2015届湖北省鄂州市八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

－Who likes watching news? －Greg does. He hopes 　　　 about everything now.

A. know　　　　　　　　 B. knowing　　　　　　　 C. to know　　　　　　　 D. know

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－I heard Mary was ill last week. Does she go to school today?　　 －Yes, she is 　　　　　　 .

A. enough health　　　 B. health enough　　　　 C. enough healthy　　　　 D. healthy enough

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－There are quite a 　　　　 problems here. －Don’t worry. Let me help you.

A. few　　　　　　　　 B. many　　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　　　 D. much

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－How is Helen in the new school?

－She is doing very well. There is 　　　　　 to worry about.

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

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Helen was so excited at the news that she could 　　　　　 say a word.

A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　 D. always

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I don’t remember when and where I 　　　　 this umbrella.

A. buy　　　　　　　　　 B. am buying　　　　　　 C. will buy　　　　　　 D. bought

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－I 　　　 my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in 　　　　　 the window.

－It’s dangerous to do that.

A. leave, from　　　　　 B. left, through　　　　 C. forget, from　　　　 D. forgot, through

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－Jack, is there 　　　　 in today’s newspaper?

－No, nothing.

A. anything important　　　　　　 B. something important　

C. important anything　　　　　　 D. important something

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－The dish is delicious!

－Well, at least it’s as 　　　　 as the one I cooked yesterday.

A. good　　　　　　　　 B. well　　　　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　　　 D. best

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The peaceful music in the CD made the students 　　　　 relaxed.

A. feel　　　　　　　　　 B. feels　　　　　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　　　　 D. to feel

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Lucy and I are sisters, but Lucy looks 　　　　 beautiful.

A. pretty　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　 D. such

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－Our school bus will leave at 8 o’clock tomorrow. Don’t be late.

－OK. I will be there then minutes 　　　　　　 .

A. sooner　　　　　　　 B. slower　　　　　　　　 C. faster　　　　　　　 D. earlier

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I think computers are very useful. They can help us get much 　　　　 on the Internet.

A. game　　　　　　　　 B. information　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　 D. message.

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－Do you know that there are many different 　　　　 animals in the zoo?

－Yes, I do. And I also know that some of them are 　　　 scary.

A. kinds of; kind of　　 B. kinds of; kinds of　　 C. kind of; kinds of　　 D. kind of; kind of

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－Peter is 　　　　 than you, right?　－Yes, but he is 　　　　 runner in our class.

A. heavier, best　　　　 B. heavy, the best　　　　 C. heavier, the best　　　 D. heavy, better

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Little Mix is a British singing group. They 　　　 　 British Talent Show in 2011 and became famous. They are the first 　　　 to win the show.

The 　　　 of Little Mix has a special meaning. “Little”means they are young girls. The oldest one was born in 1991, and the 　　　 was born in 1993. “Mix”means each of them is different.

Little Mix has a lot of young fans. The four girls think it’s 　　　 to give fans a positive message. Students 　　　 have some troubles(苦恼) at school or at home. Their music can help them feel 　　　 and become more confident(自信的).

The four girls work very hard every day, 　　　 they feel great to sing on the stage, meet their fans and 　 　　　 with each other. They are more 　　 　 sisters.

Now this group finds big success in America. Do you want them to come to China one day?

1.A. won　　　　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　　　 C. played　　　　　　　　 D. touched

2.A. grade　　　　　　　 B. class　　　　　　　　　　 C. family　　　　　　　　 D. group

3.A. girl　　　　　　　　 B. name　　　　　　　　　　 C. song　　　　　　　　　　 D. look

4.A. tallest　　　　　　　 B. most beautiful　　　　　 C. most outgoing　　　　 D. youngest

5.A. important　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　　　　　 C. talented　　　　　　　　 D. worried

6.A. should　　　　　　　 B. may　　　　　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　　 D. have to

7.A. more　　　　　　　　 B. taller　　　　　　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　　　 D. better

8.A. if　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

9.A. travel　　　　　　　　 B. care　　　　　　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　　 D. get

10.A. like　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

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Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生)

Hans Christian Andersen is a great writer. He wrote many popular stories for children all over the world. April 2 is his birthday and it is also Children’s Book Day.

