1、2011 2012学年江苏省泰州海陵区六校八年级上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读表达（ 10分） I have three best friends at school. They are all good students. Jacky is the youngest of them. He was born in 1995. But he is very tall, about 1.70 meter! He is a sporty boy. He likes playing basketball. And he is really good at it. He is the centre(
2、中锋 ) in our basketball team. Jacky says he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up. Peter is the oldest. He is two years older than Jacky. But he is shorter than Jacky. He doesnt spend much time on sports. He likes music. He is crazy about Jay Chous songs. And he collects everything about J
3、ay Chou. He says R&B is so cool. Of course, we often share music together. And Mary, a lovely girl. She always wears a smile on her face. She is a top student in our class. She is good at all her lessons. We all admire her very much. If we have any problems with our lessons, we will go to her. It se
4、ems(似乎 ) nothing is difficult to her! I am so lucky to have them as my friends. And we often have a good time together. Would you like to make friends with them 1. Is Peter as tall as Jacky _, he _. 2. When was Peter born He was born in _. 3. If they have any problems with their English, who will th
5、ey go to for help They will go to _for help. 4. What does Jacky want to be when he grows up He wants to be _when he grows up. 5.请将划线部分句子译成汉语。 _。 答案： .No , isnt 2. 1993 3.Mary 4. a basketball player 5. 我是如此的幸运能拥有他们这些朋友。 1. 首先定位 到第三段，有句 But he is shorter than Jacky可知 Peter比 Jacky矮。题目是问 Peter和 Jacky一样高
6、吗，用的一般疑问句， is 提前，故用否定回答：No, he isnt. 2. 文章说 He is two years older than Jacky（ Peter比 Jacky大两岁），而从上文Jacky is the youngest of them. He was born in 1995知 Jacky出 生于 1995年，故提前两年即 1993年。 3. 从下文 If we have any problems with our lessons, we will go to her（ her这里指的 Mary），故他们能向 Mary寻求帮助。 4. 从文章 Jacky says he
7、wants to be a basketball player when he grows up可知当大后他想成为一名篮球运动员，故是 a basketball player。 5. 此题考查翻译能力。 So lucky表示如此的幸运，其中的 as是作为的意思，直译是：我是如此幸运拥有他们作为我的朋友，再意译之后就是 ：我是如此的幸运能拥有他们这些朋友。 用所给词的适当形式填空（ 10分） 1. This dog is very _(love) and I like it very much. 2. Who does _(good) in English, John or Mike 3.I h
8、ope to spend two hours _ (play) softball with him. 4.Students can have _ (drive) lessons in American schools . 5. At the _ (begin) of the trip, most of us felt bored. 6. My mother always cooks _ (taste) meals on Sunday. 7.It rained heavily yesterday, so my father (drive) me to school. 8. The girls f
9、inished their work all by_(them). 9.Yesterday we had a good time _(chat)with each other. 10. I plan ( go ) to Beijing for summer holiday next year . 答案： . lovely 2. better 3. playing 4. driving 5. beginning 6.tasty 7.drove 8.themselves 9.chatting 10. to go 【小题 1】考查形容词的用法。 is 是系动词，后加形容词构成洗标结构。lovely“
10、可爱的 ”。故填 lovely。 【小题 2】考查比较级。 do well in sth“擅长 .”，根据 John or Mike可知，用比较级。 well的比较级是 better。故填 better。 【小题 3】考查固定句型。 spend time doing sth“花时间做某事 ”。故填 playing。 【小题 4】考查固定短语。 driving lessons“驾驶课 ”。故填 driving。 【小题 5】考查固定短语。 at the beginning of.“在 .开始时 ”。故填 beginning。 【小题 6】考查形容词。 tasty“可口的 ”。故填 tasty。
11、【小题 7】考查时态。根据 yesterday可知，应该用一般过去时。故填 drove。 【小题 8】考查反身代词。主语是复数，反身代词应该用 themselves。 all by oneself“单独，独自 ”。故填 themselves。 【小题 9】考查固定句型。 have a good time doing sth“做某事很开心 ”。故填chatting。 【小题 10】考查固定搭配。 plan to do sth计划做某事。故填 to go。 单项选择 * A.找出划线字母的正确读音（ 3分） ( )1.airport A. e B. C. ( )2.worse A. B. : C.
