2014-2015学年辽宁锦州第四中学八年级上期中英语试卷（解析版）

The underlined letter “ a” in the word “______” has different pronunciation （发音）from the others.

A. activity　　 　 B. talented

C. fantastic　　　　 D. trader

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—Hi, Tom, why do you look so tired?

—Because I ______ last night to finish my homework.

A. stayed up　　 B. made up

C. wake up　　　　　 D. looked up

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Some young people are now 　　 to buy private (私人的) cars.

A. quite rich　　　 B. very rich

C. rich enough　　 D. enough rich

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Lisa won ______ MP4 in the singing competition last week.

A. a　　　　 B. an　　　　　 C. the　　　　　 D. /

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Lucy’s family arrived ______ Shanghai ______ a rainy morning.

A. at; on　　　　　 B. at; in

C. in; on　　　　　 D.in; in

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—My father never eats junk food, and he exercises every day.

—Oh,he really has a good _______.

A.time　　　　　　 B.habit

C.friend　　　　 D.life

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__________ is waiting for you at the gate. He wants to say thanks to you.

A.Someone　　　 　　 B.Anyone

C.Everyone　　　　 D.Nobody

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Although we are twins, my sister is much __________ than I.

A. beautiful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. very beautiful

C. more beautiful　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most beautiful

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—John, ______ do you eat fast food?

—Never. It’s bad for our health.

A. how often　　 B. how soon

C. how much　　 D. how long

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—Mom, can I have something ________?

—Oh, dear. You can only drink some water. There is ________ in the kitchen.

A. eating; nothing else　　　　　　　　　　 B. drinking; something else

C. to eat; something else　　　　　　　　 D. to drink; nothing else

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—What do you think of news?

—______ . I watch it every night. I can find out what’s going on around the world.

A. I can’t stand it.　 B. I don’t like it.

C. I love it.　　　 　　　 D. I think they are interesting.

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—______ it is very late he is still studying in his bedroom.

—Sure. We should learn from him.

A.But　　　　　 B.As

C.Though　　　　 D.Because

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Tian'anmen Square is one of ______ squares in the world.

A. large　　　 　　 B. larger

C. largest　　　　 D. the largest

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—It’s a sunny day. How about going to the beach for fun？

—______.

A. Good luck to you　　　　　　　　　　 B. That sounds great

C. It’s so bad　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You’re right

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The Chinese ______ Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature (诺贝尔文学奖).

A. artist　　　　 B. scientist

C. writer　　　　 D. pianist

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补全对话。（每小题1分，共10分）

A) 从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话，并将其代表答案的字母填在答题卡的相应位置。（每小题1分, 共5分）

A: What do you like to do in your free time, David?

B: ______1.______　 And sometimes I watch TV.

A: _______2.______

B: For about half an hour.

A: _____3.____

B: I like sports news.

A: How do you like sitcoms?

B: ______4._____　 They are boring to me.

A: What kind of movie do you like?

B：______5.___ They often make me laugh.

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在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整，并把答案写在答题卡的相应位置。（每小题1分，共5分）

A: Hi, Bob! How was your last weekend?

B: 1.________________________. I really had a good time.

A: 2._______________________?

B: I played basketball.

A: 3.____________________ ?

B: Twice a week. I like it very much. How did you spend your last weekend?

A: 4.___________________ .

B: Sounds interesting. Do you often go to the mountains?

A: Yes. Once a week. 5._______________________?

B: I’d love to. But I’m afraid I can’t go with you this weekend.Maybe next week is OK.

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根据短文内容完成表格，并把答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

Richard, 14, said, “ I want to make friends, but I don’t know how. Please help me!”

Perhaps the best way to make friends is to know what makes a friend. I asked some 13-year-old boys and girls to write down they liked about their friends. They said that good friends:

★go around with happy faces.　　 ★like to share.　　 ★stay and play together with others.　　 ★invite （邀请）people to do something　　 ★are humorous. （幽默的）

★are good at organizing（组织）games.　　 ★help others with work.　　 ★are kind.

★ are good at thinking of something fun to do.

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完形填空。阅读下面短文，从所给各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把答案写在答题卡的相应位置。（每小题1分，共10分）

The best woman in the world is my mother, and the _　　　 _ sound in the world is mum’s voice. Every day when I get back home from school, I see my mother cooking in the kitchen. She is tired but happy. I really want to give her a hug. (拥抱）

Mother often says, “ Parents want_　　　 _from their kids. The only thing they hope to do is that their kids have a happy life.”

My mother is different _　　　 _my classmates’ mothers. When she gave birth to me, she was　 42 years old. When I become a university student, my mother will be 60 years old.

My mother is _　　　 _for a long time. Maybe she will never fully recovered (痊愈).　 _　　　 _ she still works hard for me every day. I want to help her, but don’t know _　　　 _ I can do or where I can start. Each time my mother can’t get up from her sick bed, I feel _　　　 _afraid that I don’t want to go to school. But my mother always says to me, “ You must go to school. I can look after _　　　 _.” When I hear this, I wonder if I am a good_　　　 _, the only thing I can do is to give her a warm hug after school. Let’s _　　　 _ more love and care to our mothers and let them know their kids really love them.

