2015届广东深圳北环中学八年级上学期期中联考英语试卷（解析版）

I hope you will have fun during your visit to Paris.

A. get bored            B. be funny            C. feel well        D. have a good time

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Don’t forget to keep in touch with us while you arrive in London!　

A. work with        B. Live with            C. play with        D. communicate with

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Without Mr. Wang’s advice, I would not succeed in finishing the model plane.

A. help                B. suggestions            C. ideas            D. opinions

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He was unaware of our coming.　　

A. knew            B. realized            C. didn’t realize    D. not know

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My father prefers taking a subway to driving his own car. Because the petrol is very expensive.

A. dear B. good C. bad D. cheap

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--I want to write __________ article about the great inventors in the world. Can you help me?　

--Sorry, I don’t know much about __________ topic.

A. an; a                B. an; the                C. the; a            D. the; the

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--Who helped you with your English?　

--________! I learned it all by myself. I think it’s a ________ way than asking for others’ help.

A. Nobody; better        B. Anybody; better        C. Somebody; good        D. Nobody; good　

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When I meet new words while reading, I always ________ them _________ in the dictionary.

A. look; up                B. pick; up            C. give; up            D. look; out　　　　

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I think _________ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam __________ easy.

A. two thirds; is            B. second three; are        C. two thirds; are        D. two third; are

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--What beautiful shoes you’re wearing! How much are they？

--They only __________ 10 yuan.

A. spent                B. took                C. paid                D. cost

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--Will you please give me some ideas on __________ English at home?　

--Well, do a lot of reading and listen to English programs.

A. how to read            B. how to learn        C. when to use            D. where to use

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--The classroom is __________ clean __________ it was yesterday.

--Sorry, I forgot to clean it.

A. as; as                B. so; as                C. not so; as            D. more; than

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--What __________ the number of students in your school?　

--More than 2,000. And a number of them __________ listening to English songs.

A. are; likes                B. is; likes            C. are; like            D. is; like

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--There is a new film on, will you __________ finish your homework before 7:00 tonight?　

--I’m afraid I _________. I have too much homework today. Let’s see the movie this weekend!

A. can; can’t            B. be able to; can’t        C. may; am not able to    D. could; may not

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--Many people like to _____________ things on the Internet nowadays.

--But I ____________ do like that! I enjoy shopping in the Malls.

A. order; sometimes        B. ask; never            C. get; always            D. buy; seldom

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--When do you have __________to help me with my English? I am reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica, but it is too difficult for me!　

--You can come to me ___________!

A. time; some time        B. times; sometime        C. time; anytime        D. times; anytime

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--Is there anything __________ in Mix City today?

--Yes. There is an ice skating performance __________ held for children.　

A. specially; specially        B. special; specially    C. specially; special    D. special; special

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--With the _____________ of science and technology, people can talk with each other much more conveniently than before.

--But China is still a __________ country, people have to work hard to live a better life.

A. developed; developing;                        B. development; developed

C. development; developing                    D. developing; developed

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--What is 12 divided __________ 3?　

--__________________.

A. by; 4                B. with; 15            C. by; 36                D. from; 9

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Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passenger.

B. Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 millions years before human beings.

C. The king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice.

D. There are many tiny computers around us, and we dependent on them nearly every day.

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When we were having an English test this morning, I felt somebody was watching me a little too closely. I turned my 　 　 　 quickly and saw Jack, who sat right behind me. My eyes caught 　　 　 　 and he said very quietly, “I hope you studied for this　　　 !”

“What am I going to do?”I thought to myself. I　 　　 　 cheating（作弊）in exams. Besides, I’d studied　 　 _ for the test. Clearly Jack hadn’t. During the exam, I tried several ways to guard my answers so that Jack couldn’t see them. When the exam　 　 　 , I felt I should let him know cheating was　 　 　 . And I didn’t want to destroy our friendship. My mind　 　 　 the right words.

“Sorry, Jack,　 　 　 you know how I feel about cheating.”I said slowly and gently. “Maybe I could help you　　 　 　 before the next test.”“Ok, Bob,” he smiled weakly, “It might not be easy, but I’ll have a try.”

1.A.head        　　 B.hand                C.eraser            D.pencil

2.A.hers            B.his                C.ours            D.yours

3.A.exam            B.job                C.book            D.chance

4.A.suggest        B.like                C.hate            D.finish

5.A.slow            B.slowly                C.hard            D.hardly

6.A.ended        B.began                C.went on        D.took place

7.A.good            B.wrong                C.easy            D.difficult

8.A.agreed with    B.searched for            C.took up            D.looked at

9.A.and            B.also                C.so                D.but

10.A.drive        B.move                C.count            D.study

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Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname (绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name. As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to his office.

“Some people give you a nickname. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.

“Mr. Rockefeller, I like this nickname very much, because it is our company’s advertisement. When someone calls me ‘Four dollars a bucket’, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”

“What a wonderful man!” Rockfeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words. “Young man, work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”

Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller. Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel upset when we have no way to do the world—shaking things.” We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”

1.Albert was ___________in the oil company at the beginning.

A. a worker                                B. an assistant

C. a manager                            D. the second board chairman

2.Albert wasn’t angry about his nickname because ____________.

A. he liked to have a nickname    　　

B. it could make his workmates happy

C. he could become famous

D. it was a free advertisement for his company

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.

