江苏省扬州市教育集团树人学校2018-2019学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷

Mary writes 　　　　 than 　　　　 student in her class. She is a hard-working girl.

A.more careful; any other B.more carefully; any other

C.more carefully; any D.more careful; any

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---I think English is ____unimportant subject.

---I don’t think so. It is ____useful tool when we talk with foreigners.

A.a; an B.an; a C.a; a D.an; an

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Which sentence is likely（可能）to be spoken by Americans?

A.David Beckham is a popular soccer star.

B.The shops all have big sales before Christmas.

C.It doesn’t rain often in this city in autumn.

D.The holiday begins on July 1st.

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—What do you think of her teaching English?

—Great! No one teaches ______ in our school.

A.good B.worse C.best D.better

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—Who would you choose as your best friend?

—I’d choose Simon. He’s willing to help others ______need ______their Maths.

A.for ; with B.in ; with C.with ; for D.to ; /

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In northern cities, most families _______ central heating(供暖) when fixing their houses because of the cold weather in winter.

A.put in B.put up C.put on D.put out

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Don’t just believe the advertisement on TV, the medicine is_______ it says.

A.as good as B.not as well as C.not as good as D.not as better as

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—I’d like ________ Guo Jingming’s Tiny Times.

—You had better________ his books. The stories he tells are far from real life.

A.buying, don’t read B.to buy, not read

C.buying, not read D.to buy, not to read

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The number of people present at the concert was _____ than expected. There are many tickets left.

A.many more B.much more C.much larger D.much smaller

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—______will your father arrive ?

—_______ half past seven.

A.How long；　　 Not until B.When；　　 Until

C.How soon；　　 Until D.When；　　 Not until

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We took a bus to the Great Wall and couldn’t wait to________ when we arrived.

A.getting off it B.getting it off C.get off it D.get it off

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—Please don’t tell anybody about this, Linda.

—　　　　　　　 .

A.OK, I will. B.No, I don’t. C.Sorry to hear that. D.OK, I won’t.

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My friend Sandy is very interested in DIY. She wants to know______.

A.how can she make a fruit salad B.how could she make a fruit salad

C.how she can make a fruit salad D.how she could make a fruit salad

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—Have you heard about the temperature of the earth will rise to 59℃ in 2020?

—Don’t worry! The news _______ be true.

A.must not B.may not C.needn’t D.will not

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—To tell the truth, I missed the film Wolf Warrior 2 this summer.

—______. It’s such a wonderful film that you shouldn’t have missed it.

A.What bad luck B.Don’t mention it. C.Never mind D.What a pity

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Once upon a time, a beautiful bird and a tortoise became good friends. The bird lived in a tree by the banks of the river. The tortoise had his______ there too. They are neighbours. Every day, after the bird flew down and had a drink of water, he would dance near the river to make the tortoise friend _______.

One day, a bird-catcher caught the bird and wanted to take him away to the market. The unhappy bird asked the catcher to allow him to say _____ to his friend, tortoise. The bird-catcher ______ and took him to the tortoise. The tortoise was _____ to see his friend a captive(俘虏)．

The tortoise asked the bird-catcher to let the bird go. And the tortoise said if the catcher______, he would give the bird-catcher an expensive ______. The bird-catcher agreed. To his surprise，The tortoise then dived into the water and in a few seconds ______with a nice pearl(珍珠). The bird-catcher was very happy to see it and he let the bird go at once．

A short time later, the man came back and told the tortoise that a pearl was not enough and planned to catch the bird again if the tortoise doesn’t ______ him another bigger and nicer pearl．The tortoise, who had already helped his friend, the bird, to leave the place to a forest far away after being set free, was greatly ______ with this man．

"Well，"said the tortoise, “if you still want to ______ another pearl，give the first one to me and I will fish another one for you." ______ his greed(贪婪), the bird-catcher gave the pearl to the tortoise，who _______ away with it saying, "I am no fool to take one and give two!" The tortoise then dived into the water ______ ，leaving the bird-catcher without a single pearl．

We should learn from the short story that greed leads you to have _______

1.A.friend B.food C.home D.parents

2.A.happy B.sad C.worried D.bored

3.A.hi B.sorry C.congratulations D.goodbye

4.A.refused B.agreed C.left D.stayed

5.A.pleased B.disturbed C.relaxed D.sad

6.A.should B.must C.could D.needed

7.A.house B.coat C.feather D.present

8.A.came up B.came in C.came down D.came along

9.A.buy B.give C.lend D.steal

10.A.sorry B.pleased C.angry D.sad

11.A.buy B.rob C.sell D.have

12.A.Because B.As C.Because of D.To

13.A.jumped B.walked C.swam D.ran

14.A.quickly B.hardly C.seriously D.carefully

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

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Shopping in Wonder Commercial Mall will be cheaper and more enjoyable on November 11.