12、 : ( )3.science A. e B. a C. B. 选出下列单词的正确读音（ 2分） ( )4.height A. he t B.ha t C. ha t ( )5.climber A. kla m B. kle m C. kla m 答案： -5 ABBBA He was ill , _he still went to school on time. A but B and C or D 答案： A Kitty and Simon will arrive _Shanghai with their parents this week . A for B in C at D on 答
13、案： B He _and his friends took him to hospital just now. A felt excited B became interested C became happy D felt sick 答案： D When you cross the road, you should be _ and walk _ A carefully; careful B careful; carefully C careful;, careful D carefully; carefully 答案： B The children are _ when they hear
14、 the _news. A exciting exciting B exciting excited C excited exciting D excited excited 答案： C I dont know _ the question. A what to answer B how to answer C to answer what D to answer how 答案： B You must be tired now. Why not _ a rest A to stop to have B to stophaving C stop to have D stophaving 答案：
15、C Shanghai is bigger than_ in Jiangsu and bigger than_ in China. A any city, any city B any city, any other city C any other city, the other cities D any other city, any city 答案： B Han Han is one of _ teenager writers today, though some old writers dont like him very much. A more famous B more famou
16、s C the most famous D famous 答案： C -What is your brother like ？ -_ A He is fine, thank you. B He is doing his homework now. C He is tall and thin. D He is a famous doctor. 答案： C He is always able to make us _ in class. We usually feel happy while learning English. A laugh B to laugh C laughing D to
17、laughing 答案： A - does Mary usually go to the bubby club -Once a week. A How much B How long C How far D How often 答案： D In our English study reading is more important than speaking, I think. I dont agree. Speaking is _ reading. A as important as B so important as C the most important D not as import
18、ant as 答案： A Millie has_ than Kitty. A more egg B fewer carrots C least rice D most bananas 答案： B Suzys jeans are the same_ Annas but different_ Elsas. A as; as B as; like C like; as D as; from 答案： D 完型填空 Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon _1_ the lessons were over, they stayed in school t
19、o help their teacher. They_ 2_ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.” When the boys _3_ home, it was seven oclock. There was light inside their house and the door was _4_. They could see a man inside, too. “Who can it be ” thoug
20、ht Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They wont be home _5_ eight oclock.” When the _6_ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You dont know me, but Im your _7_ friend. He asked me to fetch （取） some money for him.” The man did not see James. Peter went inside and began talking to th
21、e man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _8_ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _9_ him and held his arm. Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys parents _1
22、0_. “No!” said Baker. “I dont know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.” ( )1. A. if B. when C. before D. until ( )2. A. studied B. worked C. stayed D. watched ( )3. A. arrived in B. went to C. got to D. reached ( )4. A. open B. opened C. opening D. close ( )5. A. at B. since C. u
23、ntil D. after ( )6. A. away B. out C. outside D. inside ( )7. A. father B. fathers C. fathers D. brothers ( )8. A. brought B. bring C. take D. caught ( )9. A. stoped B. stopped C. catch D. saw ( )10. A. returned B. come C. arrive D. reached 答案： -5 BCDAC 6-10 DCABA 【小题 1】考查时间状语从句的连接词。当放学后，皮特和杰姆斯留在学校帮
24、老师。 When“当 .时候 ”。故选 B。 【小题 2】联系上文可知，他们是待在学校了一个小时。故选 C。 【小题 3】考查近义词辨析 home不可数， A、 B、 C因带有介词，后不能跟副词 home。故选 D。 【小题 4】当他们到家时， 发现门开着，里面有一个陌生人。 Open是形容词，“开着的 ”。故选 A。 【小题 5】句意是他们的爸爸妈妈去购物，直到八点才回来。 Until“直到 .才 .”。故选 C。 【小题 6】考查介词辨析。那个人时在屋内， inside“在 .内部 ”。故选 D。 【小题 7】陌生人说自己是皮特爸爸的朋友，表示 “某人的 .”在名词后加 s。故选 C。 【
25、小题 8】 and表并列，前后的动词形式要一致。在此连接 found和 brought。故选 A。 【小题 9】考查动词辨析。 stop“叫住 ”； catch“捉住 ”； see“看见 ”。警察拦住陌生人并抓住他的胳膊。故选 B。 【小题 10】考查动词辨析。这时，皮特的父母正好回来。 return“返回 ”。故选 A。 阅读理解 Do you know how to keep fish at home The fish need room. They must not be crowded（拥挤） . Fish need oxygen(氧气 ). Fish get it from wate
26、r in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish in the tank. So the size of the tank is important. In the tank many people put small plants(植物 ). They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble(轻咬 )on the plants. They hide in the plants and sleep, lay eggs there
27、. Both the plants and fish need light. You can put near a window. It will get light there. But remember: a window may let cold air in. The cold can kill(杀死 ) your fish. Too hot water can kill your fish, too. The fish need food and you should feed them every day. Giving them too much food is bad. It
28、will make the water dirty. However, the fish should get just enough food. They should finish the food in 10 minutes. No extra(多余 ) is left. When this happens, the amount(数量 )of food is right. ( )16. A tank near the window may NOT be good for pet fish because_. A. no air can get in through the window
