长郡双语2014八上期中试卷副本

长郡双语实验中学2014-2015年初二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

时间：90 分钟总分：100分

命题人：周思来审题人：谭旭红

第一节单项填空从A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳答案填空。（10分）

21. —________________ do you ride bicycle?

—Every day. I go to school by bike.

A. How much

B. How long

C. How often

22. —Did they win the football match?

—No, they failed again ____________ they tried their best. What a pity!

A. but

B. though

C. however

23. Mr. Smith is very serious. It’s not easy_________ you __________ friends with him.

A. for; to make

B. of; to make

C. for; make

24. I can’t sing English songs ____________ you, so I won’t take part in the competition.

A. as well as

B. as better as

C. so good as

25. Can you say _________________ ? You always talk about my study!

A. different anything

B. anything different

C. something differently

26. We didn’t have the school trip last Sunday ________ the haze weather(雾霾).

A. because

B. as

C. because of

27. No one can ______________ this meeting. It is too boring.

A. stand

B. decide

C. expect

28. The Voice of China is one of ___________________ now.

A. the most popular TV shows

B. the more popular TV shows

C. the most popular TV show

29. —_______________________ the popular song Little Apples?

—I don’t mind it.

A. Why do you like

B. What do you think of

C. What do you like

30. I hope you ________________ a nice weekend.

A. having

B. to have

C. have

第二节完型填空通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

For your next vacation, why not consider(考虑) 31 Singapore. Singapore is a

32 city, and it doesn't have any beaches or mountains, but it has a very large zoo. It is also a wonderful place for 33 . You can buy many kinds of things there.

Don't plan on driving a car in Singapore. The traffic is 34 in some parts of the city, and most private(私人的) 35 are not allowed in downtown(市中心) Singapore. It is 36 to get around the city by subway.

If you 37 visit Singapore, bring a lot of 38 . Living in Singapore is quite expensive. 39 also pack light clothes. Singapore is very hot 40 year round.

31. A. visiting B. looking C. playing

32. A. tall B. large C. small

33. A. shopping B. sleeping C. talking

34. A. big B. small C. heavy

35. A. people B. cars C. animals

36. A. easy B. slow C. different

37. A. decide to B. move to C. look forward to

38. A. book B. money C. time

39. A. But B. And C. Because

40. A. some B. none C. all

Ⅲ阅读技能（三部分，共20小题，计40分）

第一节阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子（共10小题，计20分）

A

Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

The Ge rmans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the woman, who always keep their home clean.

In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say. “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.

The holidays in France are very long. Frenchmen like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than The Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared with the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even

opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.

（）41. According to the passage, ______ are very quiet.

A. only the Germans

B. only the Englishmen

C. both the Germans and the Englishmen

（）42. What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A.整洁

B.安静

C.时尚

（）43. In the writ er’s eyes, the gentlemen are ______.

A. the Germans

B. the Americans

C. the Englishmen

（）44. What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?

A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.

B. It is very easy to make friends with them.

C. They like traveling in their own country.

（）45. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Foreigners’ hobbies.

B. Who are more outgoing?

C. Characteristics of the foreigners.

B（记叙文）

Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

"Which university (大学) will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked.

"In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily.

"The most famous university?

"Oxford University (牛津)."

Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,

"Congratulations!"

A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith."

"Who's Fred Smith?

"He's my son."

"Does he study in the university, too?"

"No, "said the woman, "He is one of the professors."

46. The story happened in _____.（细节题）

A. America

B. Germany

C. England

47. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because _____.（细节题）

A. their son did well in his lessons

B. they have a big farm

C. their son studied at a middle school

48. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _____.（细节题）

A. her son finished middle school

B. her son was handsome

C. her son was going to study in a university

49. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _____.（细节题）

A. her friend could hear her

B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy

50. Which of the following is true? _____.（选项细节题）

A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words

B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

第二节阅读下列图表，从每小题所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。(共5小题，计10分)

（说明文）

51. What kind of activities do the most students do after school?（细节题）

A. Play computer games

B. Watch TV.

C. Do their homework

52. Students who go to after-school classes are __________ students who play computer games. （细节题）

A. more than

B. as many as

C. fewer than

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. In fact, they have very hard lives. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

Feb. 10, 2007

5:00 Woke up and had breakfast in Hilton Hotel in Shanghai. Packed bags. T ook taxi to airport

9:45 Arrived at Huatian Hotel in Changsha and had a short rest.

10:00 Attended the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the reporters. 11:00 Went to radio station to attend the live show.

13:00 Went to the theatre and prepared for the night’s show.

17:00 Back to hotel, Tried to have a rest.

18:30 Went to the theatre and got ready for show.

19:30 Sang very well, and audience(观众) gave a warm welcome.

22:00 Show was over. Very tired from it.

23:00 Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV.

0:00 Fell asleep, with TV on.

（说明文）

53. The pop star went back to Huatian Hotel ___________ on Feb.10, 2007.（细节题）

A. once

B. twice

C. Three times

54. According to the chart, the pop star was good at ________________.（细节题）

A. singing

B. dancing

C. making faces

55. The pop star felt ________ after the performance.（细节题）

A. surprised

B. sad

C. Excited

第三节阅读下面材料，然后根据材料内容回答所提问题。(共5小题，计10分)

In every little girl’s toy box, there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is over 50 years old this year. An American businesswoman named Ruth Handler designed it in 1959. She and her husband Elliot started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair in New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.

Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. In 2009, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition may cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten have at least one Barbie Doll.

When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries.（说明文）

56. How old is Barbie Doll?（细节题）

57. Who designed Barbie Doll?（细节题）

58. When wa s Barbie’s Birthday?（细节题）

59. How much was a Barbie in good condition in 2009?（细节题）

60. Are Barbie Dolls famous in the world?（细节题）

Ⅳ写作技能（两部分，共6小题，计20分）

第一节翻译语篇阅读下面的短文将划线部分译成英文或中文。（共5小题，计10分）Basketball is known as a fun and exciting for any young or old person. 61. It’s a great way to have fun with friends. I love to play with others more than just to play alone. When you play basketball, 62. 你通常会感到比别人快乐得多。And it makes you not care much about how others think about you.

I also believe, 63. basketball is the best one to watch on TV. When you watch it on TV, you can learn some skills from professional basketball player. 64. 我最喜欢的球员是Kobe

Bryant. He makes basketball seem to be an interesting game for children. I hope to play like him. 65. I want to be better and better at playing basketball. And I believe I will make this dream come true as long as I try my best.

61. ____________________________________________________________________

62. ____________________________________________________________________

63. ____________________________________________________________________

64. ____________________________________________________________________

65. ____________________________________________________________________

第二节作文（计10分）

中国有许多旅游胜地。在你去过的地方中，你认为哪一个是最有趣最好玩的？美丽的景色，当地的美食，还是人们的热情好客……?请你描述一次你的旅行，必须包括以下内容：

1. Where did you go?

2. Who did you go with?

3. How was the weather there?

4. What did you do there?

可适当扩充内容

词数：60-80词

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