2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题

北京市2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题 人教新目标版第一部分  听力理解   (共20分) 一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片，将其字母代号写在题前括号内。每段对话读两遍。 （共4分，每小题1分）(   ) 1.  A.  B.    C. (   ) 2.A.  B.    C. (   ) 3.A.  B.    C. （  ）4. A. B.   C. 二、听对话和独白，根据对话和独白的内容，选择最佳选项,将其字母代号写在题前括号内。每段对话读两遍。（共12分，每小题1分）听第一段对话，回答第5--6小题(   ) 5. Where does the man want to go?      A. The park.     B. The zoo.             C. Dongdajie.(   ) 6. How does the man get there?      A. By bike.      B. By bus.             C. On foot.听第二段对话，回答第7--8小题(   ) 7. What does John want to be when he grows up?A. A teacher.   B. A football player.        C. An astronaut.(   ) 8. What would John like to do if he wants to be stronger?A. He’d like to play football every day..   B. He’d like to have more healthy foot..     C. He’d like to do morning exercise.听第三段对话，回答第9--10小题(   ) 9. What’s the weather like in New York at this time of the year?     A. It’s beautiful.       B. It’s rainy.           C. It’s hot.(   ) 10. How many months does summer last in New York?     A. About three.        B. About six.          C. About nine.听第四段对话，回答第11--13小题(   ) 11. Where are they talking ? A. At the cinema.      B. On the road.         C. In a shop.   (   ) 12. What does the man buy?    A. Eggs, fish, milk and rice. B. Eggs, vegetables and rice. C. Fish, milk and fruit. (   ) 13. How much are all the things? A. $13.60.            B. $30.00.              C. $60.00.   听一段独白，回答第14--16小题(   ) 14. How long have her uncle’s family been in China?A. For two weeks.    B. For two months.      C. For two years.(   ) 15.What is Lucy going to do when she gets to China?       A. To study Chinese in a school. B. To visit the other cities in China. C. To help her cousin with her study.(   ) 16. Where will Lucy go to see her grandparents?       A. In Sydney       B. In New York.         C. In Beijing.三、听对话，根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上记录关键信息。对话读三遍。（共4分，每小题1分）Television Survey（调查）Age: 17. ___________.Job: 18. ___________.Hours (per week): 19. About___________hours.Likes: Sports Reason: They are so 20. ___________.Dislikes: Talk shows Reason: They make me feel sleepy.第二部分  语言知识运用   (共80分) 四、 单项填空 （共10分，每小题1分）从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(   ) 21. That boy is my good friend. _________ name is Mike.A. He’s           B. He C. His    D. Him(   ) 22. Don’t make any noise. The baby ________ in the bedroom..       A. sleeps         B. has slept C. slept   D. is sleeping(   ) 23. Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for _______ years.        A. millions        B. millions of C. million of D. million(   ) 24. –Would you like to go to see the film with us?--Sorry, I can’t. Because I ________ it twice.A.have seen         B. saw C. see   D. will see(   ) 25. –How long has Mr. Liu taught English?     --- _______ 1998.      A. Since        B. In C. For   D. At(   ) 26. She hasn’t visited Thailand _______ England yet.       A. and          B. or C. but  D. so(   ) 27. It’s a lovely day, _________?A. isn’t it         B. wasn’t it C. doesn’t it  D. hasn’t it(   )28. His mother is ill. He has to ________ her at home.A. look at        B. look after C. look for D. look into(   ) 29. My father _______ at eight o’clock yesterday evening.      A. watched TV       C. is watching TV B. was watching TV D. watches TV(   ) 30. The box is big, but you can carry it because there is _____ in it. A. something        C. anything B. nothing D. nothing五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分） I live in the north of New York. One day last 31 when we received our first snow, I looked out and knew that I had to stay at home.An hour later, I tried to go out to walk my dog. But to my  32, I found my sidewalk and path were cleaned. I had no idea 33  did this good deed（事情）. I looked over to my neighbor’s sidewalk. There stood the husband with also surprising looks on his face. I  34  him who did it. He also had no idea.About a week later, we had another snow and I  35 to find the snow angel (天使). It was a good plan, but I got busy inside and  36 to keep a look out. When I remembered to look out, the sidewalk was 37  again.Now I believe determined (坚决的) to find my snow angel. I asked everyone I knew in the neighborhood. I had 38  here for only three years and only knew some of them. So once again my snow angel got away.I waited for the third snow. While I was reading I  39 some noise. Tears came to my eyes. I found