2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题

         学校                      班别                      姓名                      座号                                                                                                                                  密                       封                       线                                          广东省茂名市2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题 人教新目标版 说明：1．本试题包括听力测试和笔试。先做听力部分，后做笔试部分, 考试时间100分钟。满分120分。2．只交答题卷，并把所有题目的答案做在答题卷上。第一卷（共70分）一．听力（选择题，共三节，满分30分）做题时，你可先将答案划在试卷上，录音播放结束后，再把答案写到答题卷上。第一节 听句子（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5个句子，每个句子后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每个句子仅读一遍。听第一个句子，回答第1小题。1. What has Helen seen?A. A book.             B. A magazine.           C. A film.听第二个句子，回答第2小题2. What was Lingling doing at nine yesterday evening?A. Cleaning her room.  B. Revising for a test.    C. Listening to music.听第三个句子，回答第3小题3. When did Allan start to live in Japan?A.  In 2008.          B. In 2010.             C. In 2011.听第四个句子，回答第4小题4. What instrument does Mike play?A. The violin.          B. The guitar.          C. The piano.听第五个句子，回答第5小题5. What kind of part-time job did the girl’s sister get?A. A music teacher.       B. A guide.           C. A secretary.第二节 听对话（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）听下面9段对话，每段对话后有若干小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第6小题。6. What are they talking about?A. A writer.            B. A storybook.          C. A film.听第二段对话，回答第7小题。7. How old is Jim now?A. 5.                  B. 20.                  C. 25.听第三段对话，回 答第8小题。8. Who are they?A. Amy and her father.                       B. Amy’s father and her teacher.   C. Amy and her friend.听第四段对话，回答第9小题。9. How long has the girl read the book?A. For a day.          B. For two days.        C. For a week.听第五段对话，回答第10小题。10. How many times has Tina been to Beijing?A. Once.               B. Twice.               C. Never.听第六段对话，回答第11~12小题。11. How does Cindy usually go to school?A. By bike.             B. By bus.              C. By car.12. Why won’t Cindy’s father buy a car?A. Because he hasn’t enough money.            B. Because he can’t drive.   C. Because he think it’s dangerous.听第七段对话，回答第13~14小题。13. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Vacation plan.         B.  Next year plan.      C. Weekend plan.14. What will the man do?A. Take more exercise.     B. Find a job.           C. See a doctor.听第八段对话，回答第15-17小题。15. How long did the girl spend doing her homework yesterday?A. For two hours.           B.  For an hour.      C. For half an hour.16. What day is it  today?A. Friday.                  B. Saturday.         C. Sunday.17. Why is the girl busy today?A. Because she has a lot of homework. B. Because she will have a party for her mother.            C. Because she wants to do some housework.听第九段对话，回答第18-20小题。18. What does the English teacher think of Jack?A. Naughty.                   B. Clever.          C. Lively.19. What is Lily’s favourite subject?A. English.                    B. History.          C. Art.20. Who is Mr White?A. Jack’s history teacher.                      B. Jack’s father. C. Lily’s father.第三节 听短文（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）听下面一篇短文，短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。21. What’s the meeting about?A. A music club.              B. A concert.            C. A film.22. Where will they meet?A. In the library.             B. In the dining hall.       C. In the meeting room.23. What will they do on Friday?A. Listen to CDs.             B. Play games.            C. Sing songs.24. When will they perform their own music?A. On Mondays and Wednesdays.        B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.        C. On Thursdays and Fridays25. What should you do if you want to join the club?A. Write names and phone numbers on the paper. B. Tell them on the telephone.            C. Send emails on the Internet. 二、选择填空，A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案（本题15分，每小题1分）26. I don’t know what to do next.  Can you give me some ______ ?A. advices                     B. messages            C. advice27. Tom forgot _______ me the money. He gave it to me again just now.A. return                       B. to return            C. returning28. The sandwiches are very delicious. Could I have ______ one?A. the other                    B. another             C. other29. I think Wu Mochou’s voice sounds______.A. slowly                      B. lively                C. sadly30. —How many students are there in the classroom?— ______.A. None                       B. Nobody              C. No one31.—Xiaodan, have you washed your shoes _______?   —Sure, I _______ them just now.A. yet, washed                  B. yet, have washed    C. already, have washed32. Hurry up! The film _______ for ten minutes.A. has begun                    B. has been on        C. began33. The new house _______ him one million yuan.A. took                         B. cost              C. paid 34. Bill dropped out of school _______ love.A. because                      B. because for        C. because of35. I think ________ is more important than money. So let’s run every day.A. times                       B. study              C. health36. Tracy has never heard of Strauss, ______ she?A. hasn’t                      B. has                C. does37. I read ________ in Liang Bo’s blog. Do you want to know it?A. interesting something         B. something new      C. nothing strange38. —What were you doing at 9 pm last night?   —I _______ with Tony.A. was watching TV             B. watched TV         C. were watching TV39. With the teacher’s help, he learnt to play ____ guitar and ___ chess.A. the, the                     B.  the, /              C. /, the40. —How about going to the KFC after the exam? — _______!A. Good luck                  B. Great               C. You pay for it三、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）When I had something difficult to do, I used to(过去常常) ask my mother for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not 41_______ at all. I thought she was the 42________ mother in the world!For example, one day, I decided to 43_________ some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my 44_______ to help me clean it, 45_______ she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”Because of my “lazy mother”, I have to 46________ my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents 47_________, I e ven have to go to the dentist(牙医) by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned 48________.As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent(勤奋的). 49______ a great mother!A 50_______ mother is worth(等值于) one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?41. A. old            B. happy           C. thin42. A. tallest          B. most foolish      C. laziest43. A. leave          B. invite            C. visit44. A. mother        B. father            C. brother45. A. or            B. when            C. but46. A. wash          B. lead             C. knock47. A. do housework  B. go swimming      C. go camping48. A. on            B. by mistake        C. a lot 49. A . Which        B. What            C. Who50. A. young         B. good            C. happy四、阅读理解（共三篇，满分15分）AIt was half past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it. “Hello, who's that? ” she asked. “It's me. Peter.” Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother, Johnny’s. “Oh, hello, Peter. What do you want? ” said Mary.    “Can I speak to Johnny?”    “No, ” said Mary, “you can't speak to him now. He is busy. He is getting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast. Grandmother is combing his hair. Sister is  under the table, putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his school bag. Goodbye. I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open. The school bus is coming.”51. Who went to answer it when the telephone bell rang?A. Johnny's sister.     B. Peter.        C. Johnny.          D. Johnny's mother. 52.Whom did Peter want to speak to? A. Mary's brother.              B. Mary's sister. C. Mary's grandmother.         D. Johnny's mother.53. How old is Johnny ?A. Twelve years old.             B. Seven years old. C. Eight years old.               D. Nine years old. 54. Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.A. was combing his hair          B. was putting his shoes onC. was getting his books          D. was busy eating his b reakfast55. From this story we know that Johnny was_____.A. a lazy boy        B. a clever boy    C. a busy boy      D. a hungry boyBIf someone asks me: “Do you like music?” I’m sure I will answer him or her: “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part of our life.Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting. And my favorite rock band, the “Foxy Ladies”(酷妹) is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music. She thinks jazz is really cool.“I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing.”But my mother thinks rock is boring.” I like some relaxing music,” she says. That’s why she likes country music, I think.56. The writer likes music because he thinks _______.A. it’s an exciting part of our lives           B. it’s an amazing part of our livesC. it’s an important part of our lives         D. it’s a  relaxing part of our lives57. What kind of music does the writer like?A. Rock and pop music.                    B. Rock and dance music. C. Jazz and country music.                 D. Dance and pop music.58. Who likes dancing?A. The writer.           B. Li Lan.           C. Jane.          D Mother.59. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is ______.A. amazing             B. boring            C. relaxing        D. exciting60. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?A. 4.                   B.5.                 C. 6.             D. 7.CTwo men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker. The other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Mr. Brown begins to walk faster. Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they bot h run. Mr. Black runs faster than Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.61．Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?A．In the garden.                          B．On the chair.        C．In the park.                            D．Next to the road.62．What are they doing? They are________. A．talking                                 B．walking to the chairC．holding a notice                         D．sitting on a chair63. _________is after _________at first.A. Mr. Brown, Mr. Black                     B．The worker, Mr. Brown C．Mr. Black, Mr. Brown                    D．Mr. Brown, the worker64．________gets to the chair first.A．The worker    B．Mr. Black    C．