1.If you spend 238 yuan in the mall, you can get ______.

A.some film tickets B.4 hours’ free parking

C.a VIP card D.a meal for free

2.If you order a meal for 80 yuan, you can get a ticket for Spider Man at the price of ______．

A.39 yuan B.40 yuan C.20 yuan D.19 yuan

3.If you’d like a bottle of apple juice for free, you need to ______.

A.spend 200 hundred yuan in the mall B.order a meal for 60 yuan

C.buy two bottles of apple juice at the supermarket D.buy two movie tickets

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Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily，I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl，I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now，I am　 no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions.　 If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere，I would say, "Sorry,　 I am a stranger here."

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office,　 the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because 　　　　　　　 .

A.she's a stranger to the city

B.she doesn't know the people

C.she has no time to help others

D.she's afraid of giving wrong directions

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to 　　　　　　　 .

A.sell her something

B.ask for the time

C.make friends with her

D.ask for the direction

3.The word "embarrassed" in the last paragraph means " 　　　　　　　 ".

A.尴尬 B.困惑 C.激动 D.拮据

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

A.The writer is too shy to give others directions.

B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction.

C.The writer never got lost when she was young.

D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

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Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You may think of Confucius(孔子), September 28 was his birthday. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people today still remember and respect him.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3, so he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius never gave up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in China. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy(值得) to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.” He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.

1.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.

A.by teaching himself at home B.with the help of his mother

C.by going to school D.by visiting many famous teachers

2.Confucius started the first public school to __________.

A.help poor children go to school, too B.find himself a job as a teacher

C.teach children at school but not at home D.make himself the best teacher in China

3.The correct order of the following statements is __________.

① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

③ Confucius’ father died.

④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A.③①④② B.②③④① C.③①②④ D.④③①②

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Confucius’ Teaching Methods B.A Great Man with Hard Childhood

C.A Person Who Changed China D.Confucius-- A Great Teacher and Thinker

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Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.

Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Do you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Do you choose an oval (椭圆形的) one? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square chocolate shows something else. The person is honest and true. You can believe in him or her.

What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to decide things. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.

Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it just because they like it.

1.What does it show if a person pick a round shape of chocolate?

A. He is good at making things. B. He likes to do something for others.

C. He likes singing, dancing and drinking. D. You can trust him.

2.What may you do if you enjoy eating milk chocolate?

A. Look forward to the future. B. Like to think of the past.

C. Enjoy parties and fun. D. Have problems deciding things.

3.Which kind of chocolate may a helpful person choose?

A. With nuts. B. In square shape. C. In oval shape. D. With coffee.

4.What’s the writer’s main idea?

A. We should believe all the information about chocolate.

B. Don’t believe the information about candy.

C. Candy can tell something about a person.

D. It’s not important for eaters of chocolate to believe the ideas or not.

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阅读下列短文，根据短中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）

Do you often forget the page in your favourite books? Don’t worry. You can make your bookmark in a different way, so you will remember your page again. Learn how to make a paper bookmark. It will help you enjoy reading．

You need:

*Paper in different colours.

*Scissors, glue, decorations, ribbon（丝带）but not a rope.

How to do:

Find out the right paper. Paint your favourite colour. And a heavy one will be good.

Cut the paper with scissors. You have to think about the size of the bookmark. Making it too big or too small is not useful.

Use the glue to put the decorations on the bookmark. You will have a lot of fun at this time.

Create a hole at the top of your bookmark, and use the ribbon to tie a knot. It makes your bookmark more beautiful.

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根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly（几乎不）ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he w 1. , he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the w2. thing in the world.

A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match b3. Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think m4. of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face, w5. Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so i6. to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but f7.he lost.

“You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime,” said Albert.

But Peter didn’t f8. happy and couldn’t fall asleep that night.

One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. Though he lost again and again, the happy smile

n9. left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed b10. of them.

Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.

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句子翻译，将下列句子译成英语。

1.他通过分享他的快乐使我们快乐。

2.她篮子里的苹果比我篮子里的少。

3.有了你们的支持, 我们会赢得这场比赛的。

4.你最好在制作卡片之前看一下说明。

5.我将买一辆新的自行车而不是修这辆旧的。

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青少年杂志决定举行一次以“我最好的朋友”为题的英语征文比赛。假如你的最好的朋友是Daniel，请结合以下的要点写一篇100字左右的短文，可适当发挥。文章的开头已给出，不计入字数。

要求：

1. 不使用真实的校名、人名等相关信息；

2. 内容完整，书写整齐；

3. 100词左右。

My best friend

I want to tell you about my best friend Daniel. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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