2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中试题

安徽省长丰县下塘实验中学2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 人教新目标版一、词组翻译（10分）：(     )1.write down your mistakes      A.她的学校管弦乐队(     )2.a girl called Alice             B.辍学(     )3.her school orchestra           C.太空站模型(     )4.drop out of school             D.记下你的错误(     )5. this model of the space station   E.被叫做艾丽丝的女孩(     )6.乘航天飞机                  F.traditional Beijing Opera(     )7.一个经典音乐家              G. The House of Flying Daggers(     )8一个外国老师                H. take a space shuttle(     )9.《十面埋伏》                I. a classical musician(     )10.传统京剧                   J. a foreign teacher二、单项选择(共 20小题， 每题1分，计20分)(    )11.He can play    football well , but he can’t play       guitar.         A.the ; /             B./ ; the            C. / ; /         D. the ; the (    )12.He’s never had seafood,          ?        A.is he    B.isn’t he          C.hasn’t he       D.has he(    )13.The old man has lived in this city     .   A.for 2001     B.since 10 years     C. since 10 years ago    D.for 10 years ago(    )14.Hefei is a wonderful place,       visitors come here every year.      A. two millions      B.million of        C.millions of      D.two million of(    )15．Sally        her MP4 for 3 years.        A. have bought       B.has bought         C.have had        D.has had(    )16.My friend Vivian is an        girl.        A.seventeen- year- old        B.seventeen years old   C.eighteen –year –old         D.eighteen years old(    )17.Linda didn’t go to school yesterday because she had to         her sick mother at home.     A.look at            B.look for            C.look after      D.look up(    )18.Vienna,the c apital of Austria,is   the River Danube and The Blue Danube is      Strauss.        A. on; for         B.in; by             C.on;by         D.by;on(    )19. ---Where is your father?        ---He          to Shanghai    business.        A.has been ;on      B.has gone;  for      C.has been;for     D.has gone;on (    )20.----      you       the film before?         ----Yes, I       it last year.         A. Did ; see ; saw             B.Have ; saw; saw    C.Have; seen; saw            D.Have; seen; seen(    )21.She tried ________ Chinese in English class.A. to not speak      B.  not to speak      C. not speaking    D. didn’t to speak(    )22. I          my homework at home th is morning.A.forgot          B.have forgotten      C.leave           D. left(    )23 .—Don’t forget their address and telephone number.—I will _____ in my notebook. A. write them down   B. write it down  C. write down it D. write down them(    )24.---Do you get _______ well _______ your friends?        ---Yes,we do.A. on, to   B. on, with   C. on, and   D. along, to (    )25.Johann Strauss, as a composer, was         more successful and popular than his father.    A.very        B.so             C. even        D.too (    )26.Mr.Smith has been here for many years,      she has few friends.A.but        B.and         C.or           D.so (    )27.The plane didn’t take off         the heavy rain      A. because        B.because of       C. so          D.on(    )28.----Have you finished         the book?   ----No,I haven’t.But I will finish it soon.     A.reading         B.to read        C.looking       D.to look(    )29 . I want to learn swimming. Can you give me         ?     A. an advice       B.some advice      C. some advices     D.any advices(    )30.---- It's a fine day today. Why not go out for a walk?  ----___________.                                 A. Good luck          B. That's OK   C. It's very kind of you    D. Good idea 三、完形填空（共10小题，每题1分，计10分） There is a piece of good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl    31 big eyes. Her big eyes are  32  us her dream: I want to   33       ! In China, there are still    34     girls and boys like her.They want to go to school, but their     35  are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder   36   all the children to go to school. So the parents often ask    37  to stay at home,and boys to go to school.Now they needn’t worry  about the money for their children’s education. From2006,children can go to school for free(免费) in China. They don’t have to  38    money for the books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the the government to make their life    39 .   Soon , all the poor children can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is    40    great!