2016学年初二（八年级）英语第二学期期中试题
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Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)
I. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案，用A，B，C或D表示) (18分)
1. My uncle and his family lives in a flat near ______ Huangpu River.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. Electricity flows ______ a wire. It’s like water in a way.
A. across B. through C. pass D. past
3. ----Is this school bag yours?
----No, it belongs to ______.
A. his B. he C. him D. himself
4. The physics problem is so difficult that ______ students can work it out without help.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
5. ______ will she come back to Shanghai?
A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How fast
6. This bowl of fish tastes ______. It has gone bad.
A. strange B. well C. nice D. terribly
7. Every student likes Miss Green because she always talks to them ______.
A. friendly B. lovely C. politely D. luckily
8. ----How many ______ are there near the house? ----None.
A. duck B. chicken C. horse D. sheep
9. We didn’t start ourmeeting ______ Mr. Black arrived yesterday afternoon.
A. when B. while C. since D. until
10. Today is my father’s birthday. My mother ______ a special present in a department store now.
A. chooses B. is choosing C. chose D. will choose
11. The policeman told the man ______ after drinking.
A. not drive B. not to drive C. don’t drive D. didn’t drive
12. You ______ watch television if you have finished your homework.
A. may B. should C. must D. need
13. Don’t forget to ______ the lights and the TV in the sitting room before going to bed.
A. turn over B. turn on C. turn off D. turn up
14. He didn’t know ______ he should go to America because he hadn’t got the answer yet.
A. what B. where C. that D. whether
15. Last night I froze when I saw a UFO flying over my head. The underlined part means ______.
A. became ice B. couldn’t hear C. moved quickly D. stopped moving
16. It hardly snows in Shanghai in winter, ______?
A. doesn’t it B. does it C. hasn’t it D. has it
17. Could you please tell me ______?
A. where is the new shopping mall
B. where the new shopping mall is
C. where was the new shopping mall
D. where the new shopping mall was
18. ----Stephen has just won the first prize in the 2012 SSP English Contest.
----______
A. Yes, I agree. B. The same to you.
C. You are welcome. D. That’s great. Congratulations!
II. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空格限填一词) (7分)
1. This is my ________ year in this middle school and I like it very much. (three)
2. If we want to be successful, we should learn to depend on (依靠) ________. (we)
3. I usually keep in touch with my friends by ________ online or sending e-mails. (communicate)
4. Our teachers always have a meeting at the meeting room ________. (month)
5. She was still ________ when I got to the hospital. (live)
6. We need to come up with an idea and make a ________ at once. (decide)
7. You mustn't be ________ with her. She is only a child. (patient)
III. Rewrite the following sentences as required.(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (10分)
1. Scientists knew something about the lives of this kind of insects. (改为一般疑问句)
______ scientists ______ anything about the lives of this kind of insects?
2. We can find a huge amount of information on the Internet nowadays. (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ information can we find on the Internet nowadays?
3. John told an amazing joke at the table. (改为感叹句)
______ ______ amazing joke John told at the table!
4. Students mustn’t smoke because smoking is harmful to their health. (保持原句意思)
Students ______ ______ to smoke because smoking is harmful to their health.
5. I can’t decide when we will have the next class meeting.(改为简单句)
I can’t decide ______ ______ have the next class meeting.
Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分读写)
IV. Reading comprehension(阅读理解) (共18分)
A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示): (10分)
(A)
1. Part-time Job Wanted
A book development company is looking for a part-time front desk office worker. This job is fit (适合) for a person who is outgoing and kind-hearted. Also you should be able welcome guest, answer phone calls, and take messages. The most important of all is that you can stay calm (安静) in a different situation. You are expected (期待) to work 5:00 —6:00 pm weekdays. You need to fill in some forms (表格) if you are interested.
Forms can be collected at 866 United Nations Plaza, #525 New York, NY 10017.
2. Important Things to Remember When Swimming
Wait at least an hour after meals.
Always swim near the beach.
Don't swim alone.
Don't use floating (漂浮的) toys on the water. Wind can easily sweep them out to the sea.
Get out of water if you feel tired or cold.
Help Telephone: 212-543-5902
Atalantic City Beach Office
3.
Arrive on time.
Introduce yourself in a polite manner.
Have a polite handshake.
Use body language to show interest.
Smile to the interviewer.
Ask about the next thing you should do.
Thank the interviewer.
For more information, please visit jobweb. com 368 Cooper Square, New York, NY 1008.