Andersen was born(出生) in 1805. When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. He felt very happy at that time. But his father died when he was 11 years old. Then he had to leave school. Andersen started working as an actor and singer. He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17. His first book came out in 1835. From then on, he wrote about one book a year for 37 years.

There will be a park about Andersen’s sales(传说) and life in Shanghai. If you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his life and tales, and you can play games too.

　根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Andersen liked stories because of 　　　　 .

A. his jobs　　　　 B. his father　　　　　 C. his school　　　　　 D. his friends

2.Andersen’s father died in 　　　　 .

A. 1805　　　　　　 B. 1816　　　　　　　　 C. 1822　　　　　　　 D. 1835

3.Andersen was good at 　　　　 .

A. singing　　　　 B. dancing　　　　　　 C. running　　　　　　 D. drawing

4.The Chinese meaning(意思) of the underlined phrase“came out”is 　　　　 .

A.启蒙　　　 B. 翻译　　　　C.流传　　　　D. 出版

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Andersen was happy to be with his father.

B. Andersen wrote books for about 37 years.

C. Andersen went back to school because he lost his job.

D. Children can play games in the park in Shanghai.

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Who has the smelliest sneakers?

How can you get $2,500 easily? All you need is a pair of smelly sneakers(臭球鞋). This is the true story in America in the Rotten Sneaker Contest.

This year in March, there was the annual(每年一度) Rotten Sneaker Contest in America. This contest first came out in 1975. The person who had a sporting goods(商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes.

This year the winner was a girl named Casey Adams. She walked her dog and cleaned out her chicken coop(鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. So with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop(粪便).

Other children in this contest all wore their sneakers to join the contest. However, Casey’s sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags by car. Finally, Casey got the prize money and a trip to New York to watch a show for free.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Which Rotten Sneaker Contest did Casey win?

A. The 36th.　　　　 B. The 37th.　　　　　　 C. The 38th.　　　　　　　 D. The 39 th.

2.The underlined work“promote” means “　　　 ”in Chinese.

A.试验　　　　 B. 展览　　　　 C.推销　　　　　 D. 维修

3.How did Casey make her sneakers with the smell of chicken poop?

A. She walked chickens.　　　　　　　　　　 B. She washed chickens.

C. She lived with chickens.　　　　　　　　 D. She cleaned out the chicken coop.

4.How did Casey take her sneakers to the contest?

A. Wore them there.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Sent them there.

C. Took them inside some bags.　　　　　　 D. Took them inside a shoe box.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. It’s a contest in the UK.

B. The winner of the contest can get $2,500.

C. A shoe maker first had the idea of this contest.　　

D. Casey went on a trip to London with the prize money.

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If you like adventurous(冒险的) cartoons, then Koala Kid is the movie for you.

Koala Kid tells us a story of a white koala named Johnny. It lives in a community(社区) of the gray koalas. He is not confident(自信的) because of his color. But he thinks he has special talents. So the goes on a magic trip.

On his trip he meets Miranda, Hamish and Lokie. And they become friends. They fight with their wits(智慧) against Bog.

I think this movie tells us: whatever (无论什么) you look like, you can become a hero.

I give the movie five stars. It is a great movie for ages six and up. Because there are some scary parts in the movie, I wouldn’t recommend(推荐) it to kids under the age of six.

根据以上内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The passage is a review(评论) of a 　　　　　　 .

A. movie　　　　　　　　 B. book　　　　　　　　 C. magazine　　　　　　 D. joke

2.Why is Johnny not confident?

