2015-2016学年山西阳泉孟县八年级下期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

–Which do you prefer(更喜欢), orange or coke?

–______. I want a cup of tea.

A. Both　 　　 　 B. Neither　 　 　 C. Either

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– I’m too tired because of too much homework.

-- ______ get enough sleep?

A. Why don’t you 　　 B. Why don’t　　 C. How can you

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—We should provide enough food and water ______ the climbers.

—That’s right. They may be too tired after they arrive here.

A. in　　　 B. with　　　 C. for

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Ben had to ______ taking a shower till tomorrow morning because of the cold water

A. put up　　 　 B. put off　 　　 C. put on

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The bell rang ______ the teacher was explaining the problem to the students..

A. after　 　 B. while　　 　 C. before

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Most parents are always ______ their children______ others.

A.　 compared; with 　　 　 B. compares; with　　 　 C. comparing; with

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My hometown is a beautiful place______ any pollution.

A. with　　 　　　　 B. out　 　　　　 　 C. without

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I am sure she tells the ______ because she never tells lies.

A. letter　　 　　　　　　　 B. truth　　　　　　　　　 C. relation

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Though he is ______ at home, he doesn’t feel　　　　 for he has many things to do.

A. alone; lonely　 　　　　 B. lonely; alone 　　　　 C. alone; alone

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—Could I ______ your bike?

—Sorry, I ______ it to Jim yesterday.

A. lend; borrowed　　 　　 B. borrow; lent　 　　　 C. borrow; lend

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　　　　 all his friends advised him to give up it, he still decided to take a risk.

A. Although　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　 C. Or

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—If your head and neck still hurt tomorrow, then go to a doctor.

—______.

A.　 I’m not sure.　 　　 B. It doesn’t matter.　 　　 C. OK. Thanks.

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Everyone was ______when they heard the______ news.

A. exciting; exciting　　 　 　 B. excited; exciting 　　　　 C. exciting; excited

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—Can we walk across the river now?

—No, we can’t. The water ______ after the heavy rain yesterday.

A.　 rose　　 　　 　　 B. beat　　 　　 C. dropped

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Her son______ Coke, but now he______ milk.

A. used to drinking; is used to drink.

B. is used to drinking; used to drink　　

C. used to drink; is used to drinking.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。

Are you interested in mountain climbing? Perhaps you think it’s so __________ that only a few people like it. In fact, in many countries, it’s very popular with young people. They think it’s __________exciting to climb the mountains and they can get more from it—One step after another finally brings them to top. __________the way, they can stop and look around. And the higher they climb, the__________ wonderful view(风景) they will see. Most of them have met different kinds of hard problems, but instead of giving up, they try to help __________ out of danger. Aron Ralston is a famous example. He is an American. He had a terrible __________ on April 26,2003. His right arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock. He hoped someone could find him and save him. Five days later, he realized he would die if he didn’t try to save himself. He had to __________ the right arm with his knife by himself. Then, with his left hand, he bandaged himself ___________ he climbed down the mountains to find help.

Now, he still goes to climb the mountains. He says, “ I like taking __________ . But now I know when I meet problems, It’s important to keep a clear mind and try to face them. I must __________my life.”

1.A. safe　　　　 　　 　　 B. dangerous　　　　　　 C. sunburned

2.A. really　　　　 　 B. properly　　　　 　 　 C. recently

3.A. Against　　　 　　 B. Since　　　 　　　 C. Along

4.A. fewer　　　　 　　 　 B. more　　　　 　　　　 C. less

5.A. themselves　　　　 B. ourselves　　　　　　 C. yourselves

6.A. development　　　 B. journey　　　　 　 　 C. accident

7.A. cut out　　 　　　 B. cut off　　　　 　　 C. cut up

8.A. so that　　　　 　 B. in order to　　 　　 C. right away

9.A. medicine　　　 　 B. breaks　　　 　　 　　 C. risks

10.A. realize　　 　　 B. control　　　 　　 　 C. imagine

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阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。

One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm. An ambulance (救护车) soon arrived and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated（动手术） on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast (石膏). Tony couldn’t move it at all.

“You must keep your arm in a cast for a month,” the doctor said. “You’ll be all right then.”

A month later, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor took his arm out of the cast.

“Can you move your arm, Tony?” he asked.

Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.

“Yes, it's fine,” he said. “Thank you very much.”

“In a few days it will be as good as before,” the doctor said. “Just exercises it a little.”

“Will I be able to play the guitar?” Tony asked.

The doctor smiled. “Of course you will,” he said. “You’ll have no problems.”

“That is good news,” Tony said. “Because I couldn’t play it at all before.”

1.How did Tony break his arm?

A. A guitar fell on him.　　 B. He fell off a bike. 　 C. He was hit by a car.

2.How long did Tony have to keep his arm in a cast?

A. Two weeks　 　 　　 B. About four weeks.　　 C. A few days

3.What could Tony do as soon as the doctor took off the cast?

