a hot day, and they soon began to ___3.___ tired. They had only gone a little way when the big one said to the small one. “We are so tired. Is the city __4.__ very far? Can you see it?”

“No,” said the small frog, “but __5.__ I get on your back, I can see it.” Then he ___6.__ up on the back of the big one.

__7._ the small frog put up his head, he couldn’t see very far. He could only see their village.

“Can you see the city?” asked the big frog.

“Yes, I can see it. It looks just ___8. our village,” answered the small frog.

Then the frogs thought that they didn’t __9._ to go any farther. They went back, and told the other frogs in their village that they saw the big city and it was just like __10.__.

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用所给词的适当形式填空（5分，每空1分）

1.Can you tell me the ___________(important) of knowledge(知识)?

2.It’s not easy to ______________(communication) with a stranger.

3.Tell you the ___________ (true), I’ve never seen him before.

4.I have two ___________ (old) sisters.

5.She often falls _________ (sleep) in class.

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根据汉语提示完成句子（5分，每题1分）

1.让我吃惊的是，他竟然又迟到了。

_________ __________ _________, he was late again.

2.我们绝不该放弃梦想。

We should never __________ ___________ our dreams.

3. 在我看来，一切皆有可能。

__________ _________ __________, anything is possible.

4.小时候，我父母总是把我和别的孩子进行比较。

My parents always ___________ me __________ other children when I was young..

5.我可以给你提供一些有用的信息。

I can _________ some useful information ________ you.

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你的好朋友Linda， 现在面临很多压力，爸爸妈妈总是把她与其他同学相比较，因此她最近心情很不好。

请你给她写一封信，建议她1.与父母好好沟通，2.通过做运动，听音乐等方式学会放松。

要求：1. 语句通顺，符合逻辑，2. 70词左右。

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