(    )31. A.with        B.on          C.of              D.has(    )32. A.saying      B.telling        C. speaking       D.talking(    )33. A.go to school    B.go to bed       C.go to work          D.go to hosital(    )34  A.a lot           B.few           C.a lot of             D.much(    )35. A.schools        B.cities         C.families         D.country(    )36. A.for           B.of            C.with            D.to(    )37. A.teachers       B.boys          C. son             D.girls(    )38. A.spend         B. pay            C. take             D.use(    )39. A.better         B.worse         C.longer             D.well(    )40. A.not          B.never          C.really            D.real四、阅读理解（共20小题，每题1分，计20分）A                                                             October 21st,2011Dear Vincent,I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend. English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesti ng historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!Yours,Zhao Gang(    )41.Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can               .A.improve his writing             B.practise English                 C.know more historical stories       D.make Ms.Li happy(    )42.What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?    A.P.E.        B.English        C. History         D.Art(    )43．Who is Vincent?A.Zhao Gang’s classmate        B.A middle school student in Zhejiang.C. An American stude nt         D.Ms Li’s student(    )44.What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?      A.He played computer games            B.He wrote a letter to Vincent    C .He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend     D.He went to the cinema.(    )45.What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?A. He plays computer games and watches films    B.He does sports C. He reads books                         D.He sings and dancesBDo you know Marc Yu (余俊承). He is very famous . He is only nine  years old. He is a Chinese American. His mother is from Macao. He likes music very much and he has great musical talent（天赋）. He can play forty pieces of classical music now.After hearing Mary Had a little Lamb one time at the age of three, he began playing it on the piano. Before that, he didn’t learn the piano at all. He started to take the piano lessons at the age of three. His first public performance（表演） was at the age of three , too.Now he can play great music for people on the stage. He wants to be a famous musician like Lang Lang in the future. He likes LangLang very much. Lang Lang is his idol.(    )46.How old is Marc Yu?A.9         B.3          C.7          D.8(    )47. Where is his mother from?A.His mother is from America       B. His mother is from MacaoC. His mother is from Tai Wang      D. His mother is from Hong Kong(    )48.When did he begin to learn the piano?A.At the age of 9    B. .At the age of 5    C. .At  the age of 3     D. .At the age of 10(    )49.How many pieces of classical music can he play now?A.14          B.4         C.40          D.400(    )50.What does Lang Lang do?A. A pop singer      B.A rock singer    C.A musician     D.A writerCHave you ever seen people building houses? To build a house , you need workers. They use their hands , tools(工具) and machines to put things together. Building the ISS（国际太空站） is the same. The difference is that the workers are astronauts. They walk in space and use robots’ arms and hands to do their work.In the space station ,astronauts are comfortable. The temperature there is about 21℃.But outside the station , it can be too hot or cold for people. In the sunlight, it’s about 120℃. In the shadow(阴暗处)of the station, it’s about -85℃ . So when astronauts  walk in space , they have to wear heavy clothes----spacesuits.Spacesuits also keep astronauts safe from flying rubbish(垃圾)in space.Each time people go into space , they leave rubbish there. So astronauts should be careful because there’s a lot of rubbish, so me rubbish goes many times as fast as a plane !Space walking is not easy , and it can be dangerous. So getting ready for it takes a lot of time to learn. Astronauts will need to do 160 space walks to finish their work in the ISS. That will take about 1,900man-hour of work.(    )51.What’s the temperature in the space station?A. 21℃       B120℃       C. -85℃        D.-21℃(    )52.The astronauts work in space with                   A.scientists’ hands           B.tools in their hands    C.robots’ arms and hands     D.worker s’ hands(    )53.Which of following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Space walking is very comfortable                        B.Space walking is difficult C. Astronauts needn’t wear spacesuits when walking in space.D. Space walking is very safe(    )54.What does the underlined word“spacesuit”mean in Chinese?A.