苏州市吴中区2015-2016年八年级上期中考试英语试题及答案(2)

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Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out （出版） in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls（瀑布） there. It's a good place to start a story.

Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments（乐器） and watches.

53. From the story, we know that _______ is the hometown of Snow White. A. England B. Japan C. America D. Germany 54. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories? A. Four years B. Five years C. Six years D. Seven years 55. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very_______. A. large B. beautiful C. boring D. famous 56. The story mainly tells us_______.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White B. some things about Black Forest C. people should visit Germany D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

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O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

57. O. Henry was sent to prison because __________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank. C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

58. Which of the following is true? A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. 59. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ________. A. his happy life as a boy B. New York and the poor of the city C. the newspaper D. his life in prison

60. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ________. A. they had surprising endings B. they were easy to understand C. they showed love for the poor D. they were about New York

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四、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句意及所给中文提示，在空缺处填上单词的正确形式。请将答案写在答题卷上，每空只写一词。

61. Many students don't know ▲ （确切地）what they should learn at school. 62. Different companies and teams have different ▲ （文化）and styles of working.

63. This morning, Mike came to school much ▲ （早）than usual. 64. I hope there will be fewer ▲ (广告) on TV.

65. Though the ticket is ▲ (没用的），I’ll keep it in my drawer. 66. We are looking forward to ▲ (赢) the final in the second half. 67. Our English teacher asked us to look t ▲ the article quickly then answer her questions.

68. John's favourite subject is ▲ ['fiziks] 69. - What is the ▲ of the Golden Gate Bridge? - About one hundred metres tall.

70. - Did you hear there was a big fire in the restaurant last night? - Yes. ▲ , no one was hurt.

五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。 71. 这个周末我们应该呆在家而不出去吗？

________________________▲________________________________________ 72. 昨晚整幢大楼都停电了。

________________________▲________________________________________ 73. 我的父亲不如我的母亲有耐心。

________________________▲________________________________________ 74. Suzy的表弟对做户外体育运动很痴迷。

________________________▲________________________________________ 75. 他建议我不要将这幅画挂在床的上方。

_________________________▲________________________________________

六、书面表达（共l题；满分20分）

DIY在年轻人中很流行，Tom昨天完成了他的第一份DIY作品。请根据下面的提示以第一人称帮他写篇英语作文，题目为My first DIY job,词数不少于80。（开头已给出，不计入总词数。）将答案写在答题卷上。 1. 上周，在网上购买了颜料和两把刷子。 2. 首先，仔细看了说明书。

3. 然后，把墙漆成了蓝色，但是整个房间看起来有一点单调。 4. 最后，决定在墙上画一些色彩斑斓的鱼和一条小船。

5. 油漆满地板都是，不得不花一个小时把房间收拾干净。现在整个房间看上去真的很棒。

6. 希望了解更多有关DIY，我将……（自拟至少一点）

My first DIY job

DIY is popular among young people. I did my first DIY job yesterday.

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