七、词汇运用 根据括号中中文提示或英语单词将句子补充完整。(15分)

1. My brother is in a _____________(小学)school in the south of the town.

2. How do you _____________(感觉)when you see an old friend of yours on the street?

3. Suguo Supermarket is _____________(在……对面) Dongfang Shopping Mall.

4. I seldom had breakfast _____________(以前). Now I know it is bad for my health.

5. Simon, look at your _____________(腹部). You are getting fatter and fatter.

6. Xinghua is in the _____________(north) part of Taizhou and it is my hometown.

7. It is _____________(possible) for you to be a top student in your class without hard work. So you must study hard now.

8. Our country ____________(take) many actions to look for the plane since MH370 got lost.

9. Can you give me some ______ _______(advice) about how to learn English well?

10. You must _____________(finish) your homework today.

11. This summer holiday my family are going to some _____________(Europe) countries.

12. Can you tell me what _____________(read) this weekend?

13. If you keep _____________(try), I am sure you will work out the problem.

14. I have to use the desk _____________(reach) the box.

15. —Has Ma Yan arrived at our town?

—Yes. He _____________(arrive) here two hours ago.

八、短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全单词。(10 分)

Reading is a very important skill for us students. Different people have different 1)r________ habits. Every student should have a good reading habit. Now let me tell you 2)a________ my reading habit. I spend most of my 3)s________ time on reading. It takes me 4)o________ ten hours to read different types of books. On weekends, I usually read for about half an hour before I go to bed. But I read a 5)l________ more at the weekends than on the weekdays. My favourite kind of book is science. At the same time, I read a lot of books about 6)c________ in different countries. Then I can learn more about these countries.

I get these books from other students or the school library. I 7)s________ buy books. But I often read some books in the bookshop. In the school library, I often read with my classmates and friends. After reading, we can chat with each other and 8)d________ what to learn from the books. We can also take the books out and keep them for a week. After I finish reading them, I will 9)r________ them to the library.

I think reading can make me happy. The good books 10)h________ been my friends. They are the key to the success. So let’s enjoy reading and get a lot from books.

九、书面表达(20分)

假设你是导游James，现在有几名外国游客要去北京参观旅游。请你根据提示写一篇100词左右的英语短文，介绍一下北京的概况。文章开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示：

1. 北京位于中国北部，是中国的首都城市，也是中国的政治中心;

2. 美丽而且现代化，但是有太多的汽车，空气污染严重;

3. 拥有悠久的历史，是一座古老的城市;有许多名胜可参观，如……;故宫曾是皇帝的家;秋天是北京最美的季节;

4. 可以在“Travel in Beijing”这本书中了解更多情况。

词汇：政治中心 the political centre 皇帝 emperor

Hello, everyone! I am your tour guide James. In the following four days, I will show you around Beijing. First let me tell you something about Beijing.

Beijing,__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

Hope you will have a nice time here!

2014年春学期期中学业质量测试

八年级英语听力材料

一、听对话回答问题。(听两遍)(10分)

1. W: Dad, how did you get to school when you were a student?

M: I used to ride to school, but now you can go to school by bus.

2. W: Do you have any p lans for this summer holiday?

M: I will travel abroad. I think New York is the best choice.

3. W: What kind of books do you like reading, Henry?

M: I like science books. And I have read Hawking's A Brief History of Time for many times.

4. M: What do you usually do in your spare time, Alice?

W: I often chat online. But my grandmother likes to listen to the radio.

5. W: Oh, the river smells terrible!

M: It used to be clean. But now a factory often puts waste into it. We should stop it.

6. M: I heard that you will go to Suzhou next month. How are you going there, by bus or by train?

W: Neither. I will drive there.

7. W: Wow, your new mobile phone! Who give it to you?

M: Last week, my uncle sent it to me as my birthday present.

8. W: Good morning, Mr Smith. When will No. 6 come?

M: It has just gone. You need to wait for five minutes.

9. W: It's kind of you to bring me today's newspapers.

M: It's my pleasure. There is some news about MH 370.

10. M: Online travel is interesting. What do you think of it, Amy?

W: I think it's boring, Peter.

二、听对话和短文回答问题。(听两遍)(10分)

听对话，回答第11~12小题。

M: Excuse me, my teacher has recommended so many books, but I don't know where to find them.

W: You can only borrow two books at a time. So you have decide which books to read first.

M: I'd like to read Jonathan Swift's books first.

W: You can search for information about Swift's books on the computer here.

M: Oh, I see. How long can I keep the books?

W: For twelve days. You must return them on time.

M: Can I renew them online?

W: No, you must come here to renew them.

M: OK. Thanks for your help.