2014-2015学年湖北鄂州吴都中学八年级下期中英语试卷（解析版）

----Could you please do some cleaning?

----_____I have to do my homework

A. Yes, sure　　　 　　 B. No, you can’t

C. Sorry, I can’t　　 D. Sorry, you couldn’t

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---I made the cake by ________.　　 Help __________, Tom.

---Thanks, Jane.

A. ourselves; yourself

B. myself; yourself

C. myself; yourselves

D. ourselves; yourselves

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--Cindy,what if your parents go out?

--I’ll have to ____myself.

A. look after　 B. look up

C.look for　　 D. look through

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Their ideas are different from ______.

A．us　　　　 B．our　　　 C．ours　　 D.we

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Wu Dong was _______ tired that he couldn’t keep his yes_________.

A. too, open　 B. so, closed

C. too, closed　 D. so, open

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She often ______ Beijing at the weekend last year.

A．flies to　　　　 B．flew to

C．flew　　 D.have flown

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The students stopped __________ when the teacher came in.

A. to talk　 B. talking　 C. talked　 D. Talk

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Please _________ early tomorrow, mum.

A. wake up me　　 B. wakes me up

C. wake me up　　 D. will wake me up

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---Oh, it’s raining outside. Don’t leave ____ it stopes.

A. since　 B. until　 C. while　 D.if

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What were you doing ___it was raining outside?

A. when　 B. while　　 C.before　　 D.after

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Li Lei, sit down, please. I’ll ________ you some tea.

A. take　 B. to bring　 C. get　 D. borrow

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The text is very easy for you. There are _____ new words in it.

A. few　　 B. a little　　 C. a few　　 D. little

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He is ___than any other student in his class.

A. more taller 　 B. much taller

C. much tallest 　 D. the most taller

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I bought my son a bike, _________ he like it a lot.

A. and　　 B. but　 C. or　　 D. at

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_______ , Li Lei was far behind the others at first.

A. At 800-metre race

B. In the 800-metres race

C. In the 800-metre race

D. At the 800-metres race

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One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How _ __ do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ answers were quite __　 __ ─ from 20g to 500g. “It doesn’t matter on the weight itself. It is decided by how long you __ __ it. If I hold it for a minute, it is __　 __ . If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the　 __　　 _　 I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

“If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on __ __　 the burden is becoming much heavier.”

“What you have to do is to put the glass __ __ , rest for a while before holding it up again.”

We have to put down the burden sometimes __ __　　 we can relax and are able to carry on. So after you　　 ____　 home from work tonight, put the burden of the work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can 　 ____ it up tomorrow.

Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.

1.A. hot　　　　　　　　 B. cold　　　　　　　　 C. heavy　　　　　　　 D. light

2.A. different　　　　 B. same　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. bad

3.A. drink　　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　　　 C. throw　　　　　　　 D. take

4.A. terrible　　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　 D. light

5.A. short　　　　　　　 B. shorter　　　　　　 C. long　　　　　　　　 D. longer

6.A. because　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　 D. so

7.A. up　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

8.A. to　　　　　　　　　 B. in order to　　 C. so that　　　　　　 D. so as to

9.A. get to　 　　　　 B. go back to　　　　 C. return　　　　　　　 D. return back

10.A. give　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　 C. pick　　　　　　　　 D. turn

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WANT　 ADS

1.The ads(广告) above are probably from

A. a newspaper　 　　 B. a story book

C. a science book　　 D. a guide book

2.If you like children and have two days free, you can call at　　　 for a job.

A. 556779　　 B. 558366

C. 766588　　 D. 633800

3.If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his/her house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month?

A. ＄120.　　 B. ＄160.

C. ＄200.　　 D. ＄240.

4.　　　　　 are needed in AL Hotel.

A. Teachers　　　　 B. Workers

C. Singers　　　　 D. Waiters

5.If you're a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in

A. ad. (1)　　　　 B. ad. (2)

C. ad. (3)　 　 　 D. ad. (4)

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Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"

"l'm sorry,sir," said Mr.brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.

