合肥市第三十八中学 2018-2019 学年度第一学期八年级 期中考试 英语试题

一、单项选择（本大题共 15 小题，共 15.0 分） (

) 31. Anhui Huangshan Mountain is famous_ both its beautiful trees, high mounts and

green tea.

A. as B. to

C. for

D. from

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) 32. If you want to your spoken English, you need to do more practice by speaking English.

A. complete B. improve

C. describe

D. produce ( ) 33. It is _ for parents to talk about their children’s studies when they come together.

A. exciting B. relaxing C. interesting

D. natural

(

) 34. --What do you think of the environment (环境) of Hefei?

--The air of Hefei is much cleaner than _in my hometown.

A. it

B. that

C. those

D. one

( ) 35. --Let’s invite Jim and Lily to Mr. Green’s birthday party!

-- I will send them text messages right now.

A. Of course not.

B. What for?

C. Not at all

D. Why not?

( ) 36. --I am sorry, Mr. Brown. I left my English homework at home.

--It doesn’t matter. Please remember it here tomorrow.

A. taking

B. to take

C. bringing

D. to bring

( ) 37. Of all the new students, he is the one because he always does sports in his free time. A. stronger

B. strongest

C. larger

D. largest

(

) 38. --I can’t decide which shirt to take. Could you give me some useful advice?

--I guess the red one is because it makes you look younger and prettier. A. worse B. better

C. more D. less

(

) 39. --Smart phones are becoming more and more popular in China.

--That’s right. But they still too much. A. spend

B. pay

C. cost

D. take

( ) 40. --This kind of illness is a very one when winter comes to this area. --Yes, we must look after ourselves well to fight it.

A. important

B. common

C. impossible

D. excellent

(

) 41. Before doing sports our PE teacher usually tells us to so that we can’t hurt ourselves.

A. look up B. get up

C. warm up

D. show up (

) 42. more Chinese culture, Mr. Brown came to China to be an English teacher in

Beijing University.

A. Learn

B. Learning

C. To Learn

D. Learnt

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) 43. -- does Bob usually go to work? --By bike. A. How B. What C. Where D. Which ( ) 44. --Sue practiced the violin hard and often gave wonderful concerts as a student. A. play

B. played

C. to play

D. playing

(

) 45. --Hi, Jane, how was your weekend?

-- ! I enjoyed myself in the seaside in Qingdao very much. A. Good idea

B. Wait a minute

C. Pretty good

D. That’s too bad

二、完形填空（本大题共 20 小题，共 30.0 分）

A

If you want to go somewhere quickly, will you choose to take a taxi? Most people say yes. Of course, taking a taxi to go somewhere can help you 46 a lot of time. But there is strange taxi in 47 . The strange taxi is called Turtle Taxi. It runs at a low 48 . A Turtle Taxi driver says that he 49 drives his taxi quickly. Turtle Taxis are becoming popular in Japan. They are welcomed warmly by the elderly(老人) and women with children. They don’t like to take a 50 taxi. They say that the fast taxi makes them feel sick. Many tourists also 51 Turtle Taxis to travel around the city. They 52 that it is a best way to travel around 53 you will have enough time to enjoy the beautiful views (景色) on the way.

The drivers of Turtle Taxis drive more slowly and gently (轻柔的). “The starts and stops are very gentle,” said a mother with a one-year-old baby. “It is 54 and comfortable. My child can have a nice sleep in the car.”

Are you 55 in Turtle Taxi? Why not try to take it when you go to Japan? ( ) 46. A. take B. spend C. save D. lose ( ) 47. A. China B. Japan C. America D. Australia ( ) 48. A. color B. shape C. speed D. price ( ) 49. A. always B. usually C. often D. never ( ) 50. A. fast B. slow C. cheap D. expensive ( ) 51. A. lend B. borrow C. take D. ride ( ) 52. A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk ( ) 53. A. although B. because C. but D. so

( ) 54. A. dangerous B. safe C. quick D. uncomfortable (

) 55. A. interesting

B. interested

C. boring

D. bored

B

I like driving and it is one of the greatest pleasures in my life. There is 56 better than sitting behind the wheel and going for a drive.

I live in the countryside, so it’s 57 to get out onto an open road. I often open the car’s windows and 58 the music. And then just drive. I like driving to new areas and looking for new roads. I 59 it is very relaxing to drive on such roads. I like the speed and the freedom. I even like 60 in towns and cities. But I have to admit (承认) that traffic in cities is really 61 . I often come across traffic 62 on the streets but I know I must try to avoid (避开) them. For example, I always do my best to drive 63 . Driving in different 64 is great fun. For example, I once drove in China, America and New Zealand. When I first drove in America, I was a little 65 . But I soon got to know the roads and drove my car well. People have different ways of driving in different countries, but I don’t like those impolite drivers.

