2014-2015学年福建龙岩初级中学八年级上第三次阶段考英语试卷（解析版）

The number of the cranes is getting ______.If we don’t help them, they will disappear ________a few years.

A.　 fewer and fewer; in

B. larger and larger; after

C. more and more; after

D. smaller and smaller; in

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I’m ___________to see the baby’s ___________ ability in music.

A. amazing; amazing

B. amazing; amazed

C. amazed; amazing

D. amazed; amazed

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Choose the correct structure of this sentence “He gave Laura a present.”

A. S+V+DO　 　　　　　 　 B. S+V+IO+DO

C. S+V+P　 　　　　　　 　 D. S+V+DO+OC

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Of the two American students, Lily is ___________one.

A. tallest　 　 　　　　 B. the taller

C. taller　　　 　　 　 D. the　 tallest

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—Which book can I take?

— You can take ___________book you like.

A. both　　　　　　　 B. any

C .no　　　　　 　　 D. all

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— Are these cars made in Japan?

— Yes, and they’re much cheaper than ___________　　 in American.

A. that　　　　 B. those

C. it　　　　　　 D. ones

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—Can I get you a cup of tea?

—___________.

A. Thank you for the tea.

B. With pleasure

C. You can, please

D. That’s very nice of you.

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It is ___________ cold today and there is ___________rain.

A. too much; too much

B. much too; much too

C. too much; much too

D. much too; too much

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— Why don’t we go swimming tomorrow?

—__________ .

A. You’re great

B. That’s right

C. What a good idea

D. No, I don’t

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— I bought a nice MP3 yesterday. It’s only＄150.

— Oh, really? I spent ___________　　 money than you .Mine is ＄120.

A. little　　 　 B. fewer　 　　 C. more　　 　　 D. less

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—Would you like to climb the hill with us tomorrow?

—If it ___________,I___________.

A. doesn’t rain； go

B. won’t rain； go

C. don’t rain； will go

D. doesn’t rain ； will go

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—___________does your sister walk her dog ?

— Once a day.

A. How many　　　　 B. How fast

C. How soon　　　　 D .How often

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—Is this maths　 problem ___________?

—Yes, I can work it out ___________.

A. easy ; easy　　 　 B. easily ; easily

C. easily ; easy　　　 D. easy; easily

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— Do you know mother giant pandas have only one or two babies ___________?

— Sorry, I don’t know.

A. at a time　　 　 　 B. at time

C. at times　　　　　 D. at that time

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The old man lives ___________, but he never feels ___________.

A. alone; lonely　 　　 B. lonely; alone

C. lonely; lonely　　　　 D. alone; alone

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He can play tennis better than ___________in the class.

A. any boys　　 　 B. any other boy

C. any boy　　 　　 D. any other

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Lucy knew nothing about it ___________her sister told her.

A. because　　 　 B. until

C. if　　　　　　　 D. after

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Excuse me, is there ___________in today’s newspaper ?

A. something new　　 　 B. new anything

C. anything new 　 　　 D. new something

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He spends as much time as he can ___________English every day.

A. to practise speaking

B. to practise to speak

C. practise to speak

D. practising speaking

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I don’t think he tried his best to learn English, ___________？

A. did he　　　　 B. do I

C. didn’t he　　 D. don’t I

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Time is very important in our life. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　　　　 a watch from my father that made me responsible（有责任）. It 　　　　 　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the 　　 , at 9.00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　　 　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm 　 　 . My father looked at me angrily. I said “Hi” to him and my 　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　 . It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your　　 .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you. I hope today you have learned something 　　 .”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect（尊重）time and 　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1.A. bought　　　 B. received　　 C. borrowed　　　 D. broke

2.A. learned　　 B. found　　 　 C. sent　　　 　　 D. told

3.A. airport　　 B. school　　 　 C. hospital　　　 D. station

4.A. so　　　 　　 B. because　　　 C. if　　　 　　　 D. though

5.A. saw　　 　 　 B. forgot　　 C. remembered　　 D. met

6.A. got　　　 　 B. driven　　　　 C. ridden　　 　 　 D. taken

7.A. one day before　　 B. the next day　　 C. that day　　 D. the other day

8.A. surprised　　 B. tired　　　 C. pleased　 　　 D. lonely

9.A. next to　　　　 B. around　　 C. behind　　 　 　 D. away from

10.A. us　　　 　 B. him　　 　　 　 C. them　　　　 　　 D. you

11.A. of　　　 　 B. for　　　 　　 C. with　　　　 　　 D. about

12.A. words　 　　 B. actions　　　 C. play　　 　　　 D. fun

13.A. important　　 B. interesting　　　 C. expensive　　　 D. exciting

14.A. never　　　 B. usually　　 C. sometimes　　　 D. often

15.A. look　　　　 B. price　　　　 C. size　　　 　　 D. weight

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1.Li Ming is only nine years old and he likes watching cartoons. Which of the following programmes should he choose?

A. Weather Report.

B. Around the World.

C. Children’s Programme.

D. Popular Music.

2.If you like listening to music, you should watch TV at ___________.

A.　 19:05 on BTV-2

B. 19:30 on CCTV-1

C. 21:30 on CCTV-1

D. 21:30 on BTV-2

3.How long is the TV play “Sisters”?

