江苏省苏州市立达中学2016-2017学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

苏州市立达中学2016-2017学年第二学期期中考试试卷初二英语试卷 2017.4注意事项：1．本试卷共8大题，71小题，总分100分，考试用时90分钟。

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第I卷（选择题，共64分）一、听力选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A) 根据听到的对话，选择正确答案。

每段对话读两遍。

1. What are they talking about?2. How is the man going to Hangzhou?3. What place of interest did Ricky visit in his holiday?4. Who does th e man’s wife often go shopping with?5. When did Tom buy the camera?A.Two years agoB. Three years agoC. Thirteen years ago6.Where can the woman be?A.At the doctor’sB.At the teachers’ officeC.At the airport7.What type of the book is Dave interested in?A.Culture.B.Science.C.History8.What will the man probably eat?A.Noodles.B.Seafood.C.Hamburgers.9.How much should the woman pay for the blouse?A.$50.B.$75.C.$100.10.What can we learn from the dialogue?A.Tim doesn’t have an umbrellaB.It’s raining hard now.C.Tim lives far awayB) 根据听到的短文，选择正确答案。

短文读两遍。

听一段长对话，回答11-12题11. What's the weather like in Sanya now?A. Hot and dry.B. Hot and wet.C. Wet and cool.12. What will the man do in Hainan?A. He will be on vacation.B. He will be on a business trip.C. He will start a new job.听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。

