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　　无锡市XX中学2013～2014学年第二学期期中考试
　　八年级英语
　　考试时间：100分钟                                                 2014.4
　　I 听力部分（共20分）
　　一、根据你所听到的对话，选择正确的选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
　　1.  Which picture are they talking about?
　　A.    B.    C. 
　　2.  What’s Mary’s dream work?
　　A.  B.  C.
　　3.  Which clock is the girl’s?
　　A.  B.  C. 
　　4.  What’s the weather like today?
　　A.                     B.                    C.     
　　5.  What does Mary often do to help her mother?
　　A. She often helps her mother to cook meals.
　　B. She often helps her mother with the washing.
　　C. She often helps her mother to clean the house.
　　6.  How’s Jim?  
　　A. He’s OK.         B. He’s ill.        C. He’s tall.
　　7.  What would the woman like?  
　　A. Tea.         B. Juice.     C. Coffee with milk.
　　8.  What do you think of the woman?
　　A. She doesn’t like reading newspapers.      
　　B. She likes cleaning the windows.
　　C. She doesn’t like sports.
　　9.  What does the woman mean?
　　A. She hasn’t prepared for the exam yet.    
　　B. The exam will be easy for her.
　　C. The exam is not important for her.
　　10. How much should the man pay for the ticket？
　　A. 64 yuan.         B. 72 yuan.              C. 96 yuan.
　　二、根据你所听到的对话或短文，选择正确的选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
　　听一段对话，回答第11至12题。
　　11. Where is the man going?
　　A. The railway station.   B. The clock tower.        C. The park.
　　12. Why can’t the man find the place?
　　A. This is his first time to visit the place. 
　　B. The railway station is still next to the clock tower.
　　C. Things have changed a lot over the years.
　　听第一篇短文，回答第13至15题。
　　My friend Helen
　　Age and interest    13    years old
　　Interested in history
　　Things to do in summer Travel with her parents
　　Her favourite place—   14  
　　Plan for this summer Come to China
　　Go to Beijing from my city by    15  
　　13. A. 14              B. 30                 C. 13
　　14. A. New York        B. New Zealand         C. China
　　15. A. car              B. plane               C. train
　　听第二篇短文，回答第16至20题。
　　16. Mr. Brown told his son that ______________.
　　A. he would be away from home for four days     
　　B. he would be back in seven days
　　C. he would be back in a month
　　17. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ______________.
　　A. the door          B. a piece of paper    C. his son’s pocket
　　18. A man came to visit the boy’s father on ______________.
　　A. the second day     B. the third day        C. the fifth day
　　19. The man was very surprised because ______________.
　　A. he thought the child’s father was dead       
　　B. the child didn’t ask him to sit down
　　C. the child gave him a cup of tea
　　20. What was burnt?    
　　A. The piece of paper.      B. Mr. Smith.      C. The boy.
　　II 笔试部分（共80分）
　　一、单项填空  (本大题共14分，每小题1分)
　　1. — I hear there’ll be ________ talk on science next Monday.
　　— Do you mean ________ talr teacher ass to listen to?   
　　A. a; the        B. a; a      C. the; the       D. the; a
　　2. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just can’t think of ________ one.
　　A. a better           B. the better        C. a best         D. the best
　　3. The little girl was afraid of staying ________ in the ________ house.
　　A. alone; alone     B. alone; lonely      C. lonely; lonely     D. lonely; alone
　　4. He is a kind man. Although he i