my snow angel was an 8-year-old boy. He lives a few houses away from me, 40  he came here to clean my side-walk.For a short time I know , he is an angel for everyone, not only for me.31.A.spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter32.A.excitement B.surprise C.worry D. interest33.A. what B. whose C. who D. when34.A. told B.talked C.said D.asked35.A.decided B.wanted C.had D.began36.A.had B.forgot C.thought D.remembered37.A.noisy B.quiet C.clean D.dirty38.A.worked B.taught C.come D.lived39.A.listened B.heard C.looked D.saw40.A.but B.or C.if D.and六、阅读理解（共22分，每小题2分）AHere is how to leave the supermarket with the things you wanted to buy and nothing more.Suggestion 1: Pick up a basket. You’ll head straight for the checkout (收款台) when it starts to get heavy. Don’t use the trolleys (购物车) because they will make you put in extra things.Suggestion 2: Make a list and stick to（坚持） it. Supermarkets usually pla ce things we use every day far away, such as bread and milk. So you have to walk along the aisles (过道) in between, buying things you don’t really need on the way.Suggestion 3: Keep away from BOGOFs (Buy One Get One Free offers). Just how many watermelons can you eat in a week? Fruit and vegetables usually work out cheaper.Suggestion 4: Look up and down. The most expensive things are placed in the middle. For cheaper things, check the higher and the lower places. (   ) 41. How many suggestions does the writer give us?       A. One.   B. Two.   C. Three.   D. Four.(   ) 42. To buy things we use every day in the supermarket, we have to ______.       A. pick up a basket       B. look up and down  C. walk along the aisles   D. keep away from BOGOFs(   ) 43. The most expensive things are placed in the ______ places.       A. middle  B. high    C. low   D. near                         BMa Yan is not really a writer, but this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. Ma Yan’s diary tells us about Ma’s life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school. However, she is brave and wants to go to school very much.Her mother gave her diary to a reporter, Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjiashu in 2001. Now, Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and China.Ma Yan is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this, she had to drop out of school twice. She had to stop going to school the first time, because her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money, she went back to school. The second time, her family told her she had to leave school while her two brothers could stay.“I want to study,” Ma Yan wrote in her diar y. “Why can boys study but girls can’t? It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever.”Ma Yan loves school so much because she wants to have a better life.“My parents work hard in the fields but they are still poor. They have no knowledge(知识). Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I don’t want that kind of life,” Ma Yan s aid.After her story became known, many students sent money to her. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. “Then, I can find poor kids like me, and help them,” she said. (   ) 44. Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and        .        A. America     B. Austria    C. Russia        D.China(   ) 45. Why did Ma Yan leave school for the first time?A. She didn’t study as hard as her brothers.B. Her brothers studied better than she did.C. Her family didn’t have money for her to school.D. She had to help her mother do some housework.(   ) 46. Ma Yan wants to study because she wants to          .A. teach her parents some knowledgeB. get more money for her study in universityC. become more famous in the worldD. get more knowledge to change her life                          CMusic is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, andat lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the News about sports, the weather, politics（政治）, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.     Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state(州). Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Whenever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.  There are othe r kinds of music that are i mportant to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as the symphonies（协奏曲） of Beethoven.(   ) 47.Almost every American student likes_________.                   .   