13. A. Nothing B. Boots and rubbish C. Fishes14. A. Improving fishing skills B. Giving up fishing C. Fishing with a partner15. A. tasting the fresh fish B. doing nothing in a boat C. getting rubbish out of water二、选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）16.Beijing, capital of China , is world-famous city.A. a; aB. the; theC. the; aD. a; the17. He fell off the bike and hurt his left leg, so he ______stay in hospital for several weeks.A. has toB.mustC. had toD. will have to18. ——Where you on holiday ?——I went Hangzhou to visit the West Lake .A. have; beenB. have; goneC. are; goingD. will; go19. ——is it from Nanjing to Shanghai ?——About four hours' ride by train..A. How longB. How oftenC. How farD. How soon20. My good friend Kate _______ Australia for five years. I miss her so much !A．has gone to B. has been to C．has been in D．has come to21. —did you leave your hometown?— I for nearly twenty years.A. When; have leftB. When; have been awayC. How long; have leftD. How long; have been away22. My cousin used to too much meat , but now he has been used to manyvegetables and fruits..A. eating; eatingB. eating; eatC. eat; eatingD. eat; eat23. It ______ten years ________I worked in this new office.A. is; sinceB. is; afterC. was; sinceD. has been; after24 . ——You haven't been to Hong Kong Disneyland , have you?——. And I will go there with my parents this summer again..A. No, I haven'tB. No, I haveC. Yes, I haveD. Yes, I haven't25. I didn’t know __________the broken car then.A. what to doB. how to doC. what to do withD. how to do with26. Some people don't know the importance of their health they have lost it.A. afterB. whenC. untilD. as27. ——I have never seen such a beautiful bird.——Me .A. tooB. alsoC. eitherD. neither28. great fun it is ________ kites !A. What a ; flyingB. What; to flyC. How; flyingD. How; to fly29. ——Could I use your new bicycle?——Sorry, I it to Alice. She to borrow it this morning.A. lent; cameB. lend; was comingC. have lent; cameD. have lent; will come30. ——Thanks a lot for helping me with writing.——.A. Of course notB. It's my pleasureC. Never mindD. It doesn't matter三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Julie was sitting in bed late at night playing with her new smart phone. Earlier that week, her children and grandchildren visited her to celebrate __31__ 70th birthday. The phone was a gift __32__ her granddaughter Mary.Up until then, Julie had never really been __33__ in catching up with modern technology, __34__ having her own smart phone made her feel youthful. Julie decided to join Facebook __35__ she noticed all the younger people were doing so. However, when making her profile page (主页), she was embarrassed to put up a picture of herself. She thought she looked much too old and __36__ would want to talk to her. She thought for a while and got a __37__ of a beautiful 20-something year old from Google, posted it under her name, and went to sleep.The next morning, Julie woke up and logged into (登录) Facebook, hoping that she would have one or two new __38__ . She could not believe her eyes. Her inbox was __39__ friend requests (请求) from many young handsome men. Julie decided to accept only the best-looking ones and began chatting with them day and night. She __40__ let them know that they were actually talking to a grandma.The next time Julie met up with Mary, she thanked her so much for the phone and said, “I haven’t felt so young and pretty in years!”31. A. his B. her C. their D. our32. A. from B. for C. with D. at33. A. helpful B. interested C. favorite D. serious34. A. and B. but C. or D. so35. A. if B. while C. because D. although36. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody37. A. name B. picture C. machine D. voice38. A. friends B. pages C. websites D. gifts39. A. made of B. full of C. short of D. careful of40. A. sometimes B. always C. often D. never四、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）ACan you learn about the history of the world by looking at only 100 objects (物品)? The British Museum says yes. It has an exhibition called “The History of the World in 100 Objects”.The British Museum is well-known. It says it has more than 8 million objects. And the objects of this exhibition are rare. They are from different times and places across the world.There is a seal (印章). People in the Indus Valley (印度河河谷) used it at around 2500 BC. There is also a tablet (记录板). People in the Middle East used it at around 700 BC.The exhibition has many objects from China, too. There is a banknote (纸币) from the Ming Dynasty. It shows that China was the first country to use paper money.Now we don’t have to go to Britain to see the exhibition. It comes to China for the first time. You can see it at the National Museum of China, in Beijing, from March 2 to May 31.41. What do we know about the 100 objects?A. They show the best of British culture.B. They show the history of the world.C. Most of the objects are from China.D. They are from the same time, but from 100 different countries.42. Which of the following objects will NOT be in the exhibition?A. An Indus seal from around 2500 BC.B. A tablet from the Middle East.C. A banknote from the Ming Dynasty.D. The first piece of paper money in the world.43. Which is TRUE about the exhibition?A. It shows 8 million objects in Britain.B. It is in China for the first time.C. People still need to go to Britain to see it.D. The objects are not rare in China.44. How long will the exhibition go for in China?A. For about two months.B. For about three months.C. For about 29 days.D. For about one year.BPerhaps you’ve already watched or heard about Readers, a TV show that has recently become popular. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage, as well as tell the touching stories behind them. They can read everything, like poems, books, and letters.Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions (朗读亭) are now in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an.The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone (麦克风) in it and it records people’s voices. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion, according to People’s Daily. “Reading should be just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host of the show. “We can actually express our deep feelings through reading aloud.”Both the TV show and the pavilion are promoting (推动) reading among the public, reported China Youth Daily. In fact, this is also what our country is trying to do now. Some experts have suggested that a national reading day be set up. This has received support from many other people.45. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?A. Readers is a popular TV show.B. Only famous stars can read on the stage.C. People can only read poems on Readers.D. People tell stories for kids on Readers.46. What is in a reading pavilion?A. A telephone.B. A tape recorder.C. A microphone.D. A camera.47. What are the reading pavilions made for?A. To help ordinary people become super stars.B. To help the show pick possible readers.C. To teach people how to read aloud.D. To help people express their feelings freely.48. From the story, we learn that _____.A. people must pay to record their voices in the pavilionsB. few people are interested in the reading pavilionsC. the TV show aims to encourage more people to read aloudD. there is a national reading day in ChinaCIt’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities. Since 2013, Torobo has taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.Torobo is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” Japan’s National Institute of Informatics started the project in 2011. Torobo does not walk around. It is a robot brain that has arms to complete the test. Researchers of the project want to find out what intellectual abilities (智能) will be replaced by machines.Results show that Torobo has grown in ability year by year. This year it got a score higher than Japan’s national average, which is enough to enter other good universities, but not Todai. With its big database, Torobo is good at solving knowledge-based questions and mathematical calculations (数学运算). That’s why it got good scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (独立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries in the future. So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!49. According to the story, Torobo is _____ while Todai is _____.A. a university, a robotB. a robot, a universityC. a student, a computerD. a computer, a student50. We can tell from the story that Torobo _____ for four years.A. has passed the college entrance examB. has failed the college entrance examC. has been studying in the University of TokyoD. has taught the college courses51. Which subject does Toboro NOT do well in?A. Physics.B. Math.C. History.D. Writing.52. Why did Torobo get low scores in two subjects?A. Because it cannot solve knowledge-based problems.B. Because it is not good at mathematical calculations.C. Because it cannot think independently.D. Because it only has arms to complete the test.第II卷（非选择题，共36分）五、阅读表达（共3小题；每小题分别1分，2分，3分，满分6分）Every year, more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London. They go to the museums and theatres; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park.A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train. The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport networks（网状组织）in the world. The trains run all day and most of the night. You'd better not take the underground between eight o'clock and ten o'clock in the morning, or four o'clock and six o'clock in the afternoon. The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit.London's famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London. Although the London underground is the fastest and the simplest way of getting around London, the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once. By sitting on the top deck (层) of the bus, you can get a great sightseeing (观光的) experience of London as well.Some special visitors' buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey. It takes about one and a half hours, but you can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.London ta xis are called "black cabs”. Most of them are black, but some are not. You can stop one if it has a "For Hire (供租用的) " sign on it. The drivers are friendly and helpful.In a word, London is a big and beautiful city with lots to see and to do. Welcome to London.53. Why is it not a good idea to travel around London by underground between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. or between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.? (1分)54. How many kinds of transportation can visitors use to get around in London? What are they? (2分)55. If you go to visit London, which kind of transportation are you going to choose? Why? (3分)六、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意和汉语注释，或上下文语境，写出单词的正确形式。