B. It’s very important to do small things well.

C. You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.

D. You should make more advertisements for your company.

4.What did Rockefeller mean when he said “the world-shaking things”?

A. The big things                        B. The interesting things

C. The small things                        D. The frightening things

5.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. I Believe in You                        B. Albert and Rockefeller　

C. Four Dollars a Bucket                    D. The Second Board Chairman

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Skin Diving　　　 Interesting & Useful

Skin-diving, a new sport today, takes you into a wonderful new world! It is like a visit to the moon!

When under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy, much lighter than on land!

Here, under water, everything is green and blue. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands!

With a tank of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time, but you must be careful when you dive in deep water.

To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of the sports. Besides, there’re more uses for skin diving. You can clean and repair ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.

1. The underlined sentence “takes you into a wonderful new world” in the first paragraph means ____________.

A. the moon is a wonderful place to visit.

B. climbing big rocks under water is wonderful.

C. skin-diving is a wonderful way for traveling.

D. you can see many things you’ve never seen and enjoy yourself.

2.With a tank of air on your back, you can _______.

A. swim like a fish　　　　　　                 B. have more fun

C. go deeper under water and stay longer　　 D. catch fish more easily

3.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Skin diving is a new sport today.　　

B. Skin diving is interesting as well as useful.

C. How to catch fish.　　　　

D. What you can see under water.

4.We can probably find this article in a ________.

A. newspaper        B. text book            C. sport magazine            D. guidebook

5.Which of the following is Not True about skin-diving according to the passage?

A. You feel lighter when you go under water.

B. You can clean and fix ships without taking them out of water at skin diving.

C. There’s enough light under water all the time.

D. You can see fish and catch them at skin-diving.

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Travel Information

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

1.It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on __________.

A. Dragon Tower    B. West Lake            C. Water Cube            D. Drangon Tower

2.If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call __________ to get information.

A. 0451-82187899    B. 0571-68345576        C. 010-28135589        D. 00852-28089822

3.Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in __________ according to the travel information.

A. Beijing            B. Harbin                C. Hong Kong         D. Hangzhou

4.Two travelers plan to have a bird’s eye view(俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay __________ from the information above.

A. ￥150            B. ￥300            C. ￥450            D. ￥120

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?

A. Water Cube is special in design.

B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C. In Disneyland, you can’t see any cartoon characters.

D. Dragon Tower is in Beijing.

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Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap（捕蝇草）.

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen（氮）.Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!

1.The Venus flytrap is a kind of　　　　　 .

A. plant            B. animal        C. food                D. meat

2.The Venus flytrap grows in　　　　　　 .

A. most parts of the world            B. some parts of Africa

C. dry parts of the United States        D. wet parts of England

3.From the passage, we learn that　　　　　　 .

A. all plants can eat people            B. all plants can eat animals

C. some plants can eat people        D. some plants can eat animals

4.he underlined word “presses” probably means　　　　 in Chinese.

A.挤压                B.关上        C.打开                D.松开

5.Some plants eat animal meat because __________.

A. plants are dangerous to animals

B. animals are dangerous to plants

C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat

D. plants want to protect themselves against animals

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选择下列方框中的词语或短语完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）

A: What do you want to be in the future, Sam?

B: To be a great 1.__________ like my uncle.

A: Really? But don't you think it is more 2.__________ than any other job?

B: Maybe. However, I 3.__________ to get a kind of exciting life.

A: I see. By the way, do you know some things about your uncle?

B: Yes, he caught bad men in a 4. __________ case again.

A: How great he is! I hope your dream will 5._________ true, too.

B: Thanks a lot.

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从下边的方框中选择最佳选项填入空白处，完成对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）

A: What's wrong with you, Mr Green? You look pale!

B:　 1.　 I can't do any work, doctor.

A: Do you have a cold?

B: No, I don't have a cold.

A: 2.

B: Yes, I always sleep very well.

A: Do you have breakfast every morning?

B: No, I don't have breakfast. And I have only a little food for lunch and supper because I want to keep thin.

A: Oh, I see. 　 3.　 You need to eat more food and have three meals a day. 4.

B: Ok. I will do like that.

A: 5.　

B: Thank you very much.

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根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。（共10小题,每小题1分）

1.I haven’t seen my old friends for years. I’m really looking forward to _________ them.(meet)

2.My toothache isn’t getting better today. Instead, it is getting __________.(bad)

3.Peter’s parents don’t think Peter has the __________(able) to take care of himself.

4.My mother doesn’t allow me __________(go) out at night.　　

5.A famous movie star will give us a _____________ (speak) tomorrow! How exciting!

6.It is _____________(comfortable）to live in a small and dark room. It is terrible!

7.I will never forget my _____________(12) birthday in my life!

8.Einstein was one of the greatest _____________(science) in history.

9.The book on the shelf _____________(include) some of my favourite stories.

10.I was sleeping in my room, _________(sudden), somebody made a big noise and woke me up.

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现在上网成了许多学生的主要娱乐方式之一。假如你叫小亮，你上周对所在学校的60名同学(30名男生，30名女生)进行了上网目的调查，下面是你的调查结果，请根据其内容写一封信给校报主编，报告自己的调查结果。　　

1．报告应包括图表所示内容；

2．叙述调查结果时要避免重复使用百分比；

3. 其中要有表明自己观点的句子；

4．报告中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名；

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