29、 B. pet fish will jump out of the window C. plants in the tank will grow too big D. cold air may make the water too cold ( )17._is very important to pet fish. A. Water B. Sunlight C. The size of the tank D. All the above ( )18. Which of the following may cause（导致） pet fish to die A. Too little room
30、for fish. B. The plants in the tank. C. The light through the window. D. A lot of water in the tank. ( )19. The word this in the last paragraph refers to(指的是 )_. A. giving pet fish too much food B. giving pet fish too little food C. giving pet fish the right amount of food D. giving pet fish enough
31、water ( )20. This passage mainly talks about_. A.why fish must be put in a glass tank B. how people should keep their pet fish C. what kind of plants is good for pet fish D. how much food should we give to pet fish 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】细节题：从第三段的句子： a window may let
32、cold air in. The cold can kill(杀死 ) your fish.可知冷空气会让水更冷。选 D 【小题 1】细节题： The fish need room. They must not be crowded（拥挤） . Fish need oxygen(氧气 ). Fish get it from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish in the tank. So the size of the tank is important.可知选 D。 【小题 1】细节题：从第二段的句子： Th
33、e fish need room. They must not be crowded（拥挤） .可知答案：是 A 【小题 1】猜词题：从最后一段的句子： the fish should get just enough food. 可知this指的是给鱼足够的食物。选 C 【小题 1】主旨题：从第一段的句子： Do you know how to keep fish at home 可知讲的是如何在家养金鱼，是选 B What is a library for Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them hav
34、e things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in. One library in New York City turned into(变成 )a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into
35、the library The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didnt want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldnt be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the li
36、brary open, and the people all went home. ( )11. Where did the story happen _. A. In New York City. B. In a school in New York City. C. In the streets in New York City. D. In most libraries in New York City. ( )12. The library had hundreds of _. A. workers in it B. policemen in it C. people living i
37、n it D. computers in it ( )13. The people in the story _. A. were all the workers in the library B. were all people near the library C. didnt read any books D. wanted to buy some computers ( )14. Why did 250 people move into the library Because_. A. these people wanted to save money B. these people
38、needed places to live in C. the library was very quiet D. they loved the library and they didnt want to lose it ( )15. From the passage we know that _. A. the library was kept open at last B. the library was closed because no one read in it C. the library became a home of these people D. the city sa
39、ved a lot of money 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A。通过第三段 “These 250 New Yorkers loved their library.”可以推断出本题答案：为 A 【小题 1】 C。通过文章第二段 “ One library in New York City turned into(变成 )a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the
40、 floor. Why did the people move into the library ”可退指出答案：。 【小题 1】 B。通过第三段，可以推知答案： 【小题 1】 D。由最后一段 “ The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didnt want to lose it. So they moved in.”可知答案：， 【小题 1】 A。根据文章最后一句 At
41、 last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home. Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in W
42、ashington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you And why The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电 )trav
43、els faster than sound waves(波 ).” Thats very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty “I dont think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when its eleven oclock here, its only six oclock in Washington.” ( )6. Miss Evan
44、s was teaching her class _. A. about sound B. to hear some strange sound C. about electricity D. how to say time ( )7. She wanted to make her students know_. A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away C. which was faster, London or W
45、ashington D. electricity travels faster than sound waves ( )8. The cleverest boy thought that_. A. sound waves travel faster than electricity B. they would hear her sister in Washington first C. Miss Evanss question wasnt right D. Miss Evanss sister would hear her earlier ( ) 9. Miss Evans_. A. thou
46、ght Bettys answer was much better B. thought the cleverest boys answer wasnt so good C. was satisfied with what the girl had said D. was satisfied with(对 .感到满意 ) what the cleverest boy had said ( )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_. A. clocks in Washington showed a different tim
47、e from those in London B. electricity was slower than sound waves C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】根据第一段 Last month she was explaining to her class about sound,描述，可知选 A 【小题 1】根据第二段 “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电 )travels faster than sound waves(波 ).”描述，可知选 D 【小题 1】