1.A. sweetest　　　 B. sweet　　　　　　 C. sweeter　　　　 D. sweets

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

3.A. as　　　　　　 B. between　　　　　 C. among　　　　　　 D. from

4.A. in good health B. in poor health　　 C. healthy　 D. well

5.A. But　　 　 B. So　　　　　　 C. And　　　　 D. If

6.A. how　　　　 　 B. what　　　　 　　 C .why　　　　 D. which

7.A. such　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　 C. very　　　　 D. so

8.A. yourself　　　 B. myself　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　 D. you

9.A. mother　　 　　 B. father　　　　　 　　 C. son　　　　　　 D. brother

10.A. give　　　　 B.get　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　 D. bring

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选词填空。根据短文意思，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。（每小题1分，共10分）

Life is not easy, so I'd like to say “When anything happens,(发生) believe in yourself!” When I was a young boy, I 1._____ too shy to speak to anyone. My classmates often laughed2._____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech（演讲）competition. My mother 3._____ me to take part in（参加）it. 4._____ a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself! You are sure to 5._____.” Then mother and I talked about many 6.______ topics.（话题）At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my 7._____ to remember all the speech and practiced it 8.______ than 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the competition. I could 9.______ believe my ears when I heard that I had won the first 10._____ . I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. They all said congratulations （祝贺）to me.

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根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，回答第56-70题，并将代表字母填在答题卡的相应位置。（每小题1分，共15分）

During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we are sleeping. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. When we are asleep, our bodies grow（生长）most. When children feel tired and angry, they usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better, and we feel better, too, when we have enough sleep. Boys and girls, eight or nine years old, need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of （大量的）air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air we wake up feeling tired. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs（肺）will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls must get plenty of sleep if they want to grow and be strong.

1.Our bodies grow most while we are ______.

A. eating　　 　 B. playing

C. sleeping　　 D. exercising

2.Which is the best air for us? ______ air.

A. Hot　　 B. Cool　　　　 C. Warm　　 D. Dry

3.What often makes us feel tired in the morning?

A. Too much air.　　　　　 B. Not enough fresh air.

C. Too much cold air.　　 D. Too much sleep.

4.How can you get enough fresh air at night? You can ______.

A. open your windows　　　　 B. not sleep in bed

C. sleep ten hours　　　　　　 D. cover your head

5.The writer is trying to tell boys and girls ______.

A. to get their lessons better

B. not to cover their heads

C. how to go to bed

D. to get enough sleep

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1.Guardians of the Galaxy is a(n) ______.

A. comedy 　　　　　 B. cartoon

C. action movie　　　 D. Scary movie

2.You can buy a pair of women’s shoes for 50 yuan on ______ at Mr Brown’s Shoe Store.

A. Thursday　　　　 B. Sunday

C. Monday　　　　　 D. Friday

3.If you want to be a school bus driver, please call ______.

A. 785-2436　　　　 B. 786-6485.

C. 785-7361　　　　 D. 785-4365

4.If Mr Li, Mrs Li and their five-year-old son go to see Guardians of the Galaxy, they need to pay ______.

A.$18　　　　　　　　 B.$27　　　　　　　　　　 C.$22　　　　　　　　　　 D. $9

5.Who may get the job as a school bus driver?

A. A person who is over 50 years old.

B. A person who has been a driver for only one year.

C. A person who has driven for four years, but doesn’t like children.

D. A person who is thirty-five years old and knows the city well.

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Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework. Qi and 10 other classmates made a volunteer（志愿者） group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (“光盘行动”).

The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million（百万） people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.

The Clean Your Plate Campaign began in January, 2013. It calls on people to reduce（减少，降低） food waste.（浪费）

China in these years had serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous（大方的）. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.

Luckily, the campaign has got the support （支持）of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests（顾客）who have eaten all the food a sticker (贴花). People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer (提供) smaller dishes and encourage (鼓励) their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home.

To reduce food waste is a big task(任务), and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit（尽自己的一份力量）, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。

1.What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?

A. The helped each other with homework.　 B. They opened a restaurant together.

C. They volunteered for a campaign. D. They collected money from guests in restaurants.

2.In this passage the underlined word “call on ” means ______.

A. 打电话　　　　 B.号召　　　　 C.拜访　　　　 D. 叫喊

3.The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to _____.

A. do volunteer work

B. work part time in restaurants

C. cut down on food waste

D. wash your plates after dinner

4.From Paragraph 4, we learn that _____.

A. wasting food is a serious problem in China

B. Chinese people waste the most food in the world

C. Chinese people want to show off that they are rich

D. most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table

5.What did the restaurant in Beijing do to support the campaign?

A. The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food.

B. It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times.

C. It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes.

D. It encouraged guests to take leftovers home.

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阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题,并把答案写在答题卡的相应位置。（每题2分，共10分）

Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes（脚趾）.

One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).

Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident.（事故） But soon he had to make a choice. (选择) “For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up（放弃）all the dreams. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.

Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. He had a wonderful performance（演奏）on China’s Got Talent. He played the beautiful Marriage D’amour（《梦中的婚礼》）with his two feet on the piano.

Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging（鼓励） him and he kept playing the piano.

Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. Many people were deeply touched and very excited when they watched his performance.

1.Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?

2.How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

3.Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?

4.Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

5.How did many people feel when they watched Liu’s performance?

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书面表达(共10分）

同学们，健康的生活习惯对于成长中的你们是非常重要的。请以My lifestyle为题，从锻炼、饮食、睡眠及其他方面谈谈你的生活习惯以及简单评价你的一些生活习惯是否健康。

要求：

语言表达准确，语义通顺、连贯；

书写工整、规范；

根据所给内容，请做适当发挥；

词数：60词左右。

My lifestyle

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