松江区2015学年第二学期八年级期中考试试卷I. Choose the best answer: (选择最恰当的答案)( ) 1. We all need pure air to keep alive. Which of the following is the correct pronunciation for the underlined word?A. [pɔ:]B. [pʊə]C. [pjʊə]D. [pu:l]( ) 2. Barack Obama, president of the USA was born ________ August 4, 1961.A. inB. onC. atD. during( ) 3. “Don’t make me ________ home alone at night, please!” cried the little boy.A. goB. to goC. goingD. gone( ) 4. It is to send an e-mail than a regular mail.A. much quicklyB. more quicklyC. much quickerD. quick( ) 5. As a successful businessman, he has to ________with different people every day.A. connectB. communicateC. complainD. contain( ) 6. Remember to be careful ________ fire at any time.A. ofB. withC. inD. for( ) 7. This is ________ useful and interesting book.A. aB. anC. theD. /( ) 8. Students in our school ________know that shouting is not allowed in the library.A. canB. mayC. mustD. need( ) 9. How dangerous! She was driving the car with one hand and holding an ice cream with ______.A. anotherB. the otherC. otherD. the others( ) 10. Elsie is a good dancer, and she is dancing______ with her friends in the room.A. hardlyB. friendlyC. beautifullyD. lovely( ) 11. _______ relaxing it is to read this story book after a day’s hard work!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a( ) 12. Last night, I froze when I saw a UFO flying over my head. The underlined part means________A. became iceB. couldn’t hearC. moved quicklyD. stopped moving ( ) 13. The pupils ________ as volunteers in the nursing home after school every Friday.A. worksB. workC. are workingD. have worked ( ) 14. ________ he is only 12, he often goes to the Old People’s Home to play for the old people as a volunteer.A. IfB. SinceC. ThoughD. Because( ) 15. A: Would you like a cup of coffee?B: ____________.A. Yes, I like.B. No, I don’t.C. Yes, please.D. That’s all right. II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。

每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共 6 分)As my friend was passing some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He could not 1 what he saw. These huge animals were being held only by a small rope (绳子). The rope was tied to their front legs. It was 2 that the elephants could get away from the ropes at any time. But for some reason, they didn’t.My friend saw a trainer 3 and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn’t try to get away.“Well”, he said, “when they were very 4 and much smaller, we use the rope of the same size to tie them. At that age, the ropes were strong enough to hold them. As they 5 , they began to believe that they could not get away. Now they believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free. My friend felt it was amazing. These animals could break away at any time, but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck (被困的) right in the place where they were.Like the elephants, how many of us believe that we can not do something in our life, just because we __6 once before? Failure is part of learning; we never give up trying in life.1._________2. _____________3. ___________4. ___________5. ___________6. ___________ III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。

每空格限填一词) (共7 分)1. Before the water comes to our flat, the workers in the factory may add some ____________ to it. (chemical)2. My class mate Jack doesn’t like talking about ______________________ with us. (he)3. The sick man came back to life on the ____________ day. (five)4. They had to go out to hunt for food in order to keep themselves ___________________. (live)5. Is this newspaper published _______________________ or weekly. (day)6. How _________________________ Sam is to believe such a stupid story! (fool)7. I think the ____________________________ in the hotel has improved a lot. (serve)IV. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列句子。

每空格限填一词) (共 12 分)1. He tried to keep healthy by taking regular exercise. (改为一般疑问句)__________________ he __________________ to keep healthy by taking regular exercise?2. We will go to Thailand for a holiday in a week. (对划线部分提问)___________________ ___________________ will you go to Thailand for a holiday?3. This kind of computer is very small. You can put it in your pocket. (合并为一句)This kind of computer is ________________ small __________________ you can put it in your pocket.4. Some neighbors saw Jack walking in the street last night. (改为被动语态)Jack _______________ ______________ walking in the street by some neighbors last night.5. He seldom sleeps with the windows open at night. (改为反意疑问句)He seldom sleeps with the windows open at night, __________________ _______________?6. good at, and, Betty, Maths, is, as well, English （连词成句）______________________________________________________________________________。