A. popular music           B. American songs   C. folk music              D. classical music (   ) 48.What do adult drivers do while they are driving?.A. listen to pop songs       B. listen to news and make a CDC. listen to music and news   D. listen to stories(   ) 49.What’s one of the reasons that singers become national stars?      A. Their CDs or tapes are used in every state.      B. Several young people buy their CDs or tapes.      C. They travel around the world.D. They are followed by young people sometimes.(   ) 50._______ was started by cowboys.      A. Popular music  B. Classical music  C. Western music  D. Serious music(   ) 51.What is the best title of the passage?A. Popular Music in America    B. Kinds of Music in AmericaC. How to Be Famous Singers   D. International Language    七、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）One of the fastest passenger trains in the world is the Euro Star. It travels the distance between London and Paris in just over two and a half hours. The same journey which used to take five or six hours and always involved（包含） a slow boat crossing. If you take the Euro Star, you can leave London Waterloo at 4 o’clock on a Friday afternoon and be in the centre of Paris at 6:35, in time for dinner. One of the most exciting things about Euro Star is that it goes through a tunnel under the sea. This is called the Channel Tunnel, and goes between Folkestone in England and Sangate in France. The tunnel is 31 miles long, and cost $21 billion to build. This part of the journey takes about 20 minutes and there are two other tunnels that people can get out of quickly if there is a fire or an accident（事故）.The trains have a top speed of 180 mph (300 km p hr), and run on special tracks（轨道）. It can go much faster on these tracks. The trains are very comfortable, just like all the other trains, and you can also buy a lot of food and drink in the restaurant car. But the trains travel so fast, people can’t really see anything out of the window, especially on the French side where it speeds up quite a lot. 52. Does the Euro Star travel between London and Paris?                                                                       53. How long did it take from London to Paris if you take the Euro Star ?       ____________________________________________________________54. How long is the Channel Tunnel?                                                                   55. How many tunnels are there to help people get out of if there is a fire?                                                                   56. What makes the Euro Star go faster through the tunnel?                                                                八、阅读短文还原句子（共8分，每小题2分）其中有一个多余选项。 Everyone enjoys music. But do you know it can improve the lives of sick kids? __57___ In fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia , a scientist, Catherine, has made a music program.  ___58___ “Music can make you happy, music can make you sad, music can make you relaxed and take away any stress (压力) ，”said Catherine.   For thousands of years people has believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical（医学） benefits（益处）. ___59____ Since then, people has began to use music to help patients. People even used it to help kids in schools get better marks. Now music is being used in a special programme called Music Therapy (疗法). It helps  people improve their quality of life in many different ways by using m usic. Sophia is 11. She got cancer (癌症) five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of life. She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. ___60____” It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!         九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）根据中文意思完成英文句子。  61. 让我们从图书馆借些书来吧。____________ borrow some books from the library.62. 你为什么每天不多做些运动呢？________________do some more sports every day?63. 她每天花一个小时打扫屋子.________________to clean the rooms every day.64. 那个女孩不但会弹钢琴而且会拉小提琴。   The girl can play __________________ the violin.65. 希望工程已经帮助很多贫困的孩子重返校园。   Project Hope has ________________________to school.十、文段表达（10分）在 “感恩月”中，学校英语社团举行征文活动，主题为“我帮父母做家务”中文提示：每到周末，你都会看到妈妈忙碌的身影，妈妈忙着洗衣服，打扫屋子，买菜……还设法给你做你喜欢吃的菜。你知道妈妈平时上班很忙，为了让妈妈周末能好好休息，于是上周末你决定帮妈妈做家务，请用英文叙述你帮妈妈做家务的经过及感受。