( ) 56. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything ( ) 57. A. difficult B. easy C. cheap D. expensive ( ) 58. A. turn in B. turn off C. turn on D. turn down ( ) 59. A. offer B. practise C. show D. find ( ) 60. A. driving B. walking C. running D. swimming ( ) 61. A. light B. heavy C. high D. empty ( ) 62. A. scores B. jams C. problems D. choices ( ) 63. A. carefully B. especially C. carelessly D. loudly ( ) 64. A. societies

B. communities C. cities D. countries (

) 65. A. relaxing

B. interesting

C. natural

D. afraid

三、补全对话（本大题共 5 小题，共 5 分） F=Father J=John F: 66. J: He said I could do better.

F: That’s not so good. How about Spanish? J: Oh, 67. F: That’s nice. 68._ J:

Oh, well, science is very hard. F: Yes, but what did your teacher say? J: Umm……she ……she said 69._ F: Oh, John! 70._ A. Miss Gao said I was good at speaking. B. What did your history teacher say? C. Are you feeling better these days? D. How about science?

E. What’s your favourite subject? F. You’ll have to try harder at science. G. I was lazy.

四、阅读理解（本大题共 20 小题，共 40 分）

A

My name is James. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger.

My best friend is Noah. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Noah helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework. Noah is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn’t like sports, so he doesn’t get much exercise. We both have black eyes, but Noah’s hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Noah and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins. (

) 71. The main idea of the text is .

A. James has many friends B. James and Noah go to the same school C. James and Noah are best friends D. James and Noah like the same things (

) 72. Most of James’s friends are .

A. twelve years old B. older than James C. younger than James

D. thirteen years old

(

) 73. James and Noah live .

A. near each other B. in different towns

C. in the same house D. in the school

(

) 74. James helps Noah with _. A. his maths homework B. his English homework C. his sports lessons

D. his computer lessons B Timetable

Monday Wednesday Friday 19:00—21:30

18:30—21:00

19:00—21:30

Space and Man Computer Science Modern Medicine

Dr. Thomas West Prof. Harry Morison from Prof. Lucy Green Would you like to know more Cambridge University

Would you like to know

about the universe? Learn to use Windows 10 (12 medical science? (4 weeks) weeks)

(6 weeks)

Saturday 14:00—Sunday 17:00

8:30—11:30

Technical English

Exhibition of personal Inventions

Prof. Rose Beet You can see many inventions by the students; Do you want to learn technical words and read you may also bring your own inventions. technical articles?

(2 weeks)

(16 weeks)

( ) 75. The computer science teacher comes from .

A. Canada B. China C. America D. England ( ) 76. You may have a chance to show your inventions on . A. Monday B. Sunday C. Wednesday

D. Friday ( ) 77. You may learn how to keep healthy from .

A. Dr. West

B. Prof. Beet

C. Prof. Green

D. Prof. Morison

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) 78. If you want to learn something about the earth, you can go to the class from _. A. 19:00—21:30 on Monday B. 8:30—11:30 on Sunday C. 14:00—17:00 on Saturday

D. 19:00—21:30 on Friday

C

It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Be outgoing(开朗的), get out of the house and do things with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you follow these: Show people what you are good at. Talk about the things you like and you do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting.

Look people in the eye(正视) when talking with them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about yourself. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.

Make friends with the people you really like, not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to people. That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose and more chances(机会) for making friends. (

) 79. If you , you will have more friends.

A. get out and talk to people

B. stay at home

C. like talking

D. are good at asking questions

( ) 80. If you look right and left when people talk to you, they may think you are_ . A. looking for something

B. worrying about something

C. happy to see them D. not interested in them

( ) 81. Linda is talkative(健谈的). But she doesn’t like listening to other people. Linda should .

A. show off (炫耀) to other people B. be a better listener

C. look people in the eye

D. make friends with other kinds of people (

) 82. You should be if you want to have more chances for making friends. A. cool

B. more careful

C. more friendly D. hard-working

D

Have you ever seen this photo? The girl in the photo named Su Mingjuan is known as \

Eyes\摄影记者) called Xie Hailong. The photo shows Su at her desk with a pencil in the hand in a primary school. It made a strong influence and caused more support( 支持) for Project Hope( 希望工程 ).Su Mingjuan comes from Anhui Province. Her family was so poor that she could hardly go to school. With the help of Project Hope, she was able to go on studying. She studied very hard and did quite well in her lessons. In 2002 she passed the National College Entrance Examination（高考). And she went to study financial (金融的) science at Anhui University. Now she works in a bank (银行). Su Mingjuan is lucky. Project Hope changed her life. ( ) 83. The photo was taken when Su Mingjuan was .

A. at school B. at home C. in the field D. in the street (

) 84. What does the underlined word “influence” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. 影响 B. 碰撞 C. 打击 D. 感化

( ) 85. Su Mingjuan passed the National College Entrance Examination at .

A. 15

B. 18

C. 20

D. 22

( ) 86. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Su is studying at a university now.

B. Su is known because she is a beautiful girl. C. Su is so poor that she can go to school. D. It’s Project Hope that has changed her life. (

) 87. This passage mainly tells us . A. a story of a beautiful girl

B. how unlucky the girl is C. how Project Hope helps poor children

D. an excellent photographer E

Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often