太空服       B.防暴服       C.羽绒服          D.雨衣(    )55.Which of following is not TRUE according to the passage?A.Spacesuits can keep astronauts warm          B. Spacesuits can keep astronauts safeC.Flying rubbish in space goes very slowly  D.Outside the s tation ,it can be too cold or hot for people.(D)John is 14 years old. He is a student of Grade Eight. He was a very active and happy boy two years ago. But everything changed after he started to play computer games. He never plays basketball or football with his friends any more（再也）. And when he sits in the classroom, he can’t listen to the teachers. He sleeps in class. And he spends less and less time in studying. So he gets bad marks in tests. But he is very different after school is over. He stays in the net bar until it is cl osed（关闭的）.Ah, he loses himself in（沉迷于）computer games. His parents can do nothing to stop him. Every morning in the school, when we see that he is so tired after a night’s “busy working”, we really feel sad. He is too tired! 五、词汇运用(共15小题，每题1分，计15分)A.单词拼写：根据中文提示写出单词正确形式。61.My cousin is a ______（害羞） g irl. She is afraid of speaking in front of many people.62.Only the Earth has an environment       (有) air.63. Computers are becoming more and more popular, but some of them    花费）still too much.. 64. This piece of music      (听起来)funny..65.Which one do you      (更喜欢)，tea or coffee?66. I went to a good place _______ （叫）Qianjiangyuan this summer holida ys. 67.Do you know these two famous      (德国人)？68.My cousin can play the     （小提琴）very well.69.       （幸运），he won the first prize at last.70.I’m sorry I have     (卖)them out.B.选词填空:请选用方框中的单词的正确形式填空。 take  west  month  talk  eat71.Have you ever           Italian food ?72.Quzhou is in the           part of Zhejiang.73.        a deep breath, and it will make you feel comfortable and relaxed.74.It has taken scientists several          to get to Mars75. All the students stopped       when the teacher came into the classroom. 六、句型转换（共10个空格，每格0.5分，计5分）76-77 I have learnt English for 9 years .(对划线部分提问)                     have you learnt English?          78-79 She has already washed her clothes?(改否定句) She        washed her clothes        .80-81 The poor boy stopped going to school last year.(同义句)The poor boy                 of school last year.82-83 —Sally doesn’t like pop music,does she?—       , she       .She is a fan of classical music. (请把回答补充完整) 84-85 He can play the piano.He can also play the organ.(合并为一句)He can play not only the piano                     the organ..          七、任务型阅读（共五小题，每题1分，计5分）李雷不知道该如何提高自己的英语听力水平，于是他在校园BBS上留言求助，有四位同学跟帖回答了他的问题。LiLei: Hi, everyboby. I’m Jimmy. I like English very much, but I really need some advice on listening . Who can help me?Jenny:  Don’t get nervous before you start to listen to something. You need to relax. This will help.Dr.Smith:The first sentence tells a lot the whole passage.for example,if, at the beginning , you hear “Welcome back BBC news ---”, you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story, or a science report.Shirley: When you’re listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When, Where and how? What was the result (结果)and what did the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.Josh:  It’s important for you to remember some important facts. for example, if the passage is a science report , you should try to remember its results and how the scientists got them.请根据以上内容完成下面任务：以下A-D是针对上述解答内容的提炼，请将它们分别与对应的解答人配对：A.listen to important facts.        B.listen carefully to the first sentence.C.Relax yourself.               D.Think when you’re listening.86.Jenny:        87. Dr.Smith:          88. Shirley:           89.Josh:                请您也为李雷提供一条提高英语听力水平的建议（一句话）：90.                                                             八、书面表达(计15分)根据以下有关我的一个美国笔友Tom的情况，请你以“My good  friend”为题写一篇介绍他的短文：他是一个音乐迷，喜欢流行音乐。他对太空也很感兴趣。他还喜欢旅游，他去过世界上很多地方。他很喜欢中国，他来衢州两次了。去年，他和父母参观了甘肃省的一个贫困学校，因此他知道了希望工程。自2008年，他和父母已筹集了10000多元去帮助中国贫穷的孩子们。在他们的帮助下，许多孩子重返了校园。他希望交到更多的中国朋友并经常来中国。(以下词汇和词组可能对你的写作有帮助：province,raise,travel,be interested in,have been to,Project Hope,go back to school,make friends,with one’s help ,know a lot about)要求：1.注意正确使用时态；2.请不要逐句翻译，但文中必须包含以上内容要点，也可适当发挥；3.字迹要求整洁、清楚；4.字数在80字左右。  参考答案: 四、词汇运用（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）A：61. shy    62. with  63.cost   64. sounds    65. prefer  66.  called  67. Germans  68. violin  69. Luckily  70. soldB: 71. eaten  72. western  73. Take    74. months   75. talking