A.　 90 minutes.　 　 　 B. 50 minutes.

C. 30 minutes.　　 　 　 D. 2 hours.

4.If you are interested in animals, you can choose ___________

A.　 Chinese Cooking　　　　　 B. Animal World

C. News in English　　　　　　 D. Computer Today

5.If Yao Ming is your favourite basketball player, you can’t miss ___________.

A. English Classroom 　　　　　 B. Popular Music

C. NBA Play-offs 2004-2005　 　 D. Weather Report

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Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you:

Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.

If it asks to give one answer, only write one.

If there’s a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.

Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.

1.From the passage, we know we can ___________to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A.　 tell ourselves not to be nervous

B. ask the teacher for help

C. go out for a walk

D. take a few deep breaths

2.To make sure we understand the question, we had better ___________.

A.　 read it fast

B. read it till we finish it

C. read it a few times if possible

D. read it slowly

3.When we finish answering all the questions, we need to ___________.

A.　 hand it at once

B. check spelling mistakes

C. worry about our points

D. check with classmates

4.The underlined word “strategies” in the passage means ___________.

A.　 策略　　　 B. 思维　　　 C. 途径　　　 D. 智慧

5.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A.　 Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.

B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test.

C. If it asks to give one answer, we’d better write more.

D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.

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Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world. Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way. So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning.

Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains active? It is caffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities（精力和体力）. For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and augment body temperature. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous.

Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful. But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless.

1.The underlined word “augment” means ___________.

A. make more　　 　 B. drink

C. stop　 　 　 　　　 D. make less

2.From this passage, we may know that drinking a cup of coffee late at night might ___________.

A. give you a headache

B. make you fall asleep

C. keep you awake

D. may be dangerous

3.Caffeine is found in ___________　 .

A. tea and water

B. chocolate, meat and some other foods

C. coffee and cream

D. coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years

B. Caffeine does no harm to our body.

C. Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature.

D. Caffeine may increase human’s mental and physical abilites.

5.A good title for this passage is ___________　 .

A. Coffee Is Harmful

B. Coffee and Tea

C. Caffeine and Health

D. Caffeine Is Useful

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A greeting is a way of saying “Hello” to someone. People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.

World Greetings

1.In which country do men sometimes pat each other on the back?

A.　 Philippines 　　　　 　　 B. Brazil

C. Japan　　 　　　　　　　　 　　 D. New Zealand

2.In this passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned（提及）?

A.　 Kisses　　 　　　　 　 B. Hugs

C. Bows　　　 　　　　　　 D. Handshakes

3.Of the five pictures above (a, b, c, d and e), which is the same way to greet each other in the four countries?

A. a　　 　　　 　　 B. b　 　　 　　 C. c　 　　　 　　 D. d

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Both men and women shake hands in Brazil when they meet.

B．Japanese won’t smile until they feel very happy.

C．The Maori often press their noses together to greet each other.

D．In Philippines, people shake hands only when they meet for the first time.

5.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?

A.　 Different ways of greetings.

B. Four countries.

C. Some fun facts.

D. Some special notes.[HJ][LM]

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1.I think it’s __________( use ) to talk with him. It’s difficult to change his mind.

2.Did you have a nice time __________(ski) last week?

3.Our teachers told us that the earth __________ ( move) around the sun.

4.__________(wolf) eat smaller animals when they are hungry.

5.__________(luck), he didn’t hurt badly.

6.His grandpa is ill. He was even __________(ill) this morning.

7.When I saw the squirrels, I became __________(interest) in them.

8.Can you teach me how __________(dance) ?

9.I __________( drive) to Beijing when my car broke down.

10.Don’t leave the baby by __________(he). It’s not safe to leave him alone at home.

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In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school　 u 1. 　 they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they l 2. 　 　 high school. There are　 t 3. 　 kinds of school in the United States: public school and private school.　 M　 4. 　 children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to　 p　 5.　 for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents　 h　 6. 　 to pay enough money for his schooling. Some parents still choose private schools, though they are much more　 e　 7. .

Today about half of the high school students go to universities　 a　 8. 　 they finish the high school. A student at a state university does not have to pay too　 m　 9. 　 if his parents live in this state.

But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they can have good working habits and live by their own　 h 10. 　 .

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（1）我们生活在一个充满竞争的世界里。Our parents compete（竞争）with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful（成功的）. Why can’t we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence（自信）.

In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. （3）Your classmates may be better than you in some ways, __________you may be better than them in __________subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages(优点). Don’t look at things from a single（单个的）point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. （2）[ZZ（Z]Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success.[ZZ）] Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.

1.将（1）句翻译成英语。

2.将（2）处画线部分译成中文。

3.在（3）句空白处填上合适的词，使句子完整。

4.在文中找出“Some classmates are better than you, don’t be afraid of them.”的同义句。

5.在文中找出本文的主题句。

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最近，教育部启动了“阳光体育”健身活动计划，建议全国中小学生每天锻炼一小时，让他们健康、快乐。此项活动受到广大学生的欢迎。李华对所在学校参加活动的情况和反映做了一个调查。请你根据下面调查表的内容，帮他给校报写一篇报道。

注意：

1.报道的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.词数80左右。

The “Sunshine Sports” program is warmly welcomed in our school. Nearly all the students have taken part in it.

No matter what students think about the program, all the students like the idea which is to make them happy and keep them fit at the same time.

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