Mr. Brown     D．A student65．Mr. Brown goes to the chair because__________.A．he wants to sit there              B．he w ants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair         C．it is his chair                    D．he wants to tell people ”Wet Paint”                    学校                      班别                      姓名                      座号                                                                                                                                  密                       封                       线                                          2012—2013学年度第一学期期中考试初 二 英 语 答 题 卷题号 五 六 七 八 九 总 分得 分       1分 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15                 1分 16 17 18 19 20          2分 21 22 23 24 25         1分 26  27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40                 1分 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50                      1分 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65                   一至四大题选择题答卷（共70分）   第二卷（共50分）五、单词拼写，分A、B两部分，每个1分，满分10分。A)看音标，写单词。（共5分，每小题1分）。66．/’evə/                  67．/sel/               68．/stil/       ___  69．/sæd/                  70．/’lΛkili/                    B)根据汉语提示填入恰当的单词完成句子，每空限填一词。（共5分，每小题1分）。71. I bought two ______________(石头) lions yesterday.72. She said she ______________ (更喜爱) to die rather than marry you..73. What ______________ (其他) do you like?74. ______________ (也许) you can fill in the blank with two answers. 75. Ms Lin has _____________ (教) us English since 2011.六、短文填空，根据短文内容，用括号内动词的适当形式填空。（共5分，每小题1分） Do you hear of The Voice of China? It was first shown on Zhejiang Satellite TV, attracting 2.77 percent of the country’s TV audiences(观众). The coaches are Yang Kun , Na Ying, Liu Huan and Harlem Yu Chengqing. “Judging(判断) the voice, and not the appearance” 76.__________ (make) the show stand out from the numerous other reality shows in China. Na Ying, Coach, said, “I 77.________________ (be) a singer for more than 20 years, but I’ve never taken part in this kind of program before.” In the end, Na Ying’s student Liang Bo 78.__________ (get) the first prize of the year. Liang Bo was born in Changchun on March 25, 1991. He 79.________________ (not smile) very often. But he is another guy when singing. He enjoys music. After he sang the song Sparkle (花火) in the competition, he moved lots of audiences. I hope he 80._______________ (bring) us more good songs in the future.七、句型转换。（共10分，每小题2分）81. Why don’t you try your best to help the poor? (写出同义句)__________ __________  try your best to help the poor?82. I have been in Maoming since 1999. (划线部分提问)____________ ___________ have you been in Maoming?83. Coco always takes care of her younger brother. (写出同义句)Coco always _____________ ___________ her younger brother.84. Many young people love watching  Love Apartment（爱情公寓）, ________ _______?(改为反意疑问句)85. Tracy loves Haagen-Dazs. Tom also loves Haagen-Dazs. (合并句子)__________ __________ Tracy _________ _________ Tom loves Haagen-Dazs. 八、任务型阅读。（5分）“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast. “Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow,” said Mrs White.“But I’ve nearly won the game,” said Tom to Mrs White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat down beside him.“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework.”Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos, instead of stu dying. We often see that computer game houses are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t want to work or study.In some other countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computer s cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction(隐) is a serious problem in social life. Something has to be done to solve the problem.根据短文内容，完成下列句子，每空一词。86. Tom was ___________ on the computer on that late night.87. Mrs White felt ___________ when she saw her son playing late.88. Parents think computers can _________ their children with their study.89. Many children ____________ computers to play games instead of studying.90. Computers have caused ____________ of people to lose their jobs.九、书面表达（20分）假设你的好友小远在关注钓鱼岛事件时，看了中国特种兵的事迹，立志长大后成为一名特种兵，现在他想长高并有一个强壮健康的身体，你能告诉他怎样做到又不影响学习吗？模块一学习了表示建议的句型，赶快试试吧。内容提示：1. eat more fruit and vegetable, eat less fried food;2. go to bed early, not sleep late at weekends; 3. go to school on foot or by bike, not take parents’ car;4. play basketball or swim at weekends, not play computer all day, keep running every morning/evening.注意：1.短文必须包括上述大部分内容要点，可以适当增减细节，使内容连贯；2.词数：不少于60词。开头结尾已给出，不计词数。 Dear Xiaoyuan,I’m glad to hear from you. You say you want to keep healthy and have a strong body. I have some advice for you.      _____________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________yours,Tony  2012-2013学年度第一学期期中考试     八年级英语试卷  参考答案   四、51-55 AACDA   56-60 CABCB  61-65 CBCBD五、单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，满分10分）66.ever   67. sell   68. still    69 sad  70. luckily  71. stone 72. preferred 73. else 74. Maybe/Perhaps  75. taught六、短文填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）76. makes   77. have been  78. got   79. doesn’t smile  80. will bring七、句型转换（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）81. Why not  82. How long   83. looks after   84. don’t they 85. Not only  but also八、任务型阅读（共5个空格，每个格1分，满分5分）86. playing   87. sad/angry/sorry  88. help   89. use  90. millions九、书面表达（满分20分）