（不少于60字）____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 初二英语期中考试答案 BEAD九、写句子Let’sWhy notIt takes her an hournot only the piano but alsohelped many poor children go back十、作文One possible:Last weekend I decided to help my mother do the housework. Because my mother is very busy and tired every day, I hope she can have a good rest this weekend. On Sunday morning after I got up, I began to do some washing. First, I washed my mother’s, my father’s and my clothes. And then I began to clean the rooms. I used the water that I washed the clothes just now to clean the rooms, because I think we should save water. After I washed all the clothes and cleaned all the rooms, I felt very tired. And I can understand my mother, it’s not easy for her to finish all the work not only in the office but also at home every day. From today I will do some housework every day, I hope I can make my mother live easily and happily. 听力材料。一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片，将其字母代号写在题前括号内。每段对话读两遍。1. W: Which animal do you like?M: I like monkey best.2. W: What were you doing at nine yesterday evening? M: I was watching TV.3. W: Next Saturday is Tom’s birthday. What do you want to buy for hi m? M: A T-shirt.4. W: What will the weather be like tomorrow?M: It may be snowy.二、听对话和独白，根据对话和独白的内容，选择最佳选项,将其字母代号写在题前括号内。每段对话读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第5--6小题M: Excuse me. Could you please tell me how to get to Beihai Park?W: Sure. You can take the No. 45 bus.M: Does it go straight to the park?W: Yeah. After you get off the bus, you will see the park just in front of you.M: Good. But where is the bus stop?W: Go straight along the road and turn right into Dongdajie. You can’t miss it.M: Thank you very much.W: You are welcome.听第二段对话，回答第7--8小题M: What were you doing at this time yesterday, Linda?      W: I was helping my mother wash clothes.M: You are so nice.     W: My mother is a teacher, and she works hard. She is too tired at work and there is so much housework to do. I should help her.M: I agree. My parents are doctors, and they are also busy. So I think we should help parents as much as we can.听第三段对话，回答第9--10小题W: Where would you like to go, sir?M: To the Great Wall Hotel.W: Are you from America?M: Yes, I’m from New York.W: What’s the weather like in New York at this time of the year?M: It’s beautiful right now. We have warm days and cool nights in early spring and late autumn. It’s the best time to visit.W: Is it cold in winter?M: It rains a lot in winter. And it’s hot in summer. It lasts from May to October. The sun shines brightly and we can enjoy the beautiful sunshine for six months.W: So you can enjoy out-door activities more than half a year. Is that true?M: Yes, we are lucky. You’d better go to New York some day.听第四段对话，回答第11--13小题W: Can I help you? M: Yes, I want 6 eggs, please! W: OK. 6 eggs. Do you want this kind of fish? M: One kilo, please. W: OK. M: And can I have two bottles of milk----those big ones, and do you have any rice? W: Rice? Yes, of course. We have some. One bag? M: Yes, one bag, oh, no. Two bags, please. W: Yeah, I see. Anything else? M: Let me see. Eggs, fish, milk, rice, um… er, yes, that's all. How much are these? W: Er, just a minute. They are 30 dollars all together. M: OK. Here is the money. W: Thank you. 听一段独白，回答第14--16小题。W：Hello，my name’s Lucy. The winter holiday is coming soon. How happy I am! The day before yesterday, my uncle came back from China and we had d inner together. But his little girl, Betty, didn’t come back. I miss my little cousin very much because I haven’t seen her for 2 years since she went to China with my uncle and aunt. My uncle wanted me to go to Beijing with him for the winter holiday. I am very happy to spend my long holiday in China. And I’ll see Betty soon. My uncle asked me to help her with her study. I am looking forward to visiting China soon.Before going to China, I’ll go to see my grandparents with my parents and stay with them for about one week. They live in New York. I hope that all my family  and friends will be healthy and happy every day.三、听对话，根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上记录关键信息。对话读二遍。W: Excuse me, sir. I’m a student from  RiTan High School. I’m doing a survey on television. Could you answer a few questions? It’ll just take a few minutes.M: Of course.W: First, could you tell me your job?M: I’m a driver.W: A driver. And...how old are you?M: Twenty-four.W: Now, about how many hours per week do you watch television?M: Oh, about ten hours.W: About ten... Right. Now, what kind of programs do you like best? M: Sports. Because they are so exc iting.W: Could you tell me what you dislike most about television?M: Well, I guess I don’t like talk shows. There are always too many of them. They make me feel sleepy.W: Right. That’s it, then. Thanks for answering my questions.M: You’re welcome. 听力测试到此结束，请同学们继续完成其它试题。