2024-2024学年江苏省江阴市青阳片八年级（上）期中英语试卷
二、单项填空（本大题共14 分，每小题 1 分）
1. HipHopMan is my favourite singer．I never hear ______ voice．（ ） A.a more exciting C.a most excited
2. —Can you tell me how to make the toy train run? —Why not read the _______ yourself? I'm so busy now. A.information
3. Not only Tom but also I ______ crazy about playing basketball when we were young．（ ） A.am
4. The pipe in the kitchen went wrong．As a result，Andrew had to_________ a new one．（ ） A.put on
5. ﹣﹣﹣______？﹣﹣﹣He's not very heavy and wears glasses．（ ） A.What does Ron look like？ C.What do you think of Ron？
6. Some club members were already there when Mr．King ________ on the cold morning．（ ） A.reached
7. I couldn't complete _______ the house _______ your support．（ ） A.decorating； with C.decorating； without
8. The dish smells __________．I don't want to taste it any more．（ ） A.good
9. If you want to know more information about the coming party，please _______ the
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B.the more exciting
D.the most excited
B.language C.instructions D.advertisements
B.were C.are D.was
B.put in C.put out D.put up
B.What is Ron？ D.How is Ron？
B.arrived C.arrived in D.got to
B.to decorate； with D.to decorate； without
B.well C.terribly D.terrible
website：Http:// www． happy﹣weekends． com．（ ） A.look into
10. ﹣Which month has _________ days in a year？ ﹣February．（ ） A.fewer
11. ﹣Could I watch TV tonight，Mum？
﹣Yes，you _______．But you _______ go to bed before 10 o'clock．（ ） A.can； must
12. My father is a good driver．He has a pretty good ______ of direction（方向）．（ ） A.sense
13. Learning Japanese well _______ Jim about five years，and at that time he _______ two hours reading Japanese every day．（ ） A.took； took
14. ﹣﹣﹣ Would you like to go camping with us this weekend？ ﹣﹣﹣ _______（ ） A.I'm afraid not． C.Great! Why not？
B.Yes， I'd love．
D.I'm glad to hear that．
B.spent； spent
C.took； spent
D.spent； took
B.way
C.feeling
D.idea
B.can； need
C.could； must
D.could； may
B.less
C.the fewest
D.the least
B.look through
C.look after
D.look out
三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案．（本大题共10分，每小题10分）
15. John was so lazy that he stayed home and watched television all day instead of working． One day his （1）_______saw a \
window． The supermarket needed（2）_______ to put things on the shelves． She told the manager that her husband didn't have a job but he was very （3）_______． She told him that John would come to apply for （申请） the job．
When she got home and told John about the job, he was just watching television attentively（聚精会神的）． It made her so angry that she （4）_______ the TV and ordered him to go and see the manager of the supermarket． John didn't want his wife to be angry． So he went there．
On the way, John thought if the manager （5）_______ him the job, he wouldn't be able to stay at home and watch television all day long． He would have to work in the supermarket every day．
Then he had an idea． He decided to tell the manager that something was wrong with his shoulder so he could not raise his arm above his head． He was （6）_______ the manager wouldn't give him the job． When he arrived at the supermarket, he told the manager that
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he needed the job．
\．
John explained（解释）that he couldn't raise his arm above his head． John told him that he（7）_______ an accident at home while digging in the garden．
\（8）_______ can you raise your arm? \． John lifted his arm（9）_______\． \（10）
_______the accident? \． \． And he lifted his arm above his head． （1） A.wife （2） A.everyone （3） A.busy （4） A.gave off （5） A.sent （6） A.sorry （7） A.had （8） A.low （9） A.much （10）
B.daughter B.someone B.old B.put up B.offered B.shy B.took B.high B.very high C.neighbor C.none C.weak C.turned off C.told C.afraid C.happened C.far C.a little 试卷第3页，总9页
D.mother
D.no one
D.strong
D.turned on
D.called
D.sure
D.saw
D.long
D.a lot
A.before
B.after C.if D.because
四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项． （本大题共 20 分，每小题 2 分）
16.
Leeds Castle One of the most popular places of interest in Britain Opening times Open all year round except 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2009． 1 April to 30 September 2009 Open: 10: 30 am﹣5: 30 pm Gates close at 6 pm 1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010 Open: 10: 30 am﹣4 pm Gates close at 5 pm Prices Adults: ￡16.50 Students: ￡9.50 Children under 4: free
（1）Leeds Castle is closed on________． A.7th January
（2）John and Mary will take their three﹣year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay？________ A.￡33．
（3）What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October？________ A.6 pm．
17. Once there was a child ready to be born．One day he asked God, \are sending me to earth tomorrow, how am I going to live there being so small and helpless? \
God replied, \．She will be waiting for you and will take care of you．\anything else but sing and smile, that's enough for me to be happy．\
\．And you will feel your angel's love and be happy．\
\language that men talk? \
\
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B.8th August C.25th December D.1st April．
B.￡16.50． C.￡26． D.￡9.50．．
B.6：30 pm． C.5：30 pm． D.5 pm．
much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak．\ \
But God had an answer for the question too．\and will teach you how to pray．\（祈祷）
\．Who will ________ me? \course．\
\．\
\back to me．\
At that moment it was very quiet in Heaven, but noise from earth could already be heard．The child knew that he had to go, but he asked one more question softly, \God, please tell me my angel's name．\
\．You are going to call your angel________．\
（1）Which of the following can best replace（取代）the underlined word\？________ A.protect
（2）Which is the suitable word for the blank（空格）in the last paragraph？________ A.Daddy
（3）The child asked God questions in the order（顺序）of________．a．Who will protect me？
b．How can I understand what people talked about？ c．How can I live there being small and helpless？ d．What shall I do when I want to talk to you？ e．What's my angel's name？
A.c，d，b，e，a C.b，d，c，a，e
18. Fifty﹣seven years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first came out in the world of
toys．Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most famous toy doll in history．Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home．
However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present．There are many dolls on the market in competition with her．Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life seventeen years ago．She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup （浓妆）and miniskirts． It seems that Barbie has lost her magic （魔力）among older girls．\girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun．But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern, \． It is good news that on the international market Barbie is still No．1．Although Mattel is
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B.stop C.keep D.teach．
B.Grandpa C.Mommy D.Grandma．
B.d，a，e，c，b D.c，b，d，a，e．
2024-2024学年江苏省江阴市青阳片八年级(上)期中英语试卷