A. Because he is white.　　　　 B. Because he is gray.　

C. Because he is shy.　　　　　　 D. Because he is small.

3.How many friends does Johnny make on his trip?

A. One.　　　　　　　　　 B. Two.　　　　　　　　 C. Three.　　　　　　　　 D. Four.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. It’s an adventurous movie.　　　　 B. It’s mainly about a white mouse.

C. It has scary parts.　　　　　　　　 D. It’s a cartoon.

5.Who can’t watch the movie?

A. A 35-year-old man.　　　　　　　　 B. A 8-year-old girl.

C. A 90-year-old granny.　　　　　　 D. A 5-year-old boy.

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Many people do the same things on their birthday: They have a big cake with lots of candles(蜡烛), and listen to their friends and family sing“Happy Birthday to You”.①　　　would you like to pay money to sing that song?

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. ②And she used the song“Happy Birthday to You”in her film.③但是她必须为此支付1,500美元。 A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright(版权) on the song.

“I never thought the song was owned(拥有) by anyone,”Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.

Some experts(专家) said that nobody knew who wrote“Happy Birthday to You”.They also said there was no way to know ④　　　　　people began to sing the song. But they believed(相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own. ⑤it.

1.在①处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：

2.将②处划线部分译成汉语：

3.将③处划线部分译成英语：

4.在④处填入一个适当的疑问句使句意完整、上下文通顺：

5.文中⑤处划线部分的it指代：

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用所给词的适当形式填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

1.There are many 　　　　　　　 (different) between the two girls.

2.We have to go shopping 　　　　　　　　 (two) a week, on Saturday and Wednesday.

3.There’s 　　　　　　　 (little) air on the top of the mountain than that at the foot of it.

4.－What is the tall 　　　　　　 (build) next to the post office?　　 －It’s a library.

5.Mike does his homework as 　　　　　　　 (careful) as Mark.

6.Beijing is one of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (beautiful) cities in China.

7.Where did you hear that 　　　　　　　　 (say)?

8.Which is the 　　　　　　 (far) city of all?

9.The water in the lake is becoming 　　　　　　　 and 　　　　　　 . (bad)

10.I didn’t feel like 　　　　　　 (eat) anything this morning.

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句型转换（每题1分，共5分）

1.I went to New York City on vacation last year. (划线提问)

　　　　　　 　　　　　　 you 　　　　　　 on vacation last year?

2.She is from English, but she speaks Chinese well. (同义句)

She speaks Chinese well, 　　　　 she is from England.

3.Liu Li is 13 years old. Liu Ying is 13, too. (同义句)

Liu Li 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 Liu Ying.

4.Mary is quieter than the other two girls. (同义句)

Mary is the 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 the three girls.

5.I like the boy who isn’t the same as me.(同义句)

I like the boy who is 　　　　　　 　　　　　　 me.

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从方框中选择合适的句子完成对话。(其中有两项多余)

A: What do you think of Sports World?

B: 1.　　 . I love Super Interview best.

A: I do, too. I like the host(主持人) Dai Jun. 2.　　　　　　 .

B: I like both Li Jing and him.

A: 3.　　 .

B: They like Libo Talk Show. They both like the host Zhou Libo. 4.　　　　 .

A: What else do they like?

B: Oh, my mother likes soap operas, but my father can’t stand them. 5.　　　　 .

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根据提示，以“My friends and I”为题写一篇70词左右的短文，表达自己交友的观点。（你好友的名字叫Tina）

1、我们俩看上去很像，但有些方面不同；

2、我们都瘦，但Tina更瘦；

3、Tina比我高，比我更外向，比我读书勤奋；

4、我们都有黑眼睛、黑头发；

5、我们都喜欢体育节目，但我喜欢看肥皂剧，她喜欢看谈话节目，因为她希望有朝一日能成为一名电视台记者；

6、我们虽然有不同，但我们是好朋友。

My friends and I

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