57. If you want to get the part-time job, where can you get the forms to fill in?
A. At Website: jobweb. com.
B. In Atalantic City Beach Office.
C. On 368 Cooper Square, New York, NY 1008.
D. At 866 United Nations Plaza, #525 New York, NY 10017.
58. How long is the office worker expected to work in a day?
A. He has to work from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
B. He is expected to work for two hours.
C. He has to work from noon to 6:00 pm.
D. He is expected to work for one hour.
59. What does a person need most to be fit for the part-time job?
A. He should be outgoing and kind-hearted.
B. He has to work from Monday to Friday.
C. He can keep calm in a different situation.
D. He can welcome guests and deal with photo calls.
60. According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you swim?
A. To swim soon after a meal.
B. To swim into unknown waters.
C. To use floating toys on the water.
D. Always swim close to the beach.
61. The best title for the third piece of information would be ____.
A. How to Show Interest in a Job.
B. Steps to a Successful Interview.
C. Rules of Body Language.
D. Advice on Introducing Yourself Politely.
(B)
Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.
1.According to the passage, you may not get angry when ____.
A.there is too much homework on this weekend
B.your favourite football team loses a game
C.a friend breaks your favourite thing
D.your parents let you watch TV
2.The second paragraph tells us that ____ should be let out.
A.health B.headache C.stomach D.anger
3.The underlined word normal in the third paragraph means ____ in Chines.
A.标准的 B.正规的 C.正常的 D.智力正常的
4.The writer mainly wants to tell us ____ in the fourth paragraph.
A.the helpful way to talk to your parents
B.the different ways of getting away anger
C.the way how to go for a bike ride
D.making friends can make anger away
5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A.Anger may hurt your friend.
B.Anger will cause health problem.
C.People around may help you out of trouble.
D.Everyone may get anger sometimes.
B. Read and answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (6分)
Middle school can be difficult for school teenagers. They would like to get good grades, have their own hobbies, keep cool and make friends. But it's hard for them to do all the things well at the same time. Because they have a lot to do both in school and after school.
Jenny is in Grade 9. She is good at her lessons and gets good grades in exams. She hates school clothes but likes fashionable girl clothes very much. She also likes to listen to pop music every day. However, she is too busy with her lessons at school. And she has too much homework to do at weekends. So she has little time to keep her hobbies. And she has so much heavy schoolwork that makes her feel tired and unhappy. She is worried about herself a lot now.
Tony is in his Grade 8. He loves his school life. He did his best in his class in Grade 7, but this year he gets interested in playing football. And he plays football every day. Although he tries his best, he doesn't do better than last year.
Everything can go well if you use your head. But never only think about keeping cool.
67. What would school teenagers like to do both in school and after school?
68. It's not easy for teenagers to do all the things at the same time, is it?
69. Which does Jenny prefer, school clothes or fashionable girl clothes?
70. How does Jenny feel when she faces her hobbies and heavy schoolwork?
71. Why can't Tony do better than last year?
72. What do you think of having some hobbies?
V. Cloze test. (完型填空) (12分)
A. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文，用A、B、C或D表示): (6分)
The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. It is always __1__. People need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used __2__ a new way.
English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word "tomato" was borrowed from Mexico and the word "coffee" came from Turkey, and "tea" came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words __3__. The words "strawberry", "postman" and "blackboard" are made up of two parts.
Sometimes new words are __4__ forms of old words. The word "photo" was made from "photograph" by cutting off the end of the long word. "Plane" was made by cutting off the __5__ part of airplane. But "smog" was made by using only the first two letters of "smoke" and cutting off the front part of "fog".
And products can become new words. Our "sandwich" was named after __6__ named Sandwich, and jelly was a name made up by the company that first made this product.
1. A. keeping B. changing C. moving D. leaving
2. A. in B. on C. by D. at
3. A. alone B. out C. together D. outside
4. A. longer B. middle C. never D. short
5. A. front B. middle C. back D. end
6. A. man B. a kind of food C. a company D. a place
B. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出): (6分)
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class some fun homework —to draw a picture of (1) s______ for which they were most thankful.
Most of the class drew a turkey or other traditional things used for celebration. But Mike drew a (2) d______ kind of picture. He drew a hand, just an empty hand.
Mike was not the same as the others. He was poor and unhappy. As other children played, he liked to stand close by the (3) t______ side.
His classmates were surprisedat his picture. One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers keep turkeys. (4) O______ guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. The teacher asked him whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low (5) v______, "It's yours."
She remembered when she took his hand and walked with him here and there, she always said, "Take my hand, Mike, we'll go outside," Or, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil," Or, "Let's do this together." Mike was very thankful for his teacher's hand.
Tears (6) c______ into the teacher's eyes.
VI. Writing(写话) (共12分)
Write a short passage about "Water shortage".(以“水资源短缺”为题，根据英文提示写一篇不少于60个单词的短文)
Use the following points as a guide. (下列要点仅供参考)
Is water very important in our daily life?
What is the cause of the water shortage?
What should we do to solve the problem?
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）