"It's cold today, sir," said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm."

The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"

"l can't drink anything now ,sir, "answered Mr. Brown ,"l'm waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards cause accidents, you kown !"

1.When did the story happen?

A.In the morning　　 B.In the afternoon

C.In the evening　　 D.At night

2.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast?

A.He was happy that day

B.He was good at driving

C.There were few cars in the street

D.He was afraid to be late

3.Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____.

A.he didn't see the red lights　　　 B.he drove fast

C.he couldn't drive at all　　　　　 D.it was raining hard

4.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?

A.To make him happy　　　　 B.To make him drunk

C.To make him warm　　　　　 D.To make friends with him

5.We can know that _____ at last.

A. Mr.Brown was not late for work

B. the old man Mr. Brown became good friends

C. Mr.Brown drank some wine

D. Mr. Brown fooled the old man

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One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth(值得) the trouble.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some cherries(樱桃).

The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty(口渴的) to walk on. At the moment, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had caught up all the cherries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent(弯腰) down in the beginning to pick up that horseshoe, you wouldn’t have bent so many times for the cherries. Always remember this lesson: If someone don’t worry about the little things, he will find it impossible（不可能） for him to do the great things.”

1.Who picked up the cherries on the ground?

A. Thomas.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The farmer.

C. Both the father and the son. D. Nobody.

2.The farmer bought some ______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

A. bread　　　　　　 B. water

C. cherries　　　　 D. pennies

3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe , the father ______.

A. did nothing　　 B. said nothing

C. felt worried　　 D. got angry

4.The father dropped the cherry one by one, because ______.

A. he wanted to teach his son a lesson

B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

C. he wanted his son to eat them all

D. he wanted to punish his son for not picking up the horseshoe at first

5.From the story, we can learn that ______.

A. cherries are so delicious that most people like eating them

B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us some money

C. we can’t get great things if we lose little things

D. we can’t do something great if we don’t worry about something little

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Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost ①每个人都喜欢读关于狗的故事. I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack like these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. ②It seemed that he was very happy . He talked and talked. ③Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid not attention. He went on talking. Finally Jack got angry. ④He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s cap in his mouth.

读以上短文，完成下面任务：

1.将①处的句子翻译成英语

2.将②处的句子改成同义句.

3.将③处的句子翻译成汉语

4.将④处的句子翻译成汉语

5.What do you think of Jack ?

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词汇运用 ( 共9小题,每题1分,满分为9分)

根据中文提示写单词，或用所给单词的正确形式填空。

1.The little girl fell _________(sleep) quickly .

2.Allen _________ (recent) moved to another city .

3.Sam had to see his doctor because he had a bad ____________(stomach)

4.I was doing my homework while my sisters ______________(watch)TV

5.Xiao Ming reads English every morning and he is much _______(good) at English than his sister .

6.Jack _______(借)his story books to me and I gave them back .

7.The teacher was against us when we showed our ______(观点). She didn’t agree with us.

8.Please keep in _________(无声) in the theater .

9.I don’t see any ___________(关系) between the two problems .

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补全对话 （ 6分）

A: Hi , Peter,1.　　　　　　　　　　 ?

B : Hi , Mike , I’m waiting for a bus .

A:　 2.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ?

B : I’m going to the bookstore . I want to buy some books .　 would you like to with me ?

A : I’d like to 3.　　　　　　　　　　 ?

B : Books on science . Oh, here comes the bus.

B:OK. Let’s go .

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书面表达（15分）

假若你是健康专家李教授，你被邀请到一所中学给学生作一场健康方面的讲座，请根据以下内容写一篇发言稿。字数80个左右，开头和结尾已给出。

Hi, everyone, today I want to talk about how to keep healthy. I hope my advice will help you.

If you can follow my advice, I am sure you can be in good health. Thanks for listening.

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