A. Move his arm difficultly 　　 B. Play the guitar 　　 C. Move his arm easily

4.What did the doctor tell Tony to do after the cast was taken off ?

A. Play the guitar.

B. Exercise his arm

C. Come back to the hospital again.

5.Why was Tony happy at last? Because _____.

A. the doctor said he didn’t have to work again

B. the doctor gave him a guitar.

C. he thought he would be able to play the guitar.

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阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。

What better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in! Here in Rockland we have a Spring Clean-up Day every year in April. The Clean-up Day 2014 will be April 20th.

It will start with a town clean-up at 8 0'clock in the morning, and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon. One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.

We will divide(划分) the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas. As usual, we will provide gloves, rubbish bags and other cleaning tools. You will also get free lunches and T-shirts when the clean-up ends at noon. We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.

Bring your kids with you. It is a great chance(机会) to teach them to care for the environment around us. We have free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.

Meeting: At the gate of Rockland Park, the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the corner of Palace Street and North Street.

Sign-up(报名): Call 5862397 on weekdays, or visit our website below any time you like.

www. springcleanup. Com

根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。

1.The Spring Clean-up Day in Rockland is held ______.

A. once a month　　 　　　 B. once a year　 　 C. twice a month

2.People in Rockland can help to ______ on the afternoon of April 20th.

A. clean up the town 　　　 B. take care of the kids　　　 C. plant trees in the park

3.People joining in the Clean-up Day will NOT ______.

A. get lunches and T-shirts for free

B. take young trees home to plant

C. be provided with cleaning tools

4. According to the poster, the activities are a great chance to teach the kids to ______.

A. protect the environment

B. get free drinks and candies

C. pick up the most rubbish

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People can visit www. Springcleanup. com to sign up.

B. You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like.

C. People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park.

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阅读上面信息，简要回答所给问题。

An old friend of mine telephoned from the train station to tell me that he had come from Canada and was going to stay with me. I was still at the office at the time. So after telling him where my new house was. I told him that I had left my key under the doormat(门垫). As I would be home very late, I told him to help himself to food and drink.

Two hours later my friend telephoned me. At the moment(此刻), he said he was watching TV after he had a wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the fridge. Now, he said he was drinking a glass of tea and hoped I would join him soon. When I asked him if(是否) he had reached the house without trouble. He answered that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat. but the living room window just by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I listened to all these with great surprise. There is no apple tree in front of my room, but there is one in front of the room next to ours.

根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

1.Where did the writer’s friend come from?

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2.What did the writer’s friend do after he came in the room?

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3.Did the writer’s friend had a wonderful meal in the writer’s house?

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4.How did the man get into the room?

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5.Why was the writer surprised when he knew his friend came into the room?

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根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项，并将其答案的序号写在方框下面的横线上。选项中有两项为多余项。

A: Rosa, I hear that you don’t get on well with your mother. Why?

B: 1..

A: That’s not good. Maybe you could stop her.

B: 2. So I did nothing and went to my bedroom in silence.

A: Was everything all right later?

B: No! To my surprise, my father was checking my schoolbag when I went in.

A: Oh, dear! 3..

B: I don’t know. Do you think I should argue with them?

A: 4. Why not ask your grandparents for advice?

B: Good idea. 5..

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根据所提供的语篇内容，用方框中所给的词的正确形式填空，并将其写在题后横线上。使短文意思通顺、正确、连贯。

A terrible storm swept through two villages on December 25, 2015. It started at around 2:00 p.m. and lasted(持续) for only 30 minutes but it _1.a lot of damage (损失).

The houses of more than 30 families fell down. The windows of 20 homes were 2.and

there were many holes on the top of the houses. 3., one person was killed and several were

badly hurt and taken to hospital. Over two4. people were homeless after the storm. My family

were in them, we also lost our home.

I still remember that I was having dinner with my parents when I heard a 5._and loud noise. A few minutes later, our house fall down on top of us. We tried 6.best to climb out but then I

couldn't find my mother. So I went back inside 7. and found her and came out.

I looked around outside and found the village_8. a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows

and rubbish were everywhere.　 Just then I saw my neighbor Mr. Wang under his fallen house. My

father and I ran to save him. Soon, the storm 9.down, and all the neighbors started to help each other. Although the storm broke many 10.apart, it brought people closer together.

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假如你是林涛，你的笔友Tom最近沉溺于电脑游戏，为此你很担心。请根据下面提示给Tom写一封信，谈谈你的看法、建议以及对他的期望。

要求：1.词数60词左右。文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2.要点完整、层次清楚、语法正确；

3.文中不得出现真实的人名与校名。

提示词：take an active part in t the activities积极参加活动;　 hand in上交;

share your happiness and sadness分享快乐和悲伤;　 keep a balance保持平衡；

Dear Tom,

I’m